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Zach Benson
Left Wing #6 Sabres
Player Information

Zach Benson has 19 points (4 goals, 15 assists) in 30 games for the Buffalo Sabres this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 13) of the 2023 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, he has 77 points (25 goals, 52 assists) in 176 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 20.7 yrs (12.05.2005)
    Height / Weight: 178 cm / 80 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 13th in 2023
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 20-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Sabres controlling 60% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Zach Benson is off the ice, the Sabres control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 34% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 26% in the defensive zone.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 63rd of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 30th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.10
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.60
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    16.44
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.49
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.97
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.85
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.01
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.97
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.77
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.97
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.34
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.21
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.66
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.95
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.85
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.46
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.22
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.68
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.26
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Zach Benson at his age (20.7 yrs):
    Matty Beniers (Rating of 78 in 2022, Today 74)
    Ryan Leonard (Rating of 78 in 2025, Today 78)
    Nikolaj Ehlers (Rating of 78 in 2016, Today 77)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.950M
Player Contract Value: $6.700M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 22.1 yrs (12.05.2005)
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Zach Benson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
31.12.2025 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 1 16:10 1 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -1 16:38 3 0.0% 2
06.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 -1 12:52 2 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 16:04 1 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 2 2 0 13:50 5 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 2 2 -1 12 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Sabres 71 11 19 30 -3 14:31 98 11.2% 36
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 75 10 18 28 -2 14:49 120 8.3% 60
2025-26 Team Logo Sabres 30 4 15 19 5 16:26 60 6.7% 14
Season Projection 69 9 34 43 12 16:26 138 6.5% 32
Total 176 25 52 77 0 278 9.0% 110
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Zach Benson Team Logo LW 20.7 yrs 178 cm / 80 kg 0.63 0.44 76 83 $0.950M
84% Luke Evangelista Team Logo RW 23.9 yrs 183 cm / 82 kg 0.70 0.54 77 80 $3.000M
83% Mackie Samoskevich Team Logo RW 23.2 yrs 180 cm / 81 kg 0.43 0.40 74 81 $0.775M
81% Ben Kindel Team Logo C 18.7 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.46 0.46 73 81 $0.975M
81% Frank Nazar Team Logo C 22 yrs 178 cm / 86 kg 0.64 0.54 71 75 $0.950M
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