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Sam Bennett

#9 · Center · Florida Panthers

Shoots left · 30 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season4033720:20
Last season7626325820218:30

Role

Where he fits on Florida right now.

Line

L1 with C. Verhaeghe and M. Tkachuk · 10:14 a game together

Power play

PP1 · often stays on for the second unit

Penalty kill

Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 14 kills

Ice time

20:20 a game, 3rd-most among Florida forwards · 13:30 5-on-5 · 5:18 PP

Competition

Tougher opponents than 77% of forwards · home 58%, road 90%

Tougher opponents than 70% of forwards · road 63%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

  • Creating his own chancesTop 10

    0.93 expected goals /60better than 95% of centers

  • Setting up goals

    0.75 first assists /60better than 94% of forwards

  • Distance skated

    10.24 miles /60farther than 93% of centers

  • Shooting volume

    15.1 shot attempts /60better than 91% of centers

Behind most at his position

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 511.65 blocks /60behind 96% of centersfewer than 86% of centers

  • Staying out of the box

    1.21 penalties taken /60behind 94% of forwards

  • Faceoffs

    46.1% wonbehind 80% of forwards

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

  • Distance skated

    10.34 miles /60farther than 91% of centers

  • Setting up goals

    0.69 first assists /60better than 88% of forwards

  • Hitting

    hitting score 1469.59 hits /60better than 77% of forwardsmore than 83% of forwards

Behind most at his position

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 710.00 blocks /60behind 78% of centersfewer than 99% of centers

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

Sam BennettAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 76, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

  • Creating chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    +0.14 expected goals /60top 19%

    −0.02 expected goals /60bottom 40%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.05 expected goals against /60bottom 30%

    −0.08 expected goals against /60top 29%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    15.1 shot attempts /60top 9%

    12.2 shot attempts /60top 34%

  • Creating his own chancesTop 10
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.93 expected goals /60top 5%

    0.71 expected goals /60average

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.6 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 26%

    −0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 35%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.75 first assists /60top 6%

    0.69 first assists /60top 12%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    1.81 expected goals /60average

    1.78 expected goals /60bottom 41%

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    1.09 expected goals for /60top 11%

    0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 146top 23%5.17 hits /60top 38%

    hitting score 146top 23%9.59 hits /60top 17%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 51bottom 4%1.65 blocks /60bottom 14%

    blocking score 71bottom 22%0.00 blocks /60bottom 1%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 107top 34%1.05 takeaways /60top 36%

    takeaway score 99average0.74 takeaways /60bottom 27%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.67 penalties drawn /60bottom 27%

    0.80 penalties drawn /60average

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    1.21 penalties taken /60bottom 6%

    0.84 penalties taken /60bottom 28%

  • Faceoffs
    Loses drawsWins draws

    46.1% wonbottom 20%

    47.5% wonbottom 32%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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318 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 12 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

112231

10 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left39
  • Wide right35
  • Over the net20
  • Off the post or crossbar9
  • Short or other9

112 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

  • Wide left2
  • Wide right0
  • Over the net1
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

3 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

  • Top speed
    SlowerBurner

    22.2 mphbottom 35%

    20.9 mphbottom 27%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    4.2 bursts /60bottom 37%

    5.2 bursts /60average

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    92.9 mphtop 9%

    77.7 mphaverage

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    10.24 miles /60top 7%

    10.34 miles /60top 9%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    42.6% of his timetop 19%

    40.7% of his timeaverage

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.