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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Left Wing•#6MIXEDPPI 76Zach Benson is a 21-year-old left wing for the Buffalo Sabres. Selected 13th overall by BUF in the 2023 NHL Draft. Born in Chilliwack, CAN. At 21, Zach is among the younger players in the league.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 13 goals and 30 assists for 43 points in 65 games. He averages 0.66 points per game on 15:53 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 23–61 pts
MIXED — 40th percentile at L, 51% hit rate (65 GP, 2025-26)
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Zach was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 65 games, 1,167 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
55.5 vs 54.8 lg
56th percentile
Quality of teammates
66.0 vs 53.2 lg
88th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Zach takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
161
Goals vs expected
13 vs 15.0 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
45%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
71
Offense
88
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
17-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 17-point spread between offensive (71th) and defensive (88th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown winger.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
17-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 17-point spread between offensive (71th) and defensive (88th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown winger.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Zach Benson's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | BUF | 65 | 13 | 30 | 43 | +27 | 116 | 11.2% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | BUF | 75 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -2 | 120 | 8.3% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | BUF | 71 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -3 | 98 | 11.2% |
Form
Zach's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:07 |
| May 16 | @ MTL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 20:04 |
| May 14 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:04 |
| May 12 | @ MTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:21 |
| May 10 | @ MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 18:07 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Buffalo Sabres this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| Career | — | 211 | 34 | 67 | 101 | +22 | 334 | 10.2% |
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