The Dallas Stars will welcome their captain back to the lineup on Thursday.

Jamie Benn will make his first appearance of the New Year when the club takes on the Detroit Red Wings, the Stars confirmed.

Benn has been sidelined for the club's past four games with a foot injury - a stretch that saw the team go 2-1-1. The 27-year-old will enter the lineup riding a four-game point streak, with six points in that span.

Meanwhile, the club also announced defenseman Jamie Oleksiak - who was forced from Tuesday's game against the Anaheim Ducks - will be out of the lineup for a couple weeks as he nurses a hand injury.

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