C · FLA · NHL id 8477935
Sam Bennett has played 2 games for the Florida Panthers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 2 shots while averaging 19:59 a night (15:22 at even strength, 4:37 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 86% of his 5v5 minutes with Carter Verhaeghe and 75% with Matthew Tkachuk over the last 2 games, and the Panthers have controlled 51% of shot attempts with Bennett on the ice (1-0 in goals, 60% offensive-zone starts). In the Panthers' most recent game against SJS he was on L1 with Carter Verhaeghe and Matthew Tkachuk and on PP2.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs SJS, detected from shift data
- ixG/60 0.81 (was 1.33)
- PP1 in 0 of last 2 (was 19 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 19:59 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 7 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at FLA: 7 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.54 expected goals; best chance Sam Bennett at 0.42 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 76 GP · 58 points vs 54.1 expected
Last 20 games: +5. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 12.9%
- 100.6
- 60.4%
- G vs xG
- 26 / 25.4
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 47% → 70%, 1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played76
- Goals2665th of 715
- Assists32114th of 715
- Points5891st of 715
- Power-play points15117th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal20154th of 715
- Hits115134th of 715
- Blocked shots32427th of 715
- Plus/minus−10561st of 715
- Penalty minutes8227th of 715
- Faceoffs won51749th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)53.1%130th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)51.4%214th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)52.1%213th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.9%222nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.2%240th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)52.5%174th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.07268th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.01856th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.31274th of 719
- Faceoff win %47.6%142nd of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.018127th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game18:30207th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:1369th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %58.1%184th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−1.15685th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1007267th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.6245th of 715
- Luck Meter+36142nd of 828
- Ascension score40345th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.2371st of 715
- 20+ mph bursts98199th of 715
- Hardest shot92.9155th of 715
- Offensive-zone time45.6%53rd of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 76 of 76 games through the sequence engine
- −0.039
- Season net
- −0.65xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.018
- Season
- −0.19G
- 47.6%1087 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 212-229 · NZ 173-210 · DZ 132-131
- Per 60
- 1.07
- Attempts
- 18
- 0.068
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1Feb 2, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 1, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Oct 21, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Dec 16, 2024 alerts →
- Played 6:11 more than his 5-game averageDec 16, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 25, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3May 24, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 22, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 44.4 | — | |
| Mar 17, 2026 @ VAN | Rebound | pass | 1 | 59.3 | rebound | |
| Mar 12, 2026 vs CBJ | Rebound | carry | 0 | 18.8 | 5-on-3, rebound | |
| Mar 5, 2026 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 61.7 | — | |
| Mar 1, 2026 @ NYI | Rush | pass | 1 | 52.0 | — | |
| Mar 1, 2026 @ NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 74.1 | — | |
| Feb 27, 2026 vs BUF | Rush | carry | 0 | 17.4 | — | |
| Jan 24, 2026 @ MIN | Cycle | — | 0 | 4.9 | — | |
| Jan 22, 2026 @ WPG | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 54.1 | one-timer | |
| Jan 17, 2026 @ WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 19.2 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2026 @ MTL | Rebound | carry | 0 | 12.2 | rebound | |
| Jan 8, 2026 @ MTL | Rebound | dump | 0 | 68.6 | rebound | |
| Jan 4, 2026 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 14.3 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2025 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 49.9 | 3-on-1 | |
| Dec 19, 2025 vs CAR | Rebound | — | 0 | 15.3 | rebound | |
| Dec 17, 2025 vs LAK | Deflection | carry | 1 | 25.1 | deflection | |
| Dec 13, 2025 @ DAL | Deflection | pass | 0 | 14.3 | rebound | |
| Dec 10, 2025 @ UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 28.5 | one-timer | |
| Dec 10, 2025 @ UTA | Rush | loose | 0 | 65.2 | — | |
| Dec 6, 2025 vs CBJ | Rush | carry | 0 | 49.4 | — | |
| Nov 28, 2025 vs CGY | Rush | carry | 0 | 43.6 | — | |
| Nov 24, 2025 @ NSH | Deflection | pass | 0 | 25.1 | 4-on-2, rebound | |
| Nov 17, 2025 vs VAN | Deflection | — | 1* | 56.2 | — | |
| Nov 6, 2025 @ LAK | Cycle | carry | 3 | 34.7 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 1, 2025 vs DAL | Forecheck turnover | pass | 0 | 2.5 | — | |
| Oct 13, 2025 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 59.6 | 5-on-3, one-timer | |
| Jun 14, 2025 @ EDM | Rush | carry | 0 | 50.2 | — | |
| Jun 9, 2025 vs EDM | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 33.2 | 3-on-0 | |
| Jun 6, 2025 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 34.9 | — | |
| Jun 4, 2025 @ EDM | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 54.2 | 3-on-1 | |
