Buffalo Sabres#6 · L

ZachBenson

Age

Height

5′10″

Weight

178 lb

Shoots

Born

Chilliwack, British Columbia, CAN

Draft

2023 · BUF · round 1, #13 overall

Pony per game

+0.02

138 of 460 forwards

Pony total

+1.37

65 games · 2025-26

Points

13-30-43

G-A-P · 65 GP · 15:53 TOI

IMPACT

+4.1

Goals / 82 · OFF +2.7 · DEF +1.4

Pony score

Game by game 5-game average

Average night

65 games · +0.02 per game

Production+0.02Production−0.02

Play driving+0.01Play driving0.00

Special teams+0.01Special teams+0.01

Usage−0.01Usage0.00

Offence left column, defence right; goals per game above an average forward.

Shot map

0 goals on 0.0 xG · +0.0 finishing · 0 attempts

goal (0), taller = higher xGsaved (0)missed (0)

Isolated impact

FewerMore shots23-24 – 25-2625-26Method

Total

+6.8

Goals · std season92nd pct F

Goal threat

Penalties

With or without

Together Benson apart Mate apart5v5 · 100+ min25-26Method

Game log

			Scoring					Shooting				5v5		Play						Time
Date	Opp	Pony	G	A	P	SOG	TOI	Res	Res	G

Career

Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	21	Buffalo Sabres	4	0	1	1	0.25	0	4	0	8	0.0	19:17

04/15	vsDAL	+0.89	1	1	2	3	24:22	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	1	1	2	0	1	3	5	0.32	33	48	43	0	1	0	0	0	+2	24:22	4:03	2:32	30	+0.89
04/13	@CHI	+0.40	0	1	1	4	14:22	W5–1	W5–1	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	0.40	0	55	72	0
04/09	vsCBJ	+0.17	0	1	1	1	15:39	W5–0	W5–0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0.13	0	68	80	1
04/08	@NYR	+0.51	2	0	2	3	12:59	W5–3	W5–3	2	0	2	0	0	3	3	0.74	67	42
04/06	vsTBL	−0.29	0	1	1	3	17:44	W4–2	W4–2	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	0.49	0	43	41	1
04/04	@WSH	−0.05	0	0	0	3	15:20	L2–6	L2–6	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0.26	0	56	50	0
04/02	@OTT	−0.28	0	0	0	1	17:35	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.27	0	57	55	1
03/31	vsNYI	+0.13	0	0	0	4	13:02	W4–3	W4–3	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	0.47	0	68	85	1
03/28	vsSEA	+0.35	0	1	1	1	14:39	W3–2	W3–2	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0.11	0	63	58	1
03/27	vsDET	−0.26	0	0	0	1	16:55	L2–5	L2–5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.09	0	41	26	0
03/25	vsBOS	+0.77	1	0	1	2	11:35	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	0.19	50	47	59	0
03/22	@ANA	+0.89	1	1	2	2	12:07	OTL5–6	OTL5–6	1	1	2	0	0	2	4	0.47	50	60	61	0
03/21	@LAK	+0.27	1	1	2	1	15:16	W4–1	W4–1	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	0.46	100	61	54	0
03/19	@SJS	−0.14	0	1	1	0	11:59	W5–0	W5–0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	—	73	66	1
03/17	@VGK	−0.15	0	0	0	5	17:17	W2–0	W2–0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0.40	0	44	50	1
03/14	vsTOR	+0.40	0	1	1	1	14:43	W3–2	W3–2	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	0.56	0	73	63	1
03/12	vsWSH	−0.38	0	0	0	1	17:15	L1–2	L1–2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.18	0	62	33	0
03/10	vsSJS	−0.17	0	0	0	2	16:25	W6–3	W6–3	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.28	0	66	71	3
03/08	vsTBL	+0.28	0	1	1	1	14:15	W8–7	W8–7	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0.10	0	52	59	2
03/07	vsNSH	−0.20	0	0	0	2	9:32	W3–2	W3–2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.12	0	57	59	1
03/05	@PIT	−0.16	0	0	0	0	13:22	W5–1	W5–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	—	45	58	2
03/03	vsVGK	−0.29	0	0	0	0	9:46	W3–2	W3–2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	—	32	28	1
02/28	@TBL	−0.42	0	1	1	0	13:39	W6–2	W6–2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	—	24	31	2
02/02	@FLA	+0.53	1	0	1	2	14:10	W5–3	W5–3	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0.17	50	35	39	1
01/31	vsMTL	−0.30	0	0	0	2	20:45	L2–4	L2–4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0.25	0	61	64	1
01/29	vsLAK	−0.06	0	1	1	2	18:26	W4–1	W4–1	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0.28	0	59	77
01/27	@TOR	−0.17	0	0	0	0	17:02	W7–4	W7–4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	—	43	43
01/24	@NYI	+0.24	0	1	1	0	17:32	W5–0	W5–0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	—	65	68
01/22	@MTL	+0.61	1	0	1	2	10:47	W4–2	W4–2	1	0	1	0	0	2	4	0.59	50	53	75
01/20	@NSH	−0.30	0	0	0	2	15:32	W5–3	W5–3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0.09	0	60	73
01/19	@CAR	−0.17	0	0	0	1	17:07	L1–2	L1–2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.27	0	63	72
01/17	vsMIN	−0.37	0	0	0	1	16:31	OTL4–5	OTL4–5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.07	0	36	34
01/15	vsMTL	−0.03	0	1	1	2	16:06	W5–3	W5–3	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0.12	0	48	37
01/14	vsPHI	−0.27	0	1	1	0	17:26	W5–2	W5–2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0.15	—	48	53
01/12	vsFLA	+0.27	1	0	1	1	18:17	L3–4	L3–4	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.35	100	29	42
01/10	vsANA	+0.47	0	2	2	5	13:51	W5–3	W5–3	0	2	2	0	0	5	5	0.51	0	47	64
01/08	@NYR	−0.10	0	0	0	1	16:04	W5–2	W5–2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.13	0	46	58
01/06	vsVAN	−0.33	0	0	0	2	12:52	W5–3	W5–3	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0.19	0	40	46
01/03	@CBJ	−0.16	0	0	0	3	16:39	L1–5	L1–5	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0.36	0	61	62
12/31	@DAL	−0.29	0	0	0	1	16:11	W4–1	W4–1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.08	0	50	50
12/29	@STL	+0.76	1	0	1	5	15:39	W4–2	W4–2	1	0	1	0	0	5	7	0.54	20	77	85
12/27	vsBOS	−0.30	0	0	0	0	14:28	W4–1	W4–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	—	61	58
12/23	@OTT	−0.55	0	0	0	2	12:24	W3–2	W3–2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0.14	0	32	22
12/21	@NJD	+0.21	1	0	1	1	13:05	W3–1	W3–1	1	0	1	—	—	1	—	0.11	100	—	—
12/20	vsNYI	−0.28	0	0	0	2	18:25	W3–2	W3–2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0.49	0	35	38
12/18	vsPHI	+0.20	0	2	2	4	17:11	W5–3	W5–3	0	2	2	1	0	4	6	0.28	0	35	22
12/14	@SEA	−0.46	1	0	1	2	18:03	W3–1	W3–1	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	0.60	50	37	37
12/11	@VAN	+0.36	1	0	1	1	16:13	W3–2	W3–2	1	0	1	1	0	1	3	0.17	100	38	46
12/09	@EDM	−0.20	0	0	0	2	16:50	W4–3	W4–3	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0.14	0	58	47
12/08	@CGY	−0.21	0	0	0	3	14:08	L4–7	L4–7	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0.15	0	60	65
12/05	@WPG	−0.26	0	0	0	3	13:24	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0.18	0	67	51
12/03	@PHI	−0.19	0	0	0	2	13:57	L2–5	L2–5	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.10	0	60	36
12/01	vsWPG	+0.56	0	2	2	0	15:05	W5–1	W5–1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0.04	—	55	64
11/29	@MIN	−0.17	0	0	0	2	17:32	W3–2	W3–2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0.09	0	55	53
11/28	vsNJD	−0.12	0	0	0	1	15:52	L0–5	L0–5	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.09	0	86	77
11/26	@PIT	−0.32	0	0	0	1	16:09	L2–4	L2–4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.04	0	42	54
11/23	vsCAR	+0.31	0	1	1	1	16:56	W4–1	W4–1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0.24	0	42	53
10/30	@BOS	+0.42	0	1	1	1	16:18	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	0.23	0	46	58
10/28	vsCBJ	−0.55	0	0	0	0	19:13	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	—	40	27
10/25	@TOR	−0.20	0	0	0	1	19:50	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.01	0	68	79
10/24	vsTOR	+0.32	0	1	1	3	20:25	W5–3	W5–3	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	0.22	0	50	70
10/22	vsDET	−0.35	0	0	0	0	21:03	W4–2	W4–2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	—	57	42
10/20	@MTL	+0.15	0	1	1	7	21:11	L2–4	L2–4	0	1	1	0	0	7	7	0.53	0	56
10/18	vsFLA	−0.18	0	1	1	2	17:25	W3–0	W3–0	0	1	1	1	0	2	4	0.30	0	61	88
10/15	vsOTT	+0.56	0	4	4	2	16:52	W8–4	W8–4	0	4	4	1	1	2	3	0.13	0

