Bennett suffered the injury during Game 2 against the Lightning on Tuesday night.
On Wednesday, Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice revealed that forward Sam Bennett is going to be out for at least a week with an upper-body injury. Maurice mentioned that the injury was not as bad as the team originally thought, and Bennett will be reevaluated next week.
HC Paul Maurice on Sam Bennett - “Better than we originally thought… out at least a week and will go from there.”of Game 2 on Tuesday night, when he got in the way of teammate Brandon Montour’s slapshot. Bennett immediately went down the tunnel, favoring his left hand, and did not return.The 27-year-old had played well in the contest, scoring the game’s first goal, before picking up an assist on Vladimir Tarasenko’s tally in the first period.
The Panthers won the game 3-2 in overtime, thanks to Carter Verhaeghe’s fifth career playoff OT goal. Bennett also played 16:15 in Game 1 of the series on Sunday, which Florida won 3-2. The former Calgary Flame was coming off another productive regular season with the Panthers. Bennett scored 20 goals and 41 points in 69 games, marking the third straight season he has hit the 40-point mark, with him scoring 20 goals for just the second time in his nine-year career.
In 615 career games, Bennett has scored 137 goals and 148 assists, with 44 points in 67 playoff games.
News NHL Sam Bennett Stanley Cup Playoffs Tampa Bay Lightning
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Panthers beat Maple Leafs 5-2Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored 10 seconds apart midway through the second period, and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Read more »
Panthers beat Maple Leafs 5-2, clinch Atlantic Division titleSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored 10 seconds apart midway through the second period, and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Read more »
Panthers beat Maple Leafs 5-2, clinch Atlantic Division titleSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored 10 seconds apart midway through the second period, and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Read more »
Panthers beat Maple Leafs 5-2, clinch Atlantic Division titleSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored 10 seconds apart midway through the second period, and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Read more »
Matthews remains at 69 goals as Panthers beat Leafs to win division titleSam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored 10 seconds apart midway through the second period, and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Read more »
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers | 2024-04-23NHL news, NHL results, NHL standings, NHL scores, NHL teams, NHL schedule, NHL stats, NHL updates, NHL analysis, NHL highlights, NHL players, NHL events, NHL coverage, NHL articles, NHL season, NHL videos, NHL games, NHL live scores
Read more »