Sam Bennett Teammate Impact NHL Stats & Career Totals

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Bennett with Jones, Mikkola, Tkachuk and Tkachuk, 32 minutes at 5v5.

52.4% of the expected goals, 4 goals for and 1 against

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Bennett has been shuffled through 7 different five-man units, and only 1 of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled

Brady Tkachuk is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Brady Tkachuk has assisted on 2 of his 7 goals, 28.6% of them.

2 primary, 0 secondary

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

5 different teammates have assisted on his 7 goals.

Tkachuk (2), Forsling (2), Tkachuk (1), Balinskis (1)

The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice

The Panthers are up 4 goals with Bennett on the ice.

14 for, 10 against, 68th of 117 forwards

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Bennett plays 17:52 a night, 91st among forwards.

215 minutes across 12 games

The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +3 on the season.

113th in the league

When he shoots, it tends to be on target

70.9% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

39 of 55 unblocked, 43rd of 219 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

25.7% of his attempts are the snap shot.

19 attempts, 3 goals

He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody

Bennett has taken 74 shot attempts this season.

35 on goal, 16 missed, 19 blocked, 53rd of 219 forwards

He can beat goalies from further out than most players

9.5% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

7 long-range attempts, 61st of 219 forwards

He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

47.3% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

35 of 74 attempts, 148th of 219 forwards

He works the outside and rarely gets to the front of the net

47.3% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

35 attempts from inside the home plate, 147th of 219 forwards

Most of his shots come from a long way out

His average attempt comes from 27.8 feet.

74 located attempts, 142nd of 219 forwards

He shoots the puck far more than most players at his position

He fires 20.69 attempts an hour of ice time.

74 attempts in 215 minutes, 40th of 115 forwards

He finds shooting lanes that most players cannot

25.7% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

19 of 74 attempts, 141st of 219 forwards

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Bennett has scored 7 times on Joey Daccord this season, more than on any other goaltender.

7 goals on 14 attempts, 50.0%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Jesper Wallstedt has turned him away every time: 16 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

Almost everything he puts on this goalie goes in

His deadliest matchup is Joey Daccord: 50.0% of his attempts against him go in.

7 goals on 14 attempts

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 7 goals against the Kraken this season.

16 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Jesper Wallstedt: 16 attempts, 0 goals.

0.0% conversion

He wins the draw against this centre almost every time

He wins 90.0% of his draws against Connor Dewar.

9 of 10 faceoffs

This centre beats him on the draw almost every time

Erik Haula beats him on the draw: he wins only 25.0% of them.

2 of 8 faceoffs

He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty

He has drawn 6 penalties on Joel Eriksson Ek.

penalties drawn, from play-by-play

He keeps taking penalties against this one opponent

Ridly Greig has drawn 2 penalties on him.

penalties taken, from play-by-play

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 20.7 feet out, and the longest went in from 28.

4 goals located by coordinate

His shooting has gone cold this season

He converts 10.3% of the shots he puts on goal.

4 goals on 39 shots, 151st of 219 forwards

He scores about what his chances are worth

Bennett has 4 goals off 3.9 expected: 0.1 more than the chances alone say.

120th of 219 forwards

He finishes in tight at about the usual rate

From inside 25 feet he buries 8.6% of his attempts.

3 goals on 35 close attempts, 108th of 219 forwards

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