In the wake of a Pierre LeBrun report in The Athletic describing the contract negotiations between the Ottawa Senators and impending unrestricted free agent Claude Giroux as a "grind," an intriguing domino fell that could have an impact on the talks here in the nation's capital.

The captain will be back in Dallas. Stars captain Jamie Benn re-signed with the organization Thursday on a one-year deal worth $1 million with the potential to earn more in performance bonuses, a person familiar with the deal told The Dallas Morning News.

Max Muncy hit a grand slam in the sixth and a three-run homer in the seventh to help the Los Angeles Dodgers rally for a 13-7 win against the visiting Washington Nationals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.