Benn on Game 4 incidents: ‘A bunch of grown men being donkeys’

Jamie Benn had a simple explanation for the extracurricular activities in Game 4 between his Dallas Stars and the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night.

"Just a bunch of grown men being donkeys out there," the Stars captain told reporters postgame, according to NHL.com's Mike Zeisberger.

Late in the second period of the Stars' 4-2 victory, Blues forward David Perron slashed Stars goaltender Ben Bishop in the back.

"I was just reaching to prevent him from playing, and he’s a big guy, he’s 6-6," Perron said postgame, according to The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford.

Before the two teams skated off for the second intermission, Benn exchanged words with Blues netminder Jordan Binnington, who took a swing at him and then hacked Bishop on his way off.

Bishop didn't have much to say about it postgame.

Blues head coach Craig Berube wasn't pleased with Benn going after Binnington.

“Heck, I don’t know what Jamie Benn’s doing skating down there and he’s getting in Binner’s face," Berube said, according to the Dallas Morning News' Matthews DeFranks. "He’s just reacting a little bit to it. He’s a competitor.”

Binnington was assessed roughing and slashing minors as a result, and Benn was handed an unsportsmanlike conduct minor.

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