NEWS
4:09 PM - Matt Benning (Tor) was placed on waivers by the Maple Leafs on Sunday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
2:08 PM - Matt Benning (Tor) was placed on waivers by the Maple Leafs on Monday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.
6:54 PM - Matt Benning (Tor) was traded from the Sharks to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday, along with a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick, in exchange for Timothy Liljegren.
1:03 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (lower body) returned to practice Sunday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
4:49 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (lower body) is regarded as day-to-day, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports Friday.
6:22 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (hip) is expected to be healthy to start training camp, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
1:06 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) underwent successful hip surgery, general manager Mike Grier said Thursday, and will be out of action five months.
2:51 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (lower body) is out indefinitely, coach David Quinn told Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now on Wednesday.
2:11 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (lower body) was moved to injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
4:04 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
2:15 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (undisclosed) was taken off injured reserve Friday.
1:28 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (undisclosed) is close to getting back into the lineup according to head coach David Quinn, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports Monday.
2:56 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) was designated for injured reserve Tuesday with an undisclosed injury, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
11:23 AM - Matt Benning (SJ) (lower body) will return to the lineup Sunday versus the Capitals, per Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.
2:21 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (lower body) will not play against Vegas on Thursday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
6:53 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (illness) will return to the lineup Tuesday versus the Red Wings, per the NHL media site.
10:10 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) missed Sunday's game against Boston due to an illness, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
6:47 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (undisclosed) will not suit up Sunday against Boston, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
3:02 AM - Matt Benning (SJ) logged an assist and two PIM in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Bruins.
1:21 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (undisclosed) will play against Dallas on Saturday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
10:03 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups, indicating he'll miss Thursday's game versus the Flyers, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
2:08 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) (undisclosed) participated in morning skate, but he's still considered questionable for Thursday night's game versus the Flyers, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
3:05 AM - Matt Benning (SJ) posted an assist, four blocked shots and two hits in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Canucks.
11:00 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal, three hits and three blocked shots in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Sabres.
12:00 AM - Matt Benning (SJ) posted an assist, four blocked shots and two hits in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Canucks.
2:52 AM - Matt Benning (SJ) produced an assist in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Ducks.
3:16 AM - Matt Benning (SJ) scored a goal in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Panthers.
7:40 PM - Matt Benning (SJ) joined the Sharks on Wednesday on a four-year, $5 million contract.
4:16 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) (upper body) was removed from injured reserve Sunday.
6:42 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) (upper body) remains out of action Thursday versus the Flyers, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
7:31 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) (upper body) won't play Tuesday versus the Penguins.
6:49 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) (lower body) will play Saturday against Winnipeg, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
8:11 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) to a previous report, Benning remains sidelined by a lower-body injury, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
3:01 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) (lower body) is expected to play Wednesday against the Stars, per NHL.com.
7:31 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) (lower body) won't play Tuesday versus the Canucks.
11:57 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) logged two PIM and a hit in a 4-1 loss to the Sabres on Thursday.
2:10 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) notched his fifth point of the season with an assist in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Blackhawks.
7:06 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) (upper body) is back in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Islanders, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.
6:33 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) (upper body) is considered day-to-day and Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site Tuesday against Detroit.
10:29 AM - Matt Benning (Nsh) posted his third assist of the season in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canadiens.
2:56 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) registered his first point of the season with an assist in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over the Islanders.
9:27 AM - Matt Benning (Nsh) played his 50th game of the season Saturday against the Stars, recording three shots on goal, a blocked shot and a pair of penalty minutes. He failed to crack the scoresheet, however, leaving him with just four points on the season (1G, 3A).
10:51 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) notched an assist and three hits in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Red Wings.
7:52 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) (upper body) will be in the lineup for Sunday's tilt with Chicago.
7:44 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) (upper body) won't play in Saturday's game versus the Blackhawks.
10:28 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) scored a goal on his only shot of the game in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Carolina. He also had three hits and two blocks.
9:50 AM - Matt Benning (Nsh) extended his pointless streak to 14 games in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Red Wings.
11:58 AM - Matt Benning (Nsh) is on the ice Tuesday after missing Monday's practice with an undisclosed issue, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.
1:40 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) John Hynes deemed Benning (undisclosed) unfit to practice on the first day of training camp Monday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
3:29 PM - Matt Benning (Nsh) was signed to a two-year, $2 million contract by the Predators on Friday, Pierre LeBrun of TSNreports.
