Sam Bennett wins Conn Smythe Trophy as Panthers claim 2nd straight Stanley Cup
Sam Reinhart's four goals led the way to the Florida Panthers winning the Stanley Cup again over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night but it was a different Sam who took home the Conn Smythe Trophy Sam Bennett was named the most of valuable member of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as NHL commissioner Gary Bettman disclosed his name following the - Contest win over the Oilers to seal another league title Though he didn't have a point in Encounter Bennett was the leading goalscorer of any member in the playoffs this year finding the back of the net times while adding seven assists for a total of points CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMBennett joined chosen elite Stanley Cup Playoffs company as the only other players to have at least goals in the postseason before him were Wayne Gretzky Mario Lemieux Joe Sakic and Sidney Crosby all hockey legends PANTHERS BEAT OILERS IN CHAMPIONSHIP OF STANLEY CUP FINAL TO REACH BRINK OF TITLETo begin the Stanley Cup Final a rematch with the Oilers after defeating them in seven games last season Bennett located the back of the net twice despite the overtime loss He followed that up with a goal in Meeting s success as well as the Championship win to help Florida take a - lead in the series Bennett s final goal of the season came in Competition s win on Saturday night in Edmonton The Panthers a crew filled with talent from top to bottom added players like Brad Marchand and Seth Jones at the NHL commerce deadline to fortify their roster Both of those players made tremendous contributions throughout the playoffs to help Florida reach their goal once more But the main core which includes Bennett Aleksander Barkov Matthew Tkachuk and more led the way both in the locker room and by example Bennett finished the regular season with points goals assists over games but he turned it up a notch when his unit needed it largest part in the playoffs Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
