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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

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	0.80	0.92	1.72	0.93	-0.12	8.19	9.45	-1.27	0.42	9.75
2025-26	FLA	7	90:24	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.14	-1.14	0.00	14.32	-14.32	0.00	10.00

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	41.63	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	3.17	42.76	1.88	2.52	61.64	55.76	0.80	0.37	3.26
2024-25	FLA	76	1045:31	49.64	2.53	2.84	43.44	2.81	2.54	47.31	52.84	0.35	0.52	-2.45
2025-26	FLA	7	90:24	52.43	0.66	3.39	45.80	5.97	2.71	10.00	55.63	1.48	0.55	8.54

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

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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	7	1	0	1	-9	6	16	6.2	18:13
NHL Career			698	163	174	337	-30	676	1581	10.3	15:25	107	40	38	78	+11	178	298	13.4	17:04