Sam Bennett Shocked by Controversial Penalty After Collision with Skinner

While the Panthers are trying to fight back from a 1-0 deficit in the Stanley Cup Finals, they seem to not be getting as many breaks as they would hope for two games into the series.

Already deadlocked at 2-2 in the first period, Panthers forward Sam Bennett ended up colliding with Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner, leading to Florida receiving a penalty for goaltender interference.

Luckily, Skinner was okay afterwards but it could have led to a very similar incident to things we've seen involving Bennett in the past.

Though it looks like he was shoved into the net, and hit Skinner on accident, he still ended up with the infraction; something that didn't really sit right with the forward.

During intermission he was asked his opinions on the call, and Bennett admitted he was pretty shocked by the whole situation.

Bennett may have a point here, and perhaps it's the referee being aware of the entire Anthony Stolarz fiasco and decided that Bennett deserved some punishment.

Fans weren't letting Bennett off the hook though, rightly calling out that he should be surprised but only for the fact that he actually got called this time for his actions.

Bennett was chastised for interfering in Game 1 to no call, leading to Carter Verhaeghe's goal.

It's also not the first time that Bennett has taken a run at Skinner either, as he went after him last year in the Cup Finals as well.

Bennett has been fantastic this postseason, registering 13 goals and six assists and is a key facet into why the Panthers are fighting yet again for the Cup.

He is a pending free agent, and with a lot of talk about where he might end up, if he can continue to change the game like he has been; penalties or not, he's going to earn a lot this summer.

For now though, Bennett is going to focus on winning his second straight Cup; but he might have to be a bit more careful going forward.