Total	25 GP	+2.51	7	11	18	45		17–5–3	17–5–3	7	11	18	0	1	45	73	6.61				21	7	10	17	22	+12	+2.51
Per GP		+0.10	0.28	0.44	0.72	1.8	14:59			0.28	0.44	0.72	0.00	0.04	1.8	2.9	0.26	16	53	54	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.9
Total	65 GP	+1.37	13	30	43	116		44–14–7	44–14–7	13	30	43	5	2	116	191	14.75				40	22	25	46	42
Per GP		+0.02	0.20	0.46	0.66	1.8	15:53			0.20	0.46	0.66	0.08	0.03	1.8	3.0	0.23	11	52	54	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.6

Season	Age	League · team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2022-23	17	Hlinka Gretzky Cup · Canada U18	5	2	5	7	1.40	—	2	—	—	—	—
2022-23	17	WHL · Winnipeg Ice	60	36	62	98	1.63	+68	49	—	—	—	—
2021-22	16	WHL · Winnipeg Ice	58	25	38	63	1.09	+40	28	—	—	—	—
2020-21	15	WHL · Winnipeg Ice	24	10	10	20	0.83	+8	12	—	—	—	—
2019-20	14	CSSHL U15 · Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep	30	30	56	86	2.87	—	26	—	—	—	—
2019-20	14	CSSHL U16 · Yale Hockey Academy Elite 15s	5	1	1	2	0.40	—	0	—	—	—	—
2018-19	13	CSSHL U15 · Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep	28	6	13	19	0.68	—	12	—	—	—	—
2018-19	13	WSI U14 · Draftday Hockey Selects U14	7	0	3	3	0.43	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016-17	11	WSI U12 · Pro Hockey Selects U12	6	3	5	8	1.33	—	6	—	—	—	—

Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2025-26	20	Buffalo Sabres	13	5	4	9	0.69	+6	64	1	26	19.2	17:06
NHL career			Career			13	5	4	9	0.69	+6	64	1	26	19.2	17:06