Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Takes share of league lead in goals
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Reinhart scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Blackhawks.
Reinhart's 15th tally of the season was the only puck that got past Petr Mrazek in this contest. The goal puts Reinhart in a three-way tie for the league lead, even with Leon Draisaitl and Alex Ovechkin (lower leg), with the latter set to miss 4-6 weeks. Reinhart has been the definition of consistency, racking up 10 goals and eight assists during a 12-game point streak, and he's been held off the scoresheet just twice in 20 outings. He's at 30 points, 52 shots on net, 23 hits, 15 blocked shots and a plus-11 rating this season.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Point streak at 11 games
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Reinhart scored a power-play goal, added three hits and went minus-2 in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Jets.
Reinhart has racked up nine goals, including three on the power play, and eight assists during his 11-game point streak. He had four points over two contests versus the Jets as the team's split their season series. Reinhart continues to defy expectations for regression, accumulating 14 goals, 15 assists, six power-play points, 48 shots on net and a plus-11 rating through 19 contests. Reinhart is tied with Leon Draisaitl for second in the league in goals, and they'll have a chance to compete for the top spot while Alex Ovechkin (lower leg) is sidelined.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Keeps streak alive Saturday
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Reinhart recorded three assists, three shots, two hits, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Jets.
Reinhart's three helpers gave him 15 on the year, and he's now in the top 10 in both goals and assists -- Kirill Kaprizov is the only other player who has that privilege in the league. Reinhart also pushed his point streak to 10 contests, giving him 16 in that span with a balanced output of eight goals and eight assists.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Nine-game, 13-point streak
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Reinhart scored a goal Thursday in a 6-2 loss to New Jersey.
It was his NHL-leading 13th goal of the season. There were many doubters who thought there was no way that Reinhart could carry his sniping over from last season, but here we are. He has 25 points in 17 games, including eight goals and five assists on his current nine-game scoring streak. And 70 goals in 99 games since the start of last season. Reinhart is money in the bank for fantasy managers.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Nets power-play goal in loss
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Reinhart scored a power-play goal on two shots, added two PIM and logged two hits in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Devils.
Reinhart got the Panthers on the board in the second period, but that was their lone goal of the game. The 29-year-old is on an eight-game point streak, earning seven goals and five assists in that span. For the season, he's at 12 tallies, 24 points, 41 shots on net and a plus-12 rating across 16 appearances. Somehow, he's at a 29.3 shooting percentage, which is even higher than his 24.5 percent mark from 2023-24. Reinhart has the talent to carry an elite rate of efficiency, but there are plenty of concerns about sustainability for anything over 20 percent.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Keeps hot streak alive Thursday
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Reinhart recorded an even-strength goal in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Predators.
Reinhart has scored in five games in a row and his point streak has reached six games, extending his impressive start to the season. The 29-year-old winger has been so productive in 2024-25 that he already has recorded two streaks of at least five consecutive games with a point. In addition to having cracked the scoresheet in all but two of his 14 games, a span in which he's recorded seven multi-point efforts, his 22 points have him as one of the most productive players in the league over the first month of the regular season.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Off to record start
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Reinhart scored a goal and added an assist Saturday in a 4-2 win over Dallas as part of the NHL Global Series in Finland.
He's tied with Nico Hischier and Cole Caufield for the NHL lead with 10 goals. Reinhart has 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) in 13 games, the fewest required to reach 20 points in Panthers history. And those 21 points tie him with Kirill Kaprizov for the league lead. Reinhart not only picked up where he left off after a career season last year, but his torrid pace suggests he could exceed it in 2024-25. His fantasy value is high and will increase when he and the Panthers start to deliver more with the man advantage. Only four of Reinhart's points have come on the power play.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Three points in win
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Reinhart potted two goals and added an assist in Friday's 6-4 win over the Stars.
Reinhart registered an even strength and shorthanded goal after notching the primary helper on Aleksander Barkov's first-period tally. Reinhart added four shots, one block and a plus-3 rating in 17:36 of ice time. The right-shot winger is riding a four-game point streak consisting of four goals and three assists. Furthermore, the British Columbia native has been held off the scoresheet in just two games this season. Overall, he's generated nine goals, 10 assists and a plus-8 rating over 12 contests. Reinhart is in a three-way tie with Cale Makar and Mark Stone for the league lead in points with 19.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Two points in Monday's win
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Reinhart scored a power-play goal on four shots and added an assist in Monday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.
Reinhart earned his fifth multi-point effort in 11 games this season. The 28-year-old has four points during his active three-game streak, and he has been held off the scoresheet just twice. Overall, he has seven tallies, nine helpers, 30 shots on net, 12 hits, 11 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating, bringing consistency and decent category coverage in a top-line role.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Lights lamp Saturday
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Reinhart scored a goal in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Islanders.
Reinhart scored the Panthers' first goal midway through the first period with a wrister from close range, and that strike sparked an impressive comeback for the Panthers -- they would end up scoring six unanswered goals en route to this road win. Reinhart has contributed offensively in all but one of his last eight appearances, and he should continue to finds lots of opportunities to produce due to his established role as a top-six forward and member of the first power-play unit.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Another three-point effort
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Reinhart scored a goal and added two assists in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Golden Knights.
