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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Sam Bennett
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Sam Bennett
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Sam Bennett

#93
C/LW Power Forward Reasonable PNHL Ducks
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
CK71
FG50
DI72
SK58
ST84
EN89
DU92
PH60
FO87
PA60
SC62
DF66
PS57
EX78
LD83
MO52
OV62

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: June 20, 1996
Age: 30 yrs
Height / Weight: 185 cm • 88 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2014 • #4 overall (1st Round) by Sabres
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 4 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $6,700,000
Cap Percentage: 7.28%
Remaining Cap Hit: $6,150,256
Expiry Status: UFA 2030
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: Active NHL Roster

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP6
G2
A0
PTS2
+/--4
PIM6
TOI/G21:04
PPG1
GWG0
S%10%
HITS16
82G Pace27P

Cabinet of Champions • Awards & Honors

ACCOLADES (1)
Stanley Cup BUF '22

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

FORWARDS
Skating & Speed 87th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Shooting & Finishing 82th Pct
Above Average
Playmaking & Vision 90th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Defense 78th Pct
Above Average
Physical & Grit 76th Pct
Above Average
Character & IQ 85th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 10% (2G / 20S) Career: 8.8%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 2G (100%) • 0A (0%)
Goals Split: 1 EV / 1 PP / 0 SH Premium / Overpaid
0.33
Points / GP
0.33
Goals / GP
0.00
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 21:04 TOI/G
5v5: 18:30 (88%)
PP: 02:24 (11%)
PK: 00:11 (1%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP519
G90
A138
PTS228
+/--14
P/G0.44
PIM364
TOI/G14:37
PPG14
BKS60
S%8.8%
FO%51.2%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 22 2023-24
Assists 37 2023-24
Points 59 2023-24
+/- +18 2022-23
Hits 236 2025-26
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 12:13
PP: 01:27
PK: 00:57

89 pts

Career Stars (14-12-23)

13 GWG

Career GWG Total

2-2-6

Career Fights

1114

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2015-16 BUF 5 1 1 2 -5 4 0 0 0 12 8.3% 10 0 37.5% 16:10 0.40
2017-18 BUF 5 0 2 2 -2 2 0 0 0 3 0.0% 3 1 61.5% 11:51 0.40
2019-20 BUF 45 4 3 7 -5 10 0 0 1 40 10.0% 38 4 41.7% 06:31 0.16
2020-21 BUF 81 4 7 11 -9 22 0 0 1 64 6.3% 109 6 49.2% 09:26 0.14
2021-22 BUF 75 6 7 13 -10 55 0 0 2 91 6.6% 132 6 47.9% 10:02 0.17
2022-23 BUF 82 20 24 44 18 54 2 0 2 178 11.2% 174 7 51.7% 16:01 0.54
2023-24 BUF 72 22 37 59 -3 66 5 1 4 239 9.2% 220 13 50.9% 20:40 0.82
2024-25 ANA 71 15 30 45 5 54 2 1 2 201 7.5% 176 10 54.1% 16:27 0.63
2025-26 ANA 77 16 27 43 1 91 4 0 1 174 9.2% 236 12 53.8% 19:55 0.56
2026-27 ANA 6 2 0 2 -4 6 1 0 0 20 10.0% 16 1 60.0% 21:04 0.33
ON PACE (82G) 82 27 0 27 -55 82 14 0 0 273 10.0% 219 14 60.0% 21:04 0.33
NHL CAREER TOTAL 519 90 138 228 -14 364 14 13 1022 8.8% 1114 60 51.2% 14:37 0.44

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Playoffs Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2016 Playoffs BUF 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 3 0 16.7% 12:29 0.00
2017 Playoffs BUF 4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 8 0.0% 3 0 41.7% 11:07 0.00
2020 Playoffs BUF 5 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 3 0.0% 7 0 25.0% 08:59 0.00
2021 Playoffs BUF 10 0 1 1 -2 10 0 0 0 14 0.0% 20 1 43.2% 11:29 0.10
2022 Playoffs BUF 7 0 0 0 -3 4 0 0 0 17 0.0% 11 1 46.7% 16:57 0.00
2023 Playoffs BUF 7 2 7 9 2 14 0 0 0 14 14.3% 27 1 53.5% 19:35 1.29

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2015-16 BUF 19 7 21 28 5 2 1 0 2 47 14.9% 40 19 51.6% 20:22 1.47
2016-17 BUF 34 42 37 79 47 13 4 2 5 134 31.3% 75 25 54.3% 22:00 2.32
2017-18 BUF 73 80 71 151 52 18 5 0 12 266 30.1% 135 34 57.2% 18:50 2.07
2018-19 BUF 82 51 77 128 68 40 3 0 6 282 18.1% 206 33 56.6% 19:51 1.56

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Ivan Barbashev BUF • 30 yrs • 4 PTS (7 GP)
$3,600,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2024
CK 71
SK 59
PH 59
PA 62
SC 60
DF 63
Pavel Zacha MTL • 29 yrs • 4 PTS (7 GP)
$5,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 64
SK 58
PH 60
PA 61
SC 62
DF 68
Joel Eriksson Ek FLA • 29 yrs • 7 PTS (7 GP)
$5,500,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 71
SK 57
PH 60
PA 61
SC 59
DF 71
Tomas Hertl EDM • 32 yrs • 2 PTS (6 GP)
$5,800,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 28, 2026
CK 69
SK 61
PH 62
PA 60
SC 61
DF 64
Timo Meier CHI • 30 yrs • 4 PTS (7 GP)
$7,800,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 72
SK 58
PH 58
PA 55
SC 61
DF 64
Rickard Rakell UTA • 33 yrs • 1 PTS (7 GP)
$7,000,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Sep 09, 2025
CK 67
SK 60
PH 62
PA 59
SC 64
DF 66
Mason Marchment LAK • 31 yrs • 0 PTS (1 GP)
$4,200,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2024
CK 68
SK 57
PH 57
PA 59
SC 60
DF 63
Josh Norris TOR • 27 yrs • 4 PTS (7 GP)
$4,400,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 64
SK 59
PH 58
PA 60
SC 60
DF 65
Total Remaining Contract
--
4 yr(s) remaining • $6,700,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 8 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing
21.06.2026 19:37
Sam Bennett signed with Ducks for $6,700,000 for 4 year(s).
Official League Trade 08.03.2025 1:01
Ducks receives:
Colten Ellis, Daniil Misyul, Sam Bennett, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Zach Hyman
Sabres receives:
Joe Pavelski, Kyle Connor, 5th ANA 2025
Contract Signing
28.05.2022 0:41
Sam Bennett signed with Sabres for 4 500 000 Kč for 4 year(s).
Contract Signing
11.07.2021 21:38
Sam Bennett signed with Sabres for 2 300 000 Kč for 1 year(s).
Contract Signing
19.04.2019 0:00
Sam Bennett signed with Sabres for $1,100,000 for 2 year(s).
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
16.07.2016 0:00
Sam Bennett signed with Sabres for $1,700,000 for 3 year(s) .
NHL Entry Draft
2014
Selected in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft (#4th overall, 1st Round) by Sabres