In an eventual 4-3 overtime win against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, Benn took two bad penalties in the third period, the second of which allowed the Flames to tie the game at 2-2.

In maybe no other game in his career has Stars captain Jamie Benn encompassed that statement.

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A minute after the power-play goal, Calgary scored to take a 3-2 lead, and it looked for all the world that the Stars would have another third-period collapse -- and that Benn would have led them there.

Video: DAL@CGY: Benn redirects Seguin's feed home for PPG

The chance for sheer panic was huge.

Benn isn't scoring the way he has in past seasons. He isn't taking charge of games. On Wednesday, coach Jim Montgomery moved him off the top line in hopes of shaking things up. And when Benn responded the way he did with the penalties, the fanbase was gripped with just a little bit of doubt when it comes to No. 14.

But instead of letting that get him down, Benn rallied back.

He was part of the scramble that created the chaos that resulted in Gavin Bayreuther's tying goal at the 13:15 mark, and then he went beast mode in helping Tyler Seguin score the game-winner in overtime. Benn buzzed the crease and twice fed the puck to Seguin. The first shot went wide, the second beat David Rittich and gave the Stars a huge win on the second night of a back-to-back.

It was two points that pushed the Stars to 13-10-3, but it was also one of those moments where you look back and say that might have changed the Stars season.

Video: DAL@CGY: Seguin buries game-winner in OT

"He's a leader, and when he's playing with that energy and winning battles…" Montgomery said searching for the right words. "I guess the best example is the game-winning goal. The second and third effort he had to get the puck to Tyler, it was pretty instrumental. I'm trying to think of the right word -- it's `inspiring' when he plays like that."

It's the player he wants to be.

"I'd like to think everybody follows me," Benn said. "I take pride in being the captain of this team and trying to do the rights things all of the time, and when I'm doing that, they've got somebody to follow."

It's a hard job, but one that he signed up for when he became captain. He has to talk the media after losses, he has to have his game under a magnifying glass, he has to be the face of the team. But he said he wants that pressure.

"It's fun," he said. "It's fun to be the leader of this team and fun to battle with these guys every night and every day. It's fun winning with them."

Video: Montgomery on Benn's 'inspiring' effort in OT win

That goes for everyone. He likes it better, his teammates like it better, the fans like it better. And they know what he has to face.

"I think you embrace it more than look at it as hard, especially with the time he has had the 'C,' " Seguin said. "You embrace it, you enjoy, you win as a team, and you lose as leaders sometimes. It's part of sport, and we all love it."

And they all know when a leader has made a mistake. It's accepted to mess up, but it's expected to make up.

"Obviously, he played that overtime with a little guilt, so I'm happy how hard he worked," Seguin said with a smile. "He's our leader and captain, and I'm happy to get that back for him."

Because with great opportunity also comes great responsibility.

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Mike Heika is a Senior Staff Writer for DallasStars.com and has covered the Stars since 1994. Follow him on Twitter @MikeHeika, and listen to his podcast.