The Florida Panthers are heavy favourites to come out of the East, however, they just suffered a major setback. New reports have surfaced that Sam Bennet could be out for a long period of time
This news comes after Bennett went off the ice with an apparent hand injury after taking a shot off the hand during game 2 of the Panthers Lightning series.
Bennett had a goal and an assist in the first 2 games of the post-season for the Panthers this year and has been a crucial component of the Panthers' post-season success. Last year, he had 15 points in 20 post-season games in the Panthers' long run to the cup finals. Losing him for an extended period of time would be a major blow to the Panthers' lineup.
More details to come as they are revealed.
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AVRIL 24 | 108 ANSWERS Florida Panthers' Sam Bennett may be done for the season per reports Do you think Sam Bennett will return for the first round between the Panthers and the Lightning? | ||
| Yes | 46 | 42.6 % |
| No | 62 | 57.4 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Sean Couturier | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Noah Juulsen | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nick Seeler | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sidney Crosby | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jamie Drysdale | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Porter Martone | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noel Acciari | - | - | - | |
| Denver Barkey | - | - | - | |
| Justin Brazeau | - | - | - | |
| Noah Cates | - | - | - | |
| Yegor Chinakhov | - | - | - | |
| Connor Clifton | - | - | - | |
| Connor Dewar | - | - | - | |
| Christian Dvorak | - | - | - | |
| Tyson Foerster | - | - | - | |
| Samuel Girard | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||
| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Sabres | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 109 | |
| Lightning | 82 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 106 | |
| Canadiens | 82 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 106 | |
| Bruins | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | |
| Senators | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 99 | |
| Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 92 | |
| Panthers | 82 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 84 | |
| Maple Leafs | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 78 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 113 | |
| Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 98 | |
| Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 98 | |
| Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 95 | |
| Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 92 | |
| Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 91 | |
| Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 87 | |
| Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 82 | 55 | 16 | 11 | 121 | |
| Stars | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 112 | |
| Wild | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 104 | |
| Mammoth | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Blues | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 86 | |
| Predators | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 86 | |
| Jets | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 82 | |
| Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 72 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 95 | |
| Oilers | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 93 | |
| Ducks | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Kings | 82 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 90 | |
| Sharks | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 86 | |
| Kraken | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 79 | |
| Flames | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| Canucks | 82 | 25 | 49 | 8 | 58 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS | ||||||