Sam Bennett

Sam Bennett

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C · 6'1" · 193 lb · Shoots L
Age 29
Career
0.51
P / GP
394P in 767 GP
Archetype
Top-6 Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$8M
Signed through 2031
Career points
394
Regular season

Sam Bennett, a center for the Florida Panthers, is entering his age-30 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 58 points (26 goals, 32 assists) in 76 games, a 0.76 points-per-game pace, 14 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 49.0% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -2.1. HighDanger's model projects 58 points for 2026-27, in a 53 to 63 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–2271282149+2774916:570.69
2022–2363162440+554917:240.63
2023–2469202141+171001216:370.59
2024–2576252651-15901117:270.67
2025–2676263258-10821418:300.76
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On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 2687th
Assists 3282nd
Avg TOI / GP 18:3083rd
Shots 20190th
PIM 8297th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 5884th
Primary points 3090th
xGF % 49.0%43rd
xGF / 60 1.7970th
xGA / 60 1.8722nd

Career journey

Rookie
2014–15 · age 18
Calgary Flames
1.0 P/GP
1 GP · 0G · 1A
Emerging
2015–16 → 2019 · age 19–22
Calgary Flames
0.37 P/GP
311 GP · 55G · 60A
Prime
2019–20 → 2026 · age 23–29
Florida Panthers
0.61 P/GP
455 GP · 133G · 145A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL forwards by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.