"We've got to get more participants. We're spreading the wealth," Hitchcock said. "We were becoming a one-line team, and that won't cut it in the National Hockey League."
Hitchcock also likes the prospect of having the one-two punch of Benn and Seguin and center. Benn said the move to center wouldn't be a major adjustment. He played there earlier in his NHL career and ends up with up center responsibilities at times during a game.
"Left wing or center, it's not much of a change. You're playing low in the defensive zone and even as a winger you find yourself down there sometimes in a game," Benn said. "It will be probably just getting used to taking every faceoff and taking faceoffs on my weak side."
On defense, the Stars are expected to go with the pairs used in practice this week: Esa Lindell-John Klingberg; Dan Hamhuis-Greg Pateryn; Jamie Oleksiak-Stephen Johns.
Ben Bishop will get the start in goal. He is 6-4-0 with a 2.71 goals against average and .911 save percentage.
