<p><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/florida-panthers/line-combinations">Florida Panthers’ </a>forward Sam Bennett has won the 2025 Conn Smythe Trophy as the Stanley Cup Playoff’s Most Valuable Player. </p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">BENNETT IS THE CONN SMYTHE WINNER! 👏</p>
<p>After leading the League with 15 goals through the postseason, Sam Bennett has been crowned the MVP of these <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StanleyCup</a> Playoffs. <a href="https://t.co/2qzd8MwhmK">pic.twitter.com/2qzd8MwhmK</a></p>
<p>— NHL (@NHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1935170255812272228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The 28-year-old Bennett led the playoffs with 15 goals, including five in the Stanley Cup Final. He finished the playoffs with another seven assists for 22 points and 48 penalty minutes. </p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Your 2025 Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Sam Bennett </p>
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<p>— Daily Faceoff (@DailyFaceoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1935174054001917976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Bennett has been a major playoff contributor in the last three seasons, scoring a combined 27 goals and 24 assists for 51 points in 62 games. </p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="138"></div>



<p>Bennett scored 25 goals and 26 assists for 51 points during the regular season, hitting the 20-goal mark for the third time in his career. </p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">15 GOALS AND A CONN SMYTHE TROPHY 🏆</p>
<p>WHAT A <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STANLEYCUP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#STANLEYCUP</a> PLAYOFF RUN FOR SAM BENNETT 👏 <a href="https://t.co/CaMqX3uxEr">pic.twitter.com/CaMqX3uxEr</a></p>
<p>— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1935171216308056421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The&nbsp;Panthers&nbsp;won the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive season, doing so on home ice in Game 6 with a 5-1 win over the&nbsp;<a href="https://oilersnation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Edmonton Oilers</a>. Florida was led by forward Sam Reinhart, who scored four goals in Game 6. </p>



<p>The Panthers have made three consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearances, first doing so in 2023, losing to the Vegas Golden Knights. </p>



<p>Last year, Oilers’ captain <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/edmonton-oilers-captain-connor-mcdavid-wins-conn-smythe-trophy-as-playoff-mvp">Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe</a>, despite Edmonton losing the Stanley Cup Final in seven games. McDavid had an historic and record-breaking playoff run for the Oilers, leading the entire league with 34 assists and 42 points in 25 postseason contests. </p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="159"></div>



<p>The Oilers captain did not emerge from his team’s dressing room to accept the trophy from National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman.</p>
