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Sam Bennett
Center #9 Panthers
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Sam Bennett has 33 points (16 goals, 17 assists) in 44 games for the Florida Panthers this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 4) of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Calgary Flames, he has 369 points (178 goals, 191 assists) in 735 regular-season games for the Calgary Flames and the Florida Panthers.

He also has 78 points (40 goals, 38 assists) in 107 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 29.6 yrs (20.06.1996)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 4th in 2014
    Draft Team: Team logoCalgary Flames
    Awards: Stanley Cup (2x) Conn Smythe Trophy (1x)
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The 29-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Panthers controlling 56% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Sam Bennett is off the ice, the Panthers control 48% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 40% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 20% in the defensive zone.

  • 74

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 36th of 244 Centers
    Defense:Def: 183rd of 244 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.08
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.56
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    18.23
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    1.22
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.77
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.54
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.26
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.98
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.67
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.61
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.40
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.69
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.07
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.29
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.45
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.53
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.22
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.14
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.20
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $8.000M
Player Contract Value: $4.600M
Remaining: 8 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2033 UFA
Age at the end: 38.0 yrs (20.06.1996)
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Sam Bennett
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
02.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 1 1 -3 19:49 4 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 1 0 1 1 19:25 3 33.3% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 0 21:15 2 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 2 0 2 -1 20:16 4 50.0% 2
10.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 20:07 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 3 1 4 -3 14 21.4% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Flames 1 0 1 1 -1 16:00 1 0.0% 0
2015-16 Team Logo Flames 77 18 18 36 -11 15:09 136 13.2% 37
2016-17 Team Logo Flames 81 13 13 26 -16 14:58 122 10.7% 75
2017-18 Team Logo Flames 82 11 15 26 -18 14:24 157 7.0% 59
2018-19 Team Logo Flames 71 13 14 27 -6 13:16 115 11.3% 93
2019-20 Team Logo Flames 52 8 4 12 -1 12:31 82 9.8% 36
2020-21 Team Logo Flames 38 4 8 12 -14 13:28 67 6.0% 19
2020-21 Team Logo Panthers 10 6 9 15 12 18:04 39 15.4% 33
2021-22 Team Logo Panthers 71 28 21 49 27 16:56 241 11.6% 74
2022-23 Team Logo Panthers 63 16 24 40 5 17:23 193 8.3% 54
2023-24 Team Logo Panthers 69 20 21 41 17 16:37 171 11.7% 100
2024-25 Team Logo Panthers 76 25 26 51 -15 17:26 241 10.4% 90
2025-26 Team Logo Panthers 44 16 17 33 -4 18:16 111 14.4% 42
Season Projection 82 30 32 62 -7 18:16 207 14.5% 78
Total 735 178 191 369 -25 1676 10.6% 712
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Flames 11 3 1 4 -3 14:01 20 15.0% 8
2016-17 Team Logo Flames 4 2 0 2 -1 13:40 10 20.0% 4
2018-19 Team Logo Flames 5 1 4 5 0 13:13 9 11.1% 16
2019-20 Team Logo Flames 10 5 3 8 4 15:18 32 15.6% 10
2020-21 Team Logo Panthers 5 1 4 5 0 20:55 18 5.6% 8
2021-22 Team Logo Panthers 10 1 2 3 1 16:46 29 3.4% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Panthers 20 5 10 15 5 20:52 73 6.8% 60
2023-24 Team Logo Panthers 19 7 7 14 -1 16:04 38 18.4% 12
2024-25 Team Logo Panthers 23 15 7 22 6 17:34 69 21.7% 48
Total 107 40 38 78 11 298 13.4% 178
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Sam Bennett Team Logo C 29.6 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.75 0.50 79 66 $8.000M
82% Mason McTavish Team Logo C 23 yrs 185 cm / 99 kg 0.62 0.61 75 62 $7.000M
82% Adam Fantilli Team Logo C 21.3 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.61 0.62 76 68 $0.950M
81% Boone Jenner Team Logo C 32.6 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.70 0.52 72 61 $3.750M
80% Michael Bunting Team Logo LW 30.3 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.57 0.63 73 65 $4.500M
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