Zach Benson

Buffalo Sabres·LW·#6·CAN·Age 21·Shoots L

5'10"178 lbsChilliwack, BCDrafted 13th Overall, 2023 (BUF)

No stats available for this season.

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Chilliwack, BC, CAN · Draft: 2023 · Round 1, pick 13 (#13 overall) · BUF · 4 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 225
G: 36
A: 78
PTS: 114
+/-: 32

Playoffs

GP: 13
G: 5
A: 4
PTS: 9
+/-: 6

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-31	@ LAK	0	2	2	0	4	23:20
2026-10-29	@ ANA	1	2	3	3	3	19:30
2026-10-27	@ SJS	1	0	1	2	5	17:52
2026-10-24	@ WSH	0	1	1	1	2	18:32
2026-10-21	vs PHI	0	0	0	0	1	21:21

Game Log

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 7	CBJ	0	1	1	2	3	22:09	W
Nov 5	OTT	0	1	1	1	3	20:16	L
Oct 31	@ LAK	0	2	2	0	4	23:20	W
Oct 30	@ ANA	1	2	3	3	3	19:30	W
Oct 28	@ SJS	1	0	1	2	5	17:52	W
Oct 24	@ WSH	0	1	1	1	2	18:32	L
Oct 21	PHI	0	0	0	0	1	21:21	L
Oct 17	@ MTL	0	1	1	1	3	21:17	L
Oct 15	@ TOR	0	2	2	3	4	21:18	W
Oct 13	@ MTL	0	1	1	0	0	19:36	L
Oct 12	FLA	0	1	1	0	2	19:40	W
Oct 10	UTA	0	0	0	0	1	19:54	L
Oct 8	DAL	0	0	0	-1	4	18:18	L
Oct 6	MIN	0	0	0	1	2	20:41	W
Oct 3	CHI	0	0	0	1	1	19:33	W
Oct 1	@ CBJ	0	1	1	-1	1	18:34	L
Sep 26	PIT	0	0	0	-2	0	17:43	L
Sep 22	CBJ	0	2	2	2	1	15:59	W
May 18	MTL	0	0	0	-1	2	24:07	L
May 17	@ MTL	1	1	2	3	6	20:04	W
May 14	MTL	0	0	0	0	1	21:04	L
May 12	@ MTL	1	0	1	1	1	14:21	W
May 10	@ MTL	0	0	0	-1	3	18:07	L
May 8	MTL	1	0	1	0	1	19:25	L
May 6	MTL	0	2	2	1	1	16:56	W
May 1	@ BOS	1	1	2	2	1	16:47	W
Apr 28	BOS	0	0	0	0	2	14:30	L
Apr 26	@ BOS	1	0	1	2	3	13:25	W
Apr 23	@ BOS	0	0	0	1	1	16:31	W
Apr 21	BOS	0	0	0	-2	1	11:37	L
Apr 19	BOS	0	0	0	0	3	15:28	W
Apr 15	DAL	1	1	2	2	3	24:22	L
Apr 14	@ CHI	0	1	1	2	4	14:22	W
Apr 9	CBJ	0	1	1	2	1	15:39	W
Apr 8	@ NYR	2	0	2	1	3	12:59	W
Apr 6	TBL	0	1	1	1	3	17:44	W
Apr 4	@ WSH	0	0	0	-2	3	15:20	L
Apr 2	@ OTT	0	0	0	-2	1	17:35	L
Mar 31	NYI	0	0	0	1	4	13:02	W
Mar 28	SEA	0	1	1	0	1	14:39	W
Mar 27	DET	0	0	0	-3	1	16:55	L
Mar 25	BOS	1	0	1	1	2	11:35	L
Mar 23	@ ANA	1	1	2	1	2	12:07	L
Mar 21	@ LAK	1	1	2	2	1	15:16	W
Mar 20	@ SJS	0	1	1	2	0	11:59	W
Mar 18	@ VGK	0	0	0	0	5	17:17	W
Mar 14	TOR	0	1	1	1	1	14:43	W
Mar 12	WSH	0	0	0	0	1	17:15	L
Mar 10	SJS	0	0	0	0	2	16:25	W
Mar 8	TBL	0	1	1	1	1	14:15	W
Mar 7	NSH	0	0	0	0	2	9:32	W
Mar 6	@ PIT	0	0	0	1	0	13:22	W
Mar 4	VGK	0	0	0	-1	0	9:46	W
Mar 1	@ TBL	0	1	1	1	0	13:39	W
Feb 3	@ FLA	1	0	1	1	2	14:10	W
Feb 1	MTL	0	0	0	0	2	20:45	L
Jan 30	LAK	0	1	1	1	2	18:26	W
Jan 28	@ TOR	0	0	0	1	0	17:02	W
Jan 24	@ NYI	0	1	1	1	0	17:32	W
Jan 23	@ MTL	1	0	1	1	2	10:47	W
Jan 21	@ NSH	0	0	0	3	2	15:32	W
Jan 19	@ CAR	0	0	0	0	1	17:07	L
Jan 17	MIN	0	0	0	0	1	16:31	L
Jan 16	MTL	0	1	1	1	2	16:06	W
Jan 15	PHI	0	1	1	0	0	17:26	W
Jan 13	FLA	1	0	1	2	1	18:17	L
Jan 11	ANA	0	2	2	0	5	13:51	W
Jan 9	@ NYR	0	0	0	0	1	16:04	W
Jan 7	VAN	0	0	0	-1	2	12:52	W
Jan 3	@ CBJ	0	0	0	-1	3	16:39	L
Jan 1	@ DAL	0	0	0	1	1	16:11	W
Dec 30	@ STL	1	0	1	1	5	15:39	W
Dec 28	BOS	0	0	0	1	0	14:28	W
Dec 24	@ OTT	0	0	0	0	2	12:24	W
Dec 22	@ NJD	1	0	1	1	1	13:05	W
Dec 20	NYI	0	0	0	0	2	18:25	W
Dec 19	PHI	0	2	2	1	4	17:11	W
Dec 15	@ SEA	1	0	1	1	2	18:03	W
Dec 12	@ VAN	1	0	1	1	1	16:13	W
Dec 10	@ EDM	0	0	0	-1	2	16:50	W
Dec 9	@ CGY	0	0	0	1	3	14:08	L
Dec 6	@ WPG	0	0	0	-2	3	13:24	L