10:13 PM - Matt Benning () won't be qualified by the Oilers and is set to become a UFA, Mark Spector of Sportsnet.ca reports.
3:27 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) had an assist and two PIM in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers.
3:36 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) (head) was activated off injured reserve and will suit up versus Calgary on Wednesday.
3:36 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) was recalled from his conditioning assignment with AHL Bakersfield.
5:35 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) (head) was sent down to AHL Bakersfield on a conditioning stint Sunday.
7:18 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) Dave Tippett said Benning (head) won't return until after the All-Star break, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
2:10 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) (head) has been skating and may return during the team's road trip, Jonathan Willis The Athletic reports.
5:53 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) Oilers placed Benning (head) on injured reserve Tuesday.
3:04 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) to coach Dave Tippett, Benning (head) has passed concussion tests, but will "probably be out a bit," Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
9:57 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) Dave Tippett said Benning exited Sunday's win over the Canucks due to a shot that hit him in the head, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
6:38 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) activated Benning (concussion) from injured reserve Friday.
5:21 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) Oilers placed Benning (concussion) on injured reserve Thursday.
3:15 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) is currently in the concussion protocol, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
2:33 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) (upper body) is expected to miss the next 2-to-3 games, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
11:59 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) exited Tuesday's game versus the Sharks with an upper-body injury and will not return, Mark Spector of Sportsnet.ca reports.
1:25 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) produced an assist, four PIM and two hits in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over the Penguins.
11:08 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) has registered only 16 hits and eight blocked shots over his last eight games.
1:06 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) recorded two assists and went plus-3 in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Canucks.
4:06 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) Oilers activated Benning (upper body) off injured reserve Tuesday.
1:31 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) Oilers moved Benning (upper body) to injured reserve Saturday
12:29 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) (upper body) will not dress for Friday's game against the Hurricanes.
12:24 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) (upper body) will not be in the lineup versus Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
3:43 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) (upper body) is slated to join the Oilers for Tuesday's practice session.
12:51 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) won't play Saturday against the Sharks due to an upper-body injury suffered late in Thursday's game against the Wild, Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal reports.
11:29 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) (personal) is expected to rejoin the team for Saturday's road game against the Kings, Robert Tychowski of the Edmonton Sun reports.
4:47 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) (personal) didn't practice Friday, Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal reports.
9:12 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) scored a goal and assisted on another in Tuesday's 6-2 victory over Montreal.
2:16 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Friday, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
10:23 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) (undisclosed) will not dress for Saturday's game against the Predators, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
11:25 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) agreed to terms with the Oilers on a two-year contract extension Tuesday.
6:46 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) tallied six goals along with 15 assists in 73 games in 2017-18.
4:51 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) (undisclosed) will return to the lineup for Thursday's game against the Golden Knights.
9:20 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) is considered doubtful for Monday's matchup with Minnesota due to an undisclosed malady.
10:44 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) (illness) will sit out Wednesday's contest with San Jose, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
11:41 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) notched an assist in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers.
6:16 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) collected an assist in Thursday's 3-2 victory over the Avalanche.
4:48 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) recorded a goal, a power-play assist, and three shots during Tuesday's 7-2 rout over the Blue Jackets.
2:05 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) (undisclosed) will play in Wednesday's game, according to the NHL Roster Report.
7:24 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision for Wednesday's matchup with the Red Wings.
11:26 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) picked up a helper in Thursday's matchup with St. Louis.
11:49 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) (illness) was declared healthy by coach Todd McLellan and will return to the lineup in Philadelphia.
9:17 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) (illness) will not be in the lineup for Thursday's meeting with Chicago, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
9:29 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) (illness) won't be in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Hurricanes, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.
11:03 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) who has played six of Edmonton's seven playoff games, had a team-leading six hits in Wednesday's win over Anaheim.
10:48 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) dished out two assists in Thursday's Game 5 win over San Jose.
11:12 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) will return to the lineup for Thursday's game against the Sharks.
11:44 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) is day-to-day with an undisclosed ailment, Jason Gregor of TSN 1260 reports.
8:19 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) (undisclosed) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, ahead of a home game against the Blackhawks.
5:59 PM - Matt Benning (Edm) (undisclosed) may be fit to play in Saturday's home contest against the Blackhawks.
8:57 AM - Matt Benning (Edm) Oilers placed Benning (undisclosed) on injured reserve Saturday.
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