Florida wasted no time opening the scoring. On the power play, a severe defensive breakdown by the Predators left Sam Reinhart and Bennett alone in front of the Predators’ Juuse Saros (21 saves); Reinhart dropped the puck for Bennett to easily bury 1:23 into the contest.

Spencer Knight, Mackie Samoskevich, and Justin Sourdif were all teammates for Florida’s AHL team last year — and all played a huge role in a 4-1 NHL win at Nashville on Tuesday night.

Gustav Forsling and Mackie Samoskevich also scored, Aleksander Barkov added two assists and Spencer Knight (18 saves) was solid in net for Florida, which has won six of eight. Bennett has four ...

The Panthers on Saturday traded goaltender Spencer Knight and a 2026 or 2027 first-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for five-time All-Star defenseman Seth Jones and a 2026 fourth-round pick.