Sam Bennett
Florida Panthers · C · #9- HT
- 6'1"
- WT
- 193 lb
- Age
- 30
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Holland Landing, CAN
- Draft
- 2014 CGY · R1 #4
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 47 GP tracked · 14h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 1093 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$8.00M
cap hit
$8.30M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (+$0.3M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sam Bennett | 82 | Middle-Six Engine | 58 P · 76 GP | $8.00M | $8.30M | C+$0.3M | this player |
 John Tavares | 84 | Sniper | 71 P · 82 GP | $4.38M | $9.00M | A++$4.6M | 90% |
 Adam Fantilli | 82 | Middle-Six Engine | 59 P · 82 GP | $0.95M | $8.30M | A++$7.3M | 89% |
 Nazem Kadri | 78 | Middle-Six Engine | 50 P · 77 GP | $7.00M | $6.95M | C−$0.1M | 87% |
 Bo Horvat | 84 | Sniper | 57 P · 68 GP | $8.50M | $9.00M | C+$0.5M | 87% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Carter Verhaeghe · 15 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Sam’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ EDM
2P
0G 2A
@ EDM 03-19
0G 2A · 3 shots · 16:26 TOI
@ CGY
0P
0G 0A
@ CGY 03-20
0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:13 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 03-24
0G 0A · 3 shots · 18:59 TOI
vs MIN
1P
0G 1A
vs MIN 03-26
0G 1A · 0 shots · 18:52 TOI
vs OTT
2P
0G 2A
vs OTT 03-31
0G 2A · 3 shots · 17:19 TOI
vs BOS
1P
1G 0A
vs BOS 04-02
1G 0A · 7 shots · 19:52 TOI
@ PIT
1P
0G 1A
@ PIT 04-04
0G 1A · 1 shots · 14:53 TOI
@ PIT
0P
0G 0A
@ PIT 04-05
0G 0A · 3 shots · 21:28 TOI
@ MTL
0P
0G 0A
@ MTL 04-07
0G 0A · 4 shots · 20:48 TOI
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 04-09
0G 0A · 3 shots · 17:44 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the inner slot - 10 of 26 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 35 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 40 blocks · 8 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Calgary Flames | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 2015-16 | Calgary Flames | 77 | 18 | 18 | 36 | -11 |
| 2016-17 | Calgary Flames | 81 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -16 |
| 2017-18 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -18 |
| 2018-19 | Calgary Flames | 71 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -6 |
| 2019-20 | Calgary Flames | 52 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -1 |
| 2020-21 | Calgary Flames | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -14 |
| 2020-21 | Florida Panthers | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | Florida Panthers | 71 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 27 |
| 2022-23 | Florida Panthers | 63 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | Florida Panthers | 69 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 17 |
| 2024-25 | Florida Panthers | 76 | 25 | 26 | 51 | -15 |
| 2025-26 | Florida Panthers | 76 | 26 | 32 | 58 | -10 |
| Career | 2 teams | 767 | 188 | 206 | 394 | -31 |