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Sam Bennett

Position	Center / Left Wing	Current Team	Florida Panthers
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	8 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2032-33
Weight (lbs)	193	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	37
Age	29 (June 20, 1996)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2014, Round 1, Overall 4 (CGY)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jun 27, 2025	Florida Panthers	Signed 8 years @ $8.000M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 26, 2021	Florida Panthers	Signed 4 years @ $4.425M AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 24, 2019	Calgary Flames	Signed 2 years @ $2.550M AAV starting in 2019-20
Sep 6, 2017	Calgary Flames	Signed 2 years @ $1.950M AAV starting in 2017-18
Jul 26, 2014	Calgary Flames	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	CGY	77	946:48	0.82	0.76	1.58	0.71	0.11	12.75	11.03	1.71	7.91	5.76
2016-17	CGY	81	977:54	0.49	0.74	1.23	0.68	-0.19	7.55	10.53	-2.98	5.00	6.43
2017-18	CGY	82	968:05	0.62	0.81	1.43	0.97	-0.35	7.09	11.08	-3.98	3.90	5.37
2018-19	CGY	71	785:50	0.69	0.92	1.60	0.86	-0.17	9.28	11.55	-2.27	2.96	8.89
2019-20	CGY	52	580:27	0.83	0.31	1.14	0.75	0.07	11.94	10.89	1.05	4.95	6.93
2020-21	CGY	38	440:30	0.54	1.09	1.63	0.79	-0.25	6.67	9.71	-3.04	5.00	6.25
2020-21	FLA	10	120:27	1.49	3.49	4.98	1.53	-0.04	12.00	12.32	-0.32	9.09	12.12
2020-21	CGY, FLA	48	560:57	0.75	1.60	2.35	0.95	-0.20	8.24	10.48	-2.24	6.19	7.96
2021-22	FLA	71	926:46	1.23	0.78	2.01	1.04	0.19	10.92	9.23	1.69	3.79	5.21
2022-23	FLA	63	817:22	0.66	1.32	1.98	1.03	-0.37	6.43	10.01	-3.58	1.10	10.99
2023-24	FLA	69	893:48	0.87	0.81	1.68	0.91	-0.04	10.92	11.40	-0.48	2.84	4.55
2024-25	FLA	76	1045:31	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	0.00	4.92
2025-26	FLA	13	165:34	0.36	0.00	0.36	0.74	-0.38	5.56	11.30	-5.75	0.00	10.34

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	CGY	77	946:48	38.21	2.28	2.38	41.64	2.41	2.38	48.65	49.94	0.05	-0.06	1.18
2016-17	CGY	81	977:54	36.87	1.66	2.03	38.47	2.64	2.19	38.57	48.03	-0.36	-0.21	-1.73
2017-18	CGY	82	968:05	46.79	1.80	2.80	43.20	2.60	2.47	40.85	53.10	0.10	0.07	0.18
2018-19	CGY	71	785:50	46.57	2.60	2.75	41.99	2.75	2.45	48.57	52.89	0.12	0.06	0.47
2019-20	CGY	52	580:27	41.86	1.76	2.51	43.62	1.86	2.41	48.57	51.05	0.02	-0.04	0.51
2020-21	CGY	38	440:30	42.36	2.32	2.36	38.82	4.09	2.32	36.17	50.43	0.00	0.02	-0.19
2020-21	FLA	10	120:27	56.79	4.98	3.79	31.38	0.50	1.53	90.91	71.30	0.73	-0.73	13.80
2020-21	CGY, FLA	48	560:57	45.46	2.89	2.67	37.22	3.32	2.15	46.55	55.38	0.17	-0.14	3.19
2021-22	FLA	71	926:46	50.69	3.69	3.39	39.95	2.46	2.75	60.00	55.27	0.25	0.46	-2.57
2022-23	FLA	63	817:22	53.51	3.23	3.50	43.16	2.57	2.75	55.70	56.01	0.75	0.20	4.09
2023-24	FLA	69	893:48	51.89	3.02	3.18	42.76	1.88	2.52	61.64	55.76	0.80	0.37	3.26
2024-25	FLA	76	1045:31	15.21	0.00	0.00	14.23	0.00	0.00	-	-	0.00	0.00	-
2025-26	FLA	13	165:34	43.12	0.72	2.65	40.23	3.62	2.32	16.67	53.35	0.10	0.25	-1.90

