Bennett’s goal 4:55 into regulation came when he took a feed from Tkachuk across the goal crease and sent a wrist shot high as Kings goaltender Dary Kuemper was sprawled down on the ice.

Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Florida Panthers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0.

With the Panthers earning nine seconds of a 5-on-3 power play early in the third period, Aleksander Barkov made the most out of that limited time by winning a faceoff draw in the offensive zone, going to the net and scoring to make it 2-0 at 4:43.

Bennett scored a goal on four shots in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Sharks. Bennett got credit for the Panthers' second tally after a net-front scramble. This was his second goal in three games ...

According to Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos, the Florida Panthers might consider trading Sam Bennett before the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. Kypreos has added Bennett to his updated trade bait board, citing a lack of production since the start of December as the reason he could be dealt.

The Florida Panthers looked like they enjoyed their first game in Sunrise in a couple weeks. Hosting the Los Angeles Kings, Florida jumped out to an early lead and clamped down on the advantage, skating to a 3-0 victory.

To support Evans, David Ettedgui has suggested signing Sam Bennett as a third center this summer, if he does not extend with the Florida Panthers. And honestly, that makes a lot of sense.

Bennett scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.

The Panthers, who have won four of their last six, erased an early one-goal deficit with six unanswered goals to coast past the host San Jose Sharks.

Matthew Tkachuk scored once in a three-point outing while Aaron Ekblad collected one goal and one assist in his return to the lineup to pace the visiting Florida Panthers to a 7-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.

Defenseman Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist in his return from an upper-body injury and the Florida Panthers routed the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Saturday night

He has been called the best lead-out in the peloton for several years, but there are still insufficient wins for a sprint puller of his caliber. And that frustrates, as Danny van Poppel admitted last year.