C · FLA · #9
Sam Bennett
- Height
- HT 6'1"
- Weight
- WT 193 lbs
- Birth date
- Jun 20, 1996 (age 30)
- Bio
- CAN · Shoots L
He ranks C38 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.
Dynasty Value Score
632
#185 overall · C38 of 251
2025–26 scoring
242.9 pts
76 GP · 3.2 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
237.9 pts
74.3 games · 3.2 PPG
23.6 G · 27.9 A · 51.5 P · 17:50 TOI · 2:45 PP · 23.8 xG
Projection range
202.2–261.7
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 18:30 | 3:15 | 45.6% | 26 | 23.0 | 22.2 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 17:50 | 2:45 | 45.8% | 23.6 | 23.8 | 22.3 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 74.3 | 237.9 | 3.2 | 17:50 | 2:45 | 23.6 | 27.9 | 51.5 | 12.7 | — | 206.3 | 135.1 | 38.0 | -3.0 | 87.7 | 469.8 | 23.8 | 98.6 |
| 2026–27 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 19:08 | 5:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2025–26 | 76 | 242.9 | 3.2 | 18:30 | 3:15 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 201 | 115 | 32 | -10 | 82 | 517 | 23.0 | 97 |
| 2024–25 | 76 | 250.4 | 3.3 | 17:27 | 2:21 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 241 | 145 | 45 | -15 | 90 | 450 | 27.5 | 115 |
| 2023–24 | 69 | 216.0 | 3.1 | 16:37 | 1:60 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 171 | 173 | 43 | 17 | 100 | 390 | 20.5 | 80 |
| 2022–23 | 63 | 214.2 | 3.4 | 17:24 | 2:06 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 193 | 150 | 35 | 5 | 54 | 425 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 71 | 260.2 | 3.7 | 16:57 | 2:12 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 241 | 119 | 27 | 27 | 74 | 411 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 48 | 124.5 | 2.6 | 14:25 | 1:13 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 108 | 18 | -2 | 52 | 124 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 52 | 82.5 | 1.6 | 12:31 | 0:44 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 101 | 13 | -1 | 36 | 89 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 71 | 127.5 | 1.8 | 13:17 | 1:32 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 115 | 121 | 27 | -6 | 93 | 50 | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 82 | 148.6 | 1.8 | 14:24 | 1:21 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 157 | 140 | 34 | -18 | 59 | 119 | — | — |
| 2016–17 | 81 | 138.4 | 1.7 | 14:59 | 1:14 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 122 | 127 | 46 | -16 | 75 | 374 | — | — |
| 2015–16 | 77 | 171.7 | 2.2 | 15:09 | 1:58 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 136 | 110 | 32 | -11 | 37 | 160 | — | — |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 16:00 | 0:54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Sam Bennett's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Bennett's Dynasty Value Score?
- Bennett scores 632 out of 10,000 (#185 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Bennett's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 237.9 NHL-standard fantasy points over 74.33 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.