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Center•#9Sam Bennett is a 30-year-old center for the Florida Panthers. Selected 4th overall by CGY in the 2014 NHL Draft. Born in Holland Landing, CAN.
In 2025-26, Sam has been a consistent offensive contributor with 26 goals and 32 assists for 58 points in 76 games. He averages 0.76 points per game on 18:29 of ice time.
2026-27 projection
Projected September 5, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 22–60 pts
2025-26
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League Percentiles
Among all NHL skaters this season.
Percentile rank among all NHL skaters with 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Sam was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 76 games, 1,503 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
57.9 vs 54.8 lg
75th percentile
Quality of teammates
64.8 vs 53.2 lg
86th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Sam takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
306
Goals vs expected
26 vs 24.9 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
33%
With-or-without-you
Who Sam plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter VerhaegheC | 637 min | 48.9 | 52.6 | -3.7 |
| Niko MikkolaD | 356 min | 49.2 | 50.6 | -1.4 |
| Gustav ForslingD | 348 min | 47.5 | 51.6 | -4.1 |
| Matthew TkachukL | 302 min | 51.0 | 49.8 | +1.2 |
| Aaron EkbladD | 296 min | 49.4 | 50.4 | -1.0 |
| Brad MarchandL | 253 min | 46.1 | 52.0 | -5.9 |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Sam, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
Form
Performance in the last five games played.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9 | @ OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 17:44 |
| Apr 7 | @ MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:48 |
| Apr 5 | @ PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:28 |
| Apr 4 | @ PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 14:53 |
| Apr 2 | vs BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19:52 |
2025-26
Skill profile, on-ice impact metrics, and season projections.
Percentile rankings vs. NHL Forwards
86
Offense
39
Defense
63
Overall
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions vs. all NHL forwards. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
47-pt spreadThe 47-point spread between offensive (86th) and defensive (39th) percentiles is extreme for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
47-pt spreadThe 47-point spread between offensive (86th) and defensive (39th) percentiles is extreme for a center. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Sam Bennett's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | FLA | 76 | 26 | 32 | 58 | -10 | 201 | 12.9% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | FLA | 76 | 25 | 26 | 51 | -15 | 241 | 10.4% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | FLA | 69 | 20 | 21 | 41 | +17 | 171 | 11.7% |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Florida Panthers this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
End of season statistical forecast
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games remaining
Goals
26
Current: 26
Assists
32
Current: 32
Points
58
Current: 58
Moderate production expected. Likely to finish between 58-64 points with consistent deployment.
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Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
| 22-232022-23 | FLA | 63 | 16 | 24 | 40 | +5 | 193 | 8.3% |
| 21-222021-22 | FLA | 71 | 28 | 21 | 49 | +27 | 241 | 11.6% |
| 20-212020-21 | FLA | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +12 | 39 | 15.4% |
| 20-212020-21 | CGY | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -14 | 67 | 6.0% |
| 19-202019-20 | CGY | 52 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -1 | 82 | 9.8% |
| 18-192018-19 | CGY | 71 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -6 | 115 | 11.3% |
| 17-182017-18 | CGY | 82 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -18 | 157 | 7.0% |
| 16-172016-17 | CGY | 81 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -16 | 122 | 10.7% |
| 15-162015-16 | CGY | 77 | 18 | 18 | 36 | -11 | 136 | 13.2% |
| 14-152014-15 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | — |
| Career | — | 767 | 188 | 206 | 394 | -31 | 1766 | 10.6% |
LW · 34 pts
