DALLAS — The Dallas Stars defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-3 in their fourth preseason game on Monday.



Jamie Benn scored twice, while Roope Hintz, Esa Lindell and Blake Comeau also had goals as the Stars improved to 3-0-1 in the preseason.



1. The coaching staff gave Roope Hintz a chance to see what he could do in a top-line role on Monday and the Finnish center took advantage of the opportunity.



In 18 shifts and 11 minutes, 50 seconds of ice time centering Jamie Benn and Alexander Radulov — all five-on-five — he took two shots, won nine of 14 face-offs, scored the opening goal in the first period, and set up the game-winning goal in the third period.



“I thought he was really good, I thought he showed that he has the speed and the skill to play in a top-six role,” Stars coach Jim Montgomery said. “And I thought it was nice to see him play aggressively … he was very assertive out there. Which a lot of times when...