#9 · Centre · FLA
SamBennett
Next milestone 4 points from 400
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 0
- A
- 2
- P
- 2
- +/-
- +1
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 6
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- June 20, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Holland Landing, Ontario, CAN
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- Weight
- 193 lb (88 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2014 CGY, round 1, #4 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.9 mphleague avg 21.1 mph40th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph6league avg 3.976th percentile
- Distance skated10.8 mileague avg 6.2 mi96th percentile
- Hardest shot77.7 mphleague avg 71.8 mph58th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone45.7%league avg 42.1%77th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.86 | -0.86 | 15 | 4 | .057 |
| 2025-26 | 26 | 27.80 | -1.80 | 421 | 100 | .066 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 40:42 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 66.3% | 68.5% | -2.2 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 52.3% | 61.5% | -9.2 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–0
- xG for–against
- 1.6–0.8
- Average rating
- 6.5
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Verhaeghe | 3 | 33:33 | 67.9% |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 3 | 31:45 | 67.1% |
| Sam Reinhart | 2 | 2:13 | 0.0% |
| Brady Tkachuk | 2 | 1:31 | — |
| Garnet Hathaway | 1 | 0:56 | 0.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.5 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 0 G · 2 A · 2 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 770 | 188 | 208 | 396 | -30 | 754 | 1772 | 10.6 | 80 |
| Playoffs | 107 | 40 | 38 | 78 | +11 | 178 | 298 | 13.4 | 21 |
Season by season (14)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Panthers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Panthers | 76 | 26 | 32 | 58 | -10 | 82 | 201 | 12.9 | 14 |
| 2024-25 | Panthers | 76 | 25 | 26 | 51 | -15 | 90 | 241 | 10.4 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | Panthers | 69 | 20 | 21 | 41 | +17 | 100 | 171 | 11.7 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | Panthers | 63 | 16 | 24 | 40 | +5 | 54 | 193 | 8.3 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | Panthers | 71 | 28 | 21 | 49 | +27 | 74 | 241 | 11.6 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | Flames | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -14 | 19 | 67 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Panthers | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +12 | 33 | 39 | 15.4 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | Flames | 52 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -1 | 36 | 82 | 9.8 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | Flames | 71 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -6 | 93 | 115 | 11.3 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | Flames | 82 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -18 | 59 | 157 | 7.0 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | Flames | 81 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -16 | 75 | 122 | 10.7 | 4 |
| 2015-16 | Flames | 77 | 18 | 18 | 36 | -11 | 37 | 136 | 13.2 | 8 |
| 2014-15 | Flames | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |