With Anthony Stolarz being activated off IR and returning to Toronto's roster, Matt Benning has been reassigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). The 31-year-old appeared in one game with the Maple Leafs this season and failed to pick up a point. He returns to the Marlies, where he has two goals and 10 points in 16 games played this season.
With Chris Tanev (lower body) unavailable on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils, the Maple Leafs have recalled Benning from the Marlies (AHL) for precautionary reasons. The 31-year-old Benning has spent the entirety of this season in the AHL, but has 102 points (17G / 85A) in 464 career NHL games.
Benning was acquired in a trade earlier this season that sent Timothy Liljegren to the San Jose Sharks. The 30-year-old Benning has not played a single game with the Maple Leafs since the trade and had zero points, 10 blocks, and nine hits in seven games with the Sharks.
Benning was acquired in a trade earlier this season that sent Timothy Liljegren to the San Jose Sharks. The 30-year-old Benning has not played a single game with the Maple Leafs since the trade and had zero points, 10 blocks, and nine hits in seven games with the Sharks.
Benning will likely fill a depth role for the Maple Leafs and does not figure to earn a lot of immediate playing time. He was yet to register a point and was a -5 through seven games with the Sharks this season. Benning leaves San Jose after totaling one goal and 25 assists in 98 games over parts of three seasons.
Jack Thompson will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Benning to draw back into the lineup. The 30-year-old Benning, in his ninth NHL season, has zero points, a -5 plus/minus, six blocks, and eight hits through five games.
Benning has a five-month expected recovery ahead of him after undergoing successful hip surgery and, as a result, will miss the remainder of the season. Benning played 14 games for the Sharks this season, blocking 29 shots, scoring two points (0G / 2A), and averaging 18:29 time-on-ice.
Benning has not played since December 3rd due to a lower-body injury and has been placed retroactively on the injured reserve. Benning is averaging 18:29 time-on-ice and has two points (0G / 2A) through 14 games with the Sharks this season.
Marc-Edouard Vlasic will re-enter the Sharks' lineup to play only his second game since November 14th as Benning will be a healthy scratch for the first time since November 22nd. Benning is averaging 18:29 time-on-ice this season and has two points (0G / 2A) through 14 games.
Benning has been out since October 29th due to an undisclosed injury and has been activated off the injured reserve Friday with expectations to play. The 29-year-old stay-at-home defender has an assist, six PIMs and a -6 plus/minus in eight games this season prior to his injury.
Benning was averaging 18:29 time-on-ice through eight games with the Sharks where he tallied a single point (0G / 1A) before being placed on the injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Benning's placement on IR coincides with the call-up of Nikita Okhotyuk, who is returning from a conditioning stint with the San Jose Barracuda.
Benning will sit for the first time this season after averaging 18:44 of ice-time in his first seven games of the season for the winless Sharks. He has just one assist and eight shots on goal in those seven games. Benning will be replaced in Friday's lineup by 36-year-old veteran Marc-Édouard Vlasic.
Benning missed the Sharks' previous game due to a lower-body injury but will return to the Sharks' lineup Tuesday vs. Colorado. The 28-year-old has a goal, 23 assists, 55 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 71 games played prior to his injury.
Benning left the Sharks' previous game after 17:49 TOI due to an undisclosed injury and will not play Thursday vs. Vegas. The 28-year-old has a goal, 23 assists, 55 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 71 games played prior to the injury.
Benning missed the Sharks' previous game due to an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision Saturday vs. Calgary. The 28-year-old has a goal, 23 assists, 52 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -16 plus/minus through 69 games played prior to his injury.
Benning has a goal, 13 assists, 26 SOG and 16 PIMs in 36 games but will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. the Flyers. Benning is on pace for career numbers across the board in his first season in San Jose.
