Sam Bennett Stats
- Height / Weight
- 73 / 195 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 6/20/1996 (27)
Career Stats
Sam Bennett Last 10 Games
Sam Bennett News
Florida Panthers forwards Sam Bennett and Evan Rodrigues will both be back in the lineup Saturday for a tilt with the rival Tampa Bay Lightning. Both forwards missed time after blocking shots as Rodrigues missed two games while Bennett missed a 4-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. Kyle Okposo and Jonah Gadjovich will both be healthy scratches to make room for Friday's lineup. Bennett has recorded 16 goals and 32 points on the season but has also added 130 hits and 83 penalty minutes alongside a plus-11 rating. Rodrigues has tallied 10 goals and 36 points on 152 shots on goal alongside 76 hits and a tidy plus-24 rating across 65 games this season. The Panthers enter Saturday's action leading the NHL with a 45-18-4 record on the season.
Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett (undisclosed) will rejoin the lineup on Saturday against Tampa Bay. After scoring in back-to-back games, Bennett missed Thursday's matchup against Carolina with an undisclosed ailment. The 27-year-old centers the second line in Florida and will be joined by Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe on Saturday. Bennett has totaled 32 points (16 goals, 16 assists) in 54 outings in 2023-24. He's had two goals and two assists in two meetings with the Lightning this season.
Florida Panthers forwards Sam Bennett and Evan Rodrigues will both miss Thursday's road game versus the Carolina Hurricanes. Head coach Paul Maurice doesn't appear to be worried about either player. "It's day to day," the bench boss said after the morning skate on Thursday. "We will reevaluate them for the Tampa Bay game on Saturday." Bennett, 27, has tallied 16 goals and 32 points in 54 games this season. He has also added 130 hits, 134 shots, 83 penalty minutes, and a plus-12 rating to provide fantasy managers with cross-category production. Rodrigues, 30, has recorded 10 goals and 36 points on 152 shots and 76 hits across 65 games. He has spent time up and down the lineup, including on the top power-play unit at times this season.
Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett matched a season-high with a three-point effort in Monday's 4-1 win over Nashville, collecting a trio of assists. He began his work with a power-play assist on a Sam Reinhart goal in the second period and wrapped things up with a pair of helpers in the third, with Carter Verhaeghe and Brandon Montour scoring the goals. An injury-riddled season has kept Bennett from producing his best performances, but he's had a decent January with nine points (four goals, five assists) across 10 games. In 34 appearances for the entire season, Bennett has notched 10 goals and 11 assists.
Florida Panthers Top Scorers
Name | G | A | PTS |
Sam Reinhart | 57 | 37 | 94 |
Carter Verhaeghe | 34 | 38 | 72 |
Matthew Tkachuk | 26 | 62 | 88 |
Vladimir Tarasenko | 23 | 32 | 55 |
Aleksander Barkov | 23 | 57 | 80 |
Sam Bennett | 20 | 21 | 41 |
Anton Lundell | 13 | 22 | 35 |
Eetu Luostarinen | 12 | 15 | 27 |
Kyle Okposo | 12 | 10 | 22 |
Evan Rodrigues | 12 | 27 | 39 |