Sam Bennett
Florida Panthers · #9 · Center · age 30 · 6'1" · 193 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 Holland Landing, Ontario · Drafted 2014 · Rd 1 #4
TWO-WAY FORWARD0.43 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
6 points in 14 games — 179th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
0HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 0% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 3 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Bennett embodies the relentless offensive spark. His nearly equal goal and assist totals suggest he's a dual threat, capable of finishing plays and setting them up, a constant headache for opposing defenses who can simply never switch off.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
Bennett's scoring has vanished, with zero points in his last five outings. Despite steady ice time, his offensive impact has been nonexistent, leaving him a player to monitor rather than chase.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 31 after the game against WPG, 0 now — still hotter than 0% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 0 · −18 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
0 points in 5 games — below his own pace (2.1 per 5). He's shooting 0% in this stretch against 9% on the season.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Shots | 13 | 12 | 8 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 8.8% | 13.6% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −2 | +1.1 | −0.2 | −3 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 16:28 | 17:43 | 14:51 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | vs WPG | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:25 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | @WPG | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 12:44 | 31 |
| Oct 25 | @ CHI | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −1 | 19:16 | 29 |
| Oct 22 | @ PIT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −2 | 18:58 | 30 |
| Oct 21 | @ OTT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 16:55 | 31 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points179th of 424 forwards6leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals138th of 424 forwards3leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists188th of 424 forwards3leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots59th of 424 forwards34leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus73rd of 424 forwards+3leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game93rd of 424 forwards17:43leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: shots (84th), ice time (78th), plus/minus (77th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), assists (43rd).
■ Bennett this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 35 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 58 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | FLA | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.43 | +3 |
| 2025–26 · best | FLA | 76 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 0.76 | −10 |
| 2024–25 | FLA | 76 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 0.67 | −15 |
| 2023–24 | FLA | 69 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 0.59 | +17 |
| 2022–23 | FLA | 63 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 0.63 | +5 |
| 2021–22 | FLA | 71 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 0.69 | +27 |
| 2020–21 | FLA | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.50 | +12 |
| 2020–21 |  CGY | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.32 | −14 |
| 2019–20 | CGY | 52 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.23 | −1 |
| 2018–19 | CGY | 71 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 0.38 | −6 |
| 2017–18 | CGY | 82 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 0.32 | −18 |
| 2016–17 | CGY | 81 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 0.32 | −16 |
| 2015–16 | CGY | 77 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 0.47 | −11 |
| 2014–15 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | −1 |