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Panthers’ Sam Bennett Is Struggling to Start the Season at The Hockey Writers (Wed Nov 5, 2025)
Panthers kick off road trip with frustrating 7-3 loss in Anaheim at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Nov 5, 2025)
Thoughts on the Panthers through their First 12 Games at The Puck Under the Sun (Sun Nov 2, 2025)
Sam Bennett’s positive impact on the South Florida community at The Rat Trick (Fri Oct 24, 2025)
Panthers see streak end with 5-2 loss to Flyers at Litter Box Cats (Tue Oct 14, 2025)
Injuries aside, Panthers remain Leafs' biggest Atlantic Division threat at Editor in Leaf (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Aleksander Barkov injury could force Panthers to make big move at The Rat Trick (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
Anthony Stolarz outlines what he’s looking for with next contract, clash with Sam Bennett and more at The Leafs Nation (Tue Sep 16, 2025)
Panthers’ Sam Bennett trolls Oilers during day with Stanley Cup at Oilers Nation (Sat Aug 23, 2025)
Panthers' Sam Bennett and Aleksander Barkov Feature In NHL Network's Rankings at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Aug 21, 2025)
Saturday Caterwaul: Florida Panthers Open Forum at Litter Box Cats (Sat Aug 2, 2025)
Pires contrats de la LNH : Celui de Sam Bennett en fait partie selon The Athletic at Dans Les Coulisses (Thu Jul 31, 2025)
What Could Nico Hischier’s Next Contract Look Like And Why the Devils Have No Choice But To Pay It at All About the Jersey (Wed Jul 30, 2025)
Rethinking the Maple Leafs After Marner at The Hockey Writers (Mon Jul 28, 2025)
Zachary Bolduc pourrait être le Sam Bennett du Canadien at Dans Les Coulisses (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
Sam Bennett, Sasha Barkov have names added to Hall of Fame hardware at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Panthers, Bennett Agree On 8-Year, $64 Million Extension at The Rat Trick (Fri Jun 27, 2025)
Florida Panthers Could Sacrifice Ekblad to Sign Bennett, Marchand at The Rat Trick (Wed Jun 25, 2025)
Looking at the Panthers 2025 Offseason at The Puck Under the Sun (Mon Jun 23, 2025)
How these two playoff performances can help Senators sign this Panthers defenseman at SenShot (Mon Jun 16, 2025)
Sam Bennett Contract Extension Take Positive Turn at The Rat Trick (Fri Jun 13, 2025)
End of An Era: The Zoom Zoom General Manager & Worst Captain In Franchise History Trades Christopher James Kreider to Anaheim. Detailed Thoughts on The Big Trade; CK20’s Legacy, History And What He Said About This Major Career Change, Kreider’s Rafters Candidacy, Ranger Rumors Runnin’ Wild; Who Stays & Who Goes? The Return of DQ – And “SWAGGER” Too, Jesper Fast Retires, The Sam Bennett for Tony DeAngelo Trade That Wasn’t – And The Only Way Bennett in NY Makes Sense Today, Miserable Mika Still Remains, BSU’s Entertaining Recap of Meeting Sam & JD; Old Rumor Dispelled & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Fri Jun 13, 2025)
Stanley Cup Final Game 2 Preview: How To Watch, Odds, Injuries, Notes, and Keys at The Rat Trick (Fri Jun 6, 2025)
3 dream Sharks acquisitions that could make an impact next season at Blades of Teal (Wed Jun 4, 2025)
3 Colorado Avalanche free agent targets to reach another level in 2026 at Mile High Sticking (Wed Jun 4, 2025)
Stanley Cup Final Game 1 Preview: How To Watch, Odds, Injuries, Notes, and Keys at The Rat Trick (Wed Jun 4, 2025)
2025 Stanley Cup Final Preview: Can Florida Go Back-To-Back? at The Rat Trick (Tue Jun 3, 2025)
NHL free agency: Canucks need Sam Bennett, but only at the right price at The Canuck Way (Sat May 24, 2025)
Panthers vs. Hurricanes Game 2 Preview: How To Watch, Odds, Injuries, Notes, and Keys at The Rat Trick (Wed May 21, 2025)
Former first-round Calgary Flame picks in the Stanley Cup Final at Flame for Thought (Sun Jun 9, 2024)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	29	NMC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$9,200,000	$1,000,000	$10,200,000	$10,200,000	UFA
2026-27	30	NMC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$8,280,000	$1,000,000	$9,280,000	$9,280,000	UFA
2027-28	31	NMC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$7,820,000	$1,000,000	$8,820,000	$8,820,000	UFA
2028-29	32	NMC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$7,670,000	$1,000,000	$8,670,000	$8,670,000	UFA
2029-30	33	NMC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$7,670,000	$1,000,000	$8,670,000	$8,670,000	UFA
2030-31	34	M-NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$5,120,000	$1,000,000	$6,120,000	$6,120,000	UFA
2031-32	35	M-NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$5,120,000	$1,000,000	$6,120,000	$6,120,000	UFA
2032-33	36	M-NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$5,120,000	$1,000,000	$6,120,000	$6,120,000	UFA
Total					-	$56,000,000	$8,000,000	$64,000,000	$64,000,000

Signed: June 27, 2025

Team: Florida Panthers

GM: Bill Zito

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 8.38

Clause: Player submits a 20 team no trade list in 2030-31 and a 16 team no trade list for 2031-32 and 2032-33.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	25	$4,425,000	$4,425,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,925,000	$2,925,000	$2,925,000	RFA-arb
2022-23	26	$4,425,000	$4,425,000	-	-	$3,425,000	$3,425,000	$3,425,000	UFA
2023-24	27	$4,425,000	$4,425,000	-	-	$6,350,000	$6,350,000	$6,350,000	UFA
2024-25	28	$4,425,000	$4,425,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Total				-	$1,000,000	$16,700,000	$17,700,000	$17,700,000

Signed: July 26, 2021

Team: Florida Panthers

GM: Bill Zito

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.43

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	23	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	-	-	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	RFA-arb
2020-21	24	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	-	-	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$5,100,000	$5,100,000	$5,100,000

Signed: July 24, 2019

Team: Calgary Flames

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 3.13

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	21	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	-	-	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	RFA
2018-19	22	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	-	-	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$3,900,000	$3,900,000	$3,900,000

Signed: Sep 6, 2017

Team: Calgary Flames

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 2.6

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	18	$925,000	$3,225,000	$2,300,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2015-16	19	$925,000	$3,225,000	$2,300,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2016-17	20	$925,000	$3,225,000	$2,300,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$6,900,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: July 26, 2014

Team: Calgary Flames

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2008-09	QC Int PW	York Simcoe Peewee	7	6	7	13
2011-12	GTHL	Tor. Marlboros	37	33	36	69		34
2012-13	OHL	Kingston	60	18	22	40	-2	87				4		3	3	-9	2
2013-14	OHL	Kingston	57	36	55	91	+34	118				7	5	4	9	+2	18
2014-15	NHL	Calgary Flames	1	0	1	1	-1		1	0.0	16:00	11	3	1	4	-3	8	20	15.0	14:01
2014-15	OHL	Kingston	11	11	13	24	+4	14				4		3	3	-4	4
2015-16	NHL	Calgary Flames	77	18	18	36	-11	37	136	13.2	15:09
2016-17	NHL	Calgary Flames	81	13	13	26	-16	75	122	10.7	14:59	4	2		2	-1	4	10	20.0	13:40
2017-18	NHL	Calgary Flames	82	11	15	26	-18	59	157	7.0	14:24
2018-19	NHL	Calgary Flames	71	13	14	27	-6	93	115	11.3	13:17	5	1	4	5		16	9	11.1	13:14
2019-20	NHL	Calgary Flames	52	8	4	12	-1	36	82	9.8	12:31	10	5	3	8	+4	10	32	15.6	15:18
2020-21	NHL	Calgary Flames	38	4	8	12	-14	19	67	6.0	13:28
2020-21	NHL	Florida Panthers	10	6	9	15	+12	33	39	15.4	18:04	5	1	4	5		8	18	5.6	20:55
2021-22	NHL	Florida Panthers	71	28	21	49	+27	74	241	11.6	16:57	10	1	2	3	+1	12	29	3.4	16:46
2022-23	NHL	Florida Panthers	63	16	24	40	+5	54	193	8.3	17:24	20	5	10	15	+5	60	73	6.8	20:52
2023-24	NHL	Florida Panthers	69	20	21	41	+17	100	171	11.7	16:37	19	7	7	14	-1	12	38	18.4	16:04
2024-25	4 Nations	Canada	3	1	0	1	-1	5	9	11.0	36:10
2024-25	NHL	Florida Panthers	76	25	26	51	-15	90	241	10.4	17:27	23	15	7	22	+6	48	69	21.7	17:34
2025-26	NHL	Florida Panthers	13	2	2	4	-8	10	25	8.0	17:16
NHL Career			704	164	176	340	-29	680	1590	10.3	15:26	107	40	38	78	+11	178	298	13.4	17:04