After potting his fifth goal of the season early in the second period, Reinhart helped set up Eetu Luostarinen's tying tally midway through the third and Gustav Forsling's winner with just 17 seconds left in OT. With Matthew Tkachuk (illness), Aleksander Barkov (lower body) and others sidelined, Reinhart has stepped up in a big way for Florida, compiling four goals and 10 points over the course of a five-game point streak.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Three points in Tuesday's win
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Reinhart scored a goal and added two assists in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
With Aleksander Barkov (lower body) and Matthew Tkachuk (illness) both sidelined, Reinhart stepped up and led Florida to victory, including a nifty feed late in the third period that sprung Eetu Luostarinen for what proved to be the game-winning goal. Reinhart is off to a flying start to the campaign, collecting four goals and eight points through five contests as the 28-year-old looks to demonstrate that his 57-goal, 94-point eruption in 2023-24 was no fluke.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Excels on special teams
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Reinhart scored a power-play goal and a shorthanded goal in Monday's 4-3 victory against Boston.
Reinhart has picked up right where he left off, scoring three goals through the opening four games of the season, after setting a new career-best last year with 57 goals in 82 regular-season contests. The 28-year-old winger will need to keep the offense rolling with Matthew Tkachuk (illness) and Aleksander Barkov (lower body) both on the shelf.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Two points against Boston
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Reinhart scored a shorthanded goal and added an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Bruins.
Both points came in the first period as the Panthers seized an early 4-1 lead. Reinhart is coming off a career-best campaign in 2023-24, amassing 57 goals and 94 points in the regular season, and he had plenty of special-teams success with 27 power-play tallies and five shorties. The 28-year-old led all Florida skaters in PP time (7:49) and all forwards in time on the penalty kill (3:10) Tuesday, and he should get every opportunity to do damage in odd-man situations again this season.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Cashes in with new deal
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Reinhart's eight-year contract extension, which was agreed upon Sunday, will carry an overall value of $69 million, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Reinhart and the Panthers got this deal done just ahead of Sunday's deadline to allow him to secure that eighth season. Fresh off a Stanley Cup championship, the 28-year-old winger has played in all 82 regular-season games in the last two years -- including setting new career highs with goals (57) and points (94) during the 2023-24 campaign. Reinhart should be able to maintain elite-level production heading into the upcoming season, especially in his first-line and No. 1 power-play roles, though his shooting percentage figures to drop from last year's 24.5 percent mark.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Secures eight-year extension
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Reinhart and the Panthers agreed to an eight-year contract extension Sunday, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports. The official details are expected to be announced Monday.
Reinhart was one of the key pieces of Florida's Stanley Cup run last season. He scored a career-high 57 goals, blazing past his previous career best of 33. Reinhart finished the regular season with 94 points -- including 34 on the man advantage -- while averaging 20:18 of ice time and playing in all 82 games. He then added 16 points in 24 postseason appearances. Reinhart will stay locked into a top-six spot with heavy power-play usage. In his three years with Florida, the 28-year-old winger ranks 11th in the NHL with 121 goals.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Scores Cup-clinching goal
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Reinhart scored a goal on two shots, added two hits and blocked three shots in Monday's 2-1 win over the Oilers in Game 7.
After a close call for the Oilers, Reinhart got out on a rush the other way and sniped home the decisive goal at 15:11 of the second period. While it wasn't the instant gratification of an overtime tally, Reinhart's goal ultimately sealed the Panthers' first Stanley Cup title. The 28-year-old concluded his best year yet with 10 goals and six assists over 24 playoff contests after posting 57 goals and 94 points in the regular season. He is set to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, though he'll likely be near the top of the list of players the Panthers attempt to re-sign.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: One of each in win
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Reinhart scored a goal on two shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Oilers in Game 3.
Reinhart tipped home a Gustav Forsling shot to open the scoring late in the first period. In the second, Reinhart added a helper on Aleksander Barkov's goal, which ended up being the game-winner. This was Reinhart's first goal in five games, and he's now at nine tallies, 15 points, 70 shots on net, 47 hits and a plus-3 rating through 20 playoff contests.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Picks up helper in win
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Reinhart logged an assist, three shots on goal, three blocked shots, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Oilers in Game 1.
Reinhart hadn't logged an assist since he dished out four of them in Game 2 of the second round versus the Bruins. Over the 10 contests in between, the 28-year-old winger posted five goals and 33 shots on net. He's up to 13 points (five on the power play), 68 shots, 44 hits, 27 blocks and a plus-2 rating through 18 playoff appearances in a top-line role.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Propels Panthers in thriller
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Reinhart scored the game-winning goal in overtime in Tuesday's 3-2 win over New York in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Reinhart was the hero in South Florida on Tuesday night -- he buried a feed from Aleksander Barkov to send the series back to New York tied at two games apiece. It was Reinhart's fourth power-play goal of the postseason, three of which have come in the last two games. Reinhart has eight goals so far during the postseason which trails only Carter Verhaeghe (nine) for the lead for Florida. Reinhart is also tied for the team lead in power-play goals with four. The 28-year-old is fourth on the team in points during the postseason with eight goals and four assists in 15 appearances.
