Every playoff series has a villain, and it took Sam Bennett a period and change to become a villain to the Toronto Maple Leafs, or at least their fans.

The Toronto Maple Leafs took Game 1 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers. Although it was a high-scoring ...

The Florida Panthers dropped Game 1 of their second-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night, falling 5-4 ...

After the Leafs took an early series lead on Monday, Toronto and Florida meet for Game 2 at Scotiabank Arena tonight at 7 p.m. ET. Follow the Star’s updates throughout the day, plus real-time ...

William Nylander got the Toronto Maple Leafs off to a fast start in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Nylander ...

Matthew Knies gave the Leafs a bit of breathing room at 14:00 with a backhand goal on a breakaway, making it 5-3. Sam Bennett scored for Florida at 18:05 closing the gap to 5-4, but the Leafs held on ...

Game 1 between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs was overshadowed by a controversial hit. Sam Bennett's elbow to ...

Paul Bissonnette criticized the Florida Panthers after Game 1. He called Sam Bennett a 'scumbag' for injuring Anthony Stolarz ...

What most outsiders don’t quite understand about Bennett the Menace — a human nailgun whose production and pain infliction simultaneously skyrocket come playoff time — is how a player capable of such ...

The NHL is not suspending Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett for an elbow to the head of Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Anthony ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are focused on what lies ahead, not retribution, as they get set to host the Florida Panthers on Wednesday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference second-round series.

The Panthers fear that Sam Bennett won't get the benefit of the doubt after Monday night, which is why Paul Maurice sprang ...