Bennett scored a goal on six shots and added two hits in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Flames.
Bennett has three goals and four assists over his last seven games. The 29-year-old's tally put the Panthers ahead 2-0 early in the first period, but their offense didn't hold up for the rest of the contest. Bennett's recent play has been an improvement, as he's at six goals, 12 points, 53 shots on net, 48 hits, 24 PIM and a minus-3 rating through 24 outings overall.
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Panthers' Sam Bennett: Two helpers in loss to Philly
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Bennett collected two assists in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Flyers.
The 29-year-old continues to put a slow start to the season behind him. Bennett has a modest three-game point streak going. Over his last 12 contests, he's produced four goals and nine points after managing just two points (one goal, one assist) in his first 11 outings.
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Panthers' Sam Bennett: Puts away goal in big win
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Bennett scored a goal on two shots and went plus-4 in Monday's 8-3 win over the Predators.
Bennett has two goals and two assists over his last four games, which has been one of his best stretches of the season. It helps that the Panthers have scored 20 goals in that span, creating more offense to go around. The 29-year-old is up to five goals, four assists, 44 shots on net, 43 hits, 24 PIM and a minus-4 rating through 22 contests in a middle-six role this season.
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Panthers' Sam Bennett: Two-point effort in win
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Bennett scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Monday's 8-5 win over the Canucks.
After having a hand in the Panthers' first goal by A.J. Greer late in the first period, Bennett broke a 5-5 tie early in the third by re-directing a shot-pass from Niko Mikkola. It was Bennett's first multi-point performance and first game-winning goal of the season. After an awful start to 2025-26, he's bounced back with three goals and five points through eight games in November.
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Panthers' Sam Bennett: Nets goal in win
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Bennett scored a goal on two shots, added two PIM and doled out four hits in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Kings.
Bennett has a point in all three games in November so far, totaling two goals and assist. That's more than he had in all of October (two points). The 29-year-old is at three goals, five points, 27 shots, 29 hits, 12 PIM and a minus-7 rating through 14 appearances and should continue to see prominent usage in the Panthers' lineup.
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Panthers' Sam Bennett: Lights lamp Saturday
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Bennett scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Stars.
Bennett hasn't had any offensive rhythm this season, going three games between each point. He has two goals, one assist, 25 shots on net, 23 hits, 10 PIM and a minus-8 rating through 12 outings. He was on the third line Saturday, though his 15:46 of ice time suggests he'll continue to functionally see top-six minutes regardless of his placement in the lineup. Bennett is tough to trust in standard fantasy formats given his limited scoring potential during the regular season, but he can help in banger leagues.
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Panthers' Sam Bennett: Buries first goal of season
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Bennett scored a goal on four shots, doled out seven hits, added four PIM and went minus-4 in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Flyers.
The goal was Bennett's first point in four games this season. The 29-year-old may be struggling to adjust to a larger role, which he's been forced into due to the absence of Aleksander Barkov (knee). Bennett has gone minus-8 with 12 shots on net, six PIM and 11 hits to begin the year, and he's averaging 18:31 of ice time per game, which would be a career high. Until Bennett settles in or reverts to his second-line role, Anton Lundell is likely the pivot to target on the Panthers' roster.
Bennett signed an eight-year, $64 million contract with the Panthers on Friday, Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press reports.
Bennett put together a career year as he played for a new contract, earning 25 goals and 51 points in 76 regular-season games. That alone doesn't justify the salary, but Bennett's 22-point effort in 22 playoff games bumps him up a level and was clearly enough for Florida to be interested in keeping him as part of a core that has won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles. Bennett is locked in as a second-line center and a member of the second power-play unit for years to come, and his fantasy profile as a hard-hitting scoring forward gives him mid-round appeal in all formats.
Panthers' Sam Bennett: Takes home Cup and Conn Smythe
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Bennett was named the Conn Smythe trophy winner Tuesday after Florida clinched the Stanley Cup in a 5-1 win over Edmonton in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Bennett put up 15 goals and 22 points in 22 games this postseason. Five of those snipes came in six games against Edmonton. Bennett is a prototypical playoff and big-game performer. That doesn't always translate into fantasy value in the regular season, though -- his best season came this year with 25 goals, 26 assists, 90 PIM and 241 shots. Still, it's a massive accomplishment for Bennett.
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