| Jun 4, 2025 @ EDM | Deflection | — | 4* | 42.1 | deflection | |
| May 28, 2025 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 12.8 | 1-on-0 | |
| May 22, 2025 @ CAR | Deflection | — | 1 | 43.8 | deflection | |
| May 22, 2025 @ CAR | Rebound | — | 0 | 26.0 | rebound | |
| May 20, 2025 @ CAR | Point shot | — | 3* | 66.4 | — | |
| May 14, 2025 @ TOR | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 63.3 | — | |
| May 11, 2025 vs TOR | Rush | loose | 0 | 40.9 | — | |
| May 5, 2025 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 27.9 | — | |
| Apr 30, 2025 @ TBL | Dump and chase | dump | 1* | 65.6 | 3-on-1 | |
| Apr 24, 2025 @ TBL | Point shot | — | 1 | 54.5 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Bennett
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Bennett apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | 2 | 23:30 | 86% | 58.1% | 100% (1-0) | 0.0% 3:59 | 50.0% 2:40 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | LW | 2 | 20:37 | 75% | 56.0% | 100% (1-0) | 40.0% 6:52 | 0.0% 1:30 |
| Niko Mikkola | D | 2 | 12:58 | 47% | 41.7% | — (0-0) | 56.5% 14:31 | 59.1% 22:46 |
| Seth Jones | D | 2 | 12:55 | 47% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 56.0% 14:34 | 66.7% 21:39 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | 2 | 8:29 | 31% | 71.4% | 100% (1-0) | 38.1% 19:00 | 25.0% 14:52 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 2 | 8:12 | 30% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 39.1% 19:17 | 43.5% 17:14 |
| Radko Gudas | D | 2 | 5:32 | 20% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 56.0% 21:57 | 73.3% 16:52 |
| Gustav Forsling | D | 1 | 3:26 | 12% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 71.4% 8:41 | 54.5% 9:13 |
| Uvis Balinskis | D | 1 | 3:25 | 12% | 16.7% | — (0-0) | 56.3% 11:57 | 73.7% 9:27 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 1 | 1:39 | 6% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 47.6% 13:43 | 52.0% 12:57 |
| Bokondji Imama | LW | 1 | 1:22 | 5% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 52.6% 14:00 | 85.7% 3:54 |
| Anton Lundell | C | 1 | 1:12 | 4% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 55.6% 10:55 | 45.5% 7:44 |
| Garnet Hathaway | RW | 1 | 1:00 | 4% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 52.6% 14:22 | 85.7% 3:12 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ SJS | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50% | 20:49 | 17:10 | 3:39 | — |
| Sep 29 | @ CAR | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50% | 19:08 | 13:34 | 5:34 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 39:57 | 19:59 | 32 | 22 | 59.3% | 58.8% | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 2.5 | 0.7 | 67% |
| Even strength | 2 | 30:44 | 15:22 | 19 | 19 | 50.0% | 47.6% | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 | 0.4 | 67% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 27:29 | 13:45 | 18 | 17 | 51.4% | 52.6% | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 | 0.3 | 60% |
| Power play | 2 | 9:13 | 4:37 | 13 | 3 | 81.3% | 76.9% | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.4 | 0.3 | 67% |
| 3v3 (OT) | 2 | 2:16 | 1:08 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 8:58 | 4:29 | 13 | 3 | 81.3% | 76.9% | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.4 | 0.3 | 67% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | FLA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 10 | 0 | 19:59 |
| 2025-26 | FLA | 76 | 26 | 32 | 58 | -10 | 82 | 201 | 12.9% | 115 | 32 | 18:30 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | FLA | 23 | 15 | 7 | 22 | +6 | 48 | 69 | 21.7% | 107 | 11 | 17:34 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 76 | 25 | 26 | 51 | -15 | 90 | 241 | 10.4% | 145 | 45 | 17:27 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | FLA | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 12 | 38 | 18.4% | 87 | 5 | 16:04 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 69 | 20 | 21 | 41 | +17 | 100 | 171 | 11.7% | 173 | 43 | 16:37 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | FLA | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +5 | 60 | 73 | 6.8% | 84 | 15 | 20:52 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 63 | 16 | 24 | 40 | +5 | 54 | 193 | 8.3% | 150 | 35 | 17:24 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | FLA | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 12 | 29 | 3.4% | 44 | 6 | 16:46 |
| 2021-22 | FLA | 71 | 28 | 21 | 49 | +27 | 74 | 241 | 11.6% | 119 | 27 | 16:57 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | FLA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 5.6% | 16 | 7 | 20:55 |
| 2020-21 | FLA, CGY | 48 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -2 | 52 | 106 | 9.4% | 108 | 18 | 14:25 |
| 2019-20 | CGY | 52 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -1 | 36 | 82 | 9.8% | 101 | 13 | 12:31 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | CGY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 11.1% | 25 | 2 | 13:14 |
| 2018-19 | CGY | 71 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -6 | 93 | 115 | 11.3% | 121 | 27 | 13:17 |
| 2017-18 | CGY | 82 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -18 | 59 | 157 | 7.0% | 140 | 34 | 14:24 |
Sam Bennett news
- Sam Bennett on Panthers' Win in Raleigh and Getting to Know Macklin CelebriniYahoo Sports
- Sam Bennett September 29 Preview vs. the HurricanesWBZT
- Panthers' Sam Bennett: Good to go for campCBS Sports
- Sam Bennett News: Good to go for campRotoWire
- Panthers’ Maurice Passes on Creating Most-Hated Line in Hockey — For NowNHL Trade Talk
- Sam Bennett Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Sam Bennett HomeNHL.com
- Revisiting Every Panthers Player to Win an Individual NHL AwardThe Hockey Writers
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.