Sam Bennett had the 17th “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” — a goal, an assist and a fight — in team history and the first since Matthew Tkachuk in 2022 as the Panthers defeated the Nashville Predators on the road, 4-1. Bennett scored a power play goal in the first period, engaged in a fight with […]

The 2024-25 Florida Panthers became third team in the Salary Cap Era to win back-to-back Stanley Cups and the fourth to make three straight Finals. The repeat tour took them through four familiar foes culminating with a second straight win over the Edmonton Oilers in the Final. Sam Bennett led all scorers with 15 goals […]

Sam Bennett scored what proved to be the game-winning goal late in the second period as the Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning and won their 2025 Eastern Conference First Round series. Eetu Luostarinen picked up his third assist of the game on the goal — each of them on go-ahead markers — and, along […]

Sam Bennett, Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe each scored two goals as the Panthers rolled over their rivals the Tampa Bay Lightning, 9-2. With the victory the Panthers won 11 straight road games for the first time in team history and just one off the NHL record at the time. It was also the first […]

With an extra attacker on the ice, Matthew Tkachuk scored the tying goal with less than three minutes remaining in the third period in Game 3 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. The goal was the latest act of heroism from Tkachuk, who had scored four game-winning goals in the first three rounds of the […]

While most Panthers players hoisted the Lord Stanley for the first time, Vladimir Tarasenko was an old pro. The veteran right winger won the Stanley Cup in 2019 as a member of the St. Louis Blues — another franchise to win its first-ever Cup. Tarasenko and Carter Verhaeghe, playing with the Tampa Bay Lightning in […]

Known for some hard hits during the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Sam Bennett brought that energy to the championship series against the Edmonton Oilers. He had three points in the first three contests to help the Panthers to a 3-0 series lead. For Bennett, the battle against Oilers captain Connor McDavid was nothing new. The […]

With 15 postseason goals, including five in the Final, Sam Bennett became the first Panthers player to be awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Bennett became the first player in NHL playoff history to score 13 road goals. “It’s hard to describe,” Bennett said of winning the […]

Sam Bennett is more known for his physical play than for his goal scoring — his 25 goals during the 2024-25 season were the second most to that point in his career. In the playoffs, Bennett found a new level, becoming the second fastest to that point in club history to score 10 goals in […]

Teammate Kyle Okposo described Evan Rodrigues as “a bit of a chameleon” because of his ability to play up and down the lineup. In the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Rodrigues found a home on the Panthers second line with Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk. “Bennie and Chuckie are a lot of fun to play with, […]