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

League leaders →

Physical

Hits20#201 of 654
Hits per game1.25#250 of 654
Hits per 603.72#328 of 654
Blocked shots10#275 of 654
Takeaways4#168 of 654
Giveaways14#397 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)6.66#9 of 654
Expected goals per 601.24#11 of 654
Goals above expected-4.66#653 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.128#13 of 654
High-danger shots27#6 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)61.9%#3 of 654
Corsi relative to team+14.9%#5 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)61.9%#12 of 654
PDO at 5v51.081#33 of 654
Offensive zone starts75.0%#12 of 654
Time on ice per game20:07#122 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

30.8%

Won–Lost

4–9

13 taken

League rank

—

Unranked — under 100 FO

By zone

Offensive zone25.0% · 2/8
Neutral zone66.7% · 2/3
Defensive zone0.0% · 0/2

By situation

Even strength36.4% · 4/11
Power play0.0% · 0/1
Shorthanded0.0% · 0/1

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Career Arc

4 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	BUF	14	2	11	13	+10	12	33	6.1	19:58	0	3
2025-26	BUF	65	13	30	43	+27	42	116	11.2	15:53	1	4
2024-25	BUF	75	10	18	28	-2	60	120	8.3	14:49	3	1
2023-24	BUF	71	11	19	30	-3	36	98	11.2	14:31	0	2

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Zach Benson

Contract

Career

Game Log

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

By zone

By situation

Fantasy Value

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Career Arc

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