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 bulk valuable member of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as NHL commissioner Gary Bettman communicated his name following the - Battle win over the Oilers to seal another league title Though he didn't have a point in Championship Bennett was the leading goalscorer of any performer 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 particular 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 CHALLENGE 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 unveiled the back of the net twice despite the overtime loss He followed that up with a goal in Meeting s triumph as well as the Meeting win to help Florida take a - lead in the series Bennett s final goal of the season came in Encounter 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 company needed it most of in the playoffs Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter