Zach Benson #6

L · Buffalo Sabres · Age 20 · Shoots L · 5′10″, 179 lb · Draft: 2023, round 1, 13th overall

2025-26 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's forwards who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	65	33rd
TOI/GP	15:53	56th
G	13	47th
A	30	75th
P	43	65th
P/60	2.50	76th
ixG	17.4	59th
G−ixG	−4.4	13th
xGF%	53.5	77th
Rel xGF%	+3.3	77th
GS/GP	+0.78	75th
Pen ±	+5	72nd

Scoring		Pctl
G	13	47th
A1	17	74th
A2	13	76th
P	43	65th
P1	30	60th
P/60	2.50	76th
5v5 P/60	2.15	83rd
PPP	5	49th
SHP	2	87th
ENG	3	89th

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	116	53rd
iCF	193	45th
iFF	162	48th
ixG	17.4	59th
ixG/60	1.01	73rd
G	13	47th
G−ixG	−4.4	13th
Sh%	11.2	37th
xSh%	10.7	93rd
Blk'd	31	29th
5v5 iCF/60	11.0	39th

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	837	42nd
CF%	52.3	74th
FF%	52.7	78th
xGF%	53.5	77th
GF%	63.5	96th
xGF/60	2.89	80th
xGA/60	2.51	54th
oiSh%	11.5	84th
oiSv%	92.5	87th
PDO	104.0	93rd
Rel CF%	+3.9	88th
Rel xGF%	+3.3	77th
OZS%	55.2	50th

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	15:53	56th
EV/GP	13:13	53rd
5v5/GP	12:53	59th
PP/GP	1:44	57th
SH/GP	0:56	59th
Shifts/GP	20.7	64th
Shift	0:46	44th
OZ	181	46th
NZ	229	58th
DZ	147	52nd
OZS%	55.2	50th

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+50.5	71st
GS/GP	+0.78	75th
GS/60	+2.93	83rd
Scoring	+28.8	63rd
Shooting	+11.3	59th
On ice	+8.9	84th
Penalties	+0.8	73rd
Faceoffs	0.0	69th
Other	+0.7	38th

Other		Pctl
Hits	40	28th
Blk	22	22nd
Tk	25	80th
Gv	46	56th
PenD	22	86th
PenT	17	21st
Pen ±	+5	72nd
PP min ±	+11.0	73rd
FOW	7	26th
FOL	8	84th
FO%	46.7	57th

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	9	0	6	6	3.3	64.8	+1.17	19:52
2025-26	Regular season	65	13	30	43	17.4	53.5	+0.78	15:53
2025-26	Playoffs	13	5	4	9	3.6	59.4	+1.05	17:06

Rolling 10-game averages

5v5 xGF% (scale at right)Game Score per game (±1.2), centred on 0 · each point the 10 games to that one, 65 games in all

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Tage Thompson	C	418:06	53.5	53.8
Rasmus Dahlin	D	396:04	52.7	56.9
Bowen Byram	D	390:08	53.5	53.6
Owen Power	D	372:11	59.6	53.7
Mattias Samuelsson	D	334:37	47.4	51.4
Ryan McLeod	C	240:10	51.3	50.4
Josh Doan	R	221:46	50.2	56.3
Jack Quinn	R	213:44	46.8	44.7

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Apr 15	vs DAL	L 3–4 OT	24:22	1	1	3	0.53	48	47	+1.93
Apr 13	@ CHI	W 5–1	14:22	0	1	4	0.45	55	78	+1.70
Apr 9	vs CBJ	W 5–0	15:39	0	1	1	0.10	68	81	+1.57
Apr 8	@ NYR	W 5–3	12:59	2	0	3	1.35	42	56	+2.63
Apr 6	vs TBL	W 4–2	17:44	0	1	3	0.46	43	40	+0.59
Apr 4	@ WSH	L 2–6	15:20	0	0	3	0.29	57	48	+0.01
Apr 2	@ OTT	L 1–4	17:35	0	0	1	0.37	55	56	+0.27
Mar 31	vs NYI	W 4–3	13:02	0	0	4	0.46	68	82	+1.22
Mar 28	vs SEA	W 3–2 OT	14:39	0	1	1	0.11	63	61	+1.07
Mar 27	vs DET	L 2–5	16:55	0	0	1	0.11	41	28	−0.80
Mar 25	vs BOS	L 3–4 OT	11:35	1	0	2	0.17	47	57	+1.35
Mar 22	@ ANA	L 5–6 OT	12:07	1	1	2	0.65	60	62	+2.51
Mar 21	@ LAK	W 4–1	15:16	1	1	1	0.86	61	51	+2.21
Mar 19	@ SJS	W 5–0	11:59	0	1	0	0.00	73	64	+1.04
Mar 17	@ VGK	W 2–0	17:17	0	0	5	0.44	44	46	+0.31
Mar 14	vs TOR	W 3–2 OT	14:43	0	1	1	0.63	73	67	+1.81
Mar 12	vs WSH	L 1–2	17:15	0	0	1	0.19	62	46	+0.08
Mar 10	vs SJS	W 6–3	16:25	0	0	2	0.26	66	66	+0.76
Mar 8	vs TBL	W 8–7	14:15	0	1	1	0.09	52	60	+1.18
Mar 7	vs NSH	W 3–2	9:32	0	0	2	0.20	57	76	+0.30
Mar 5	@ PIT	W 5–1	13:22	0	0	0	0.09	45	49	+0.09
Mar 3	vs VGK	W 3–2	9:46	0	0	0	0.00	32	19	−1.17
Feb 28	@ TBL	W 6–2	13:39	0	1	0	0.00	24	21	−0.33
Feb 2	@ FLA	W 5–3	14:10	1	0	2	0.22	35	39	+0.99
Jan 31	vs MTL	L 2–4	20:45	0	0	2	0.25	61	57	+0.41
Jan 29	vs LAK	W 4–1	18:26	0	1	2	0.20	59	71	+1.76
Jan 27	@ TOR	W 7–4	17:02	0	0	0	0.03	43	38	−0.16
Jan 24	@ NYI	W 5–0	17:32	0	1	0	0.00	65	65	+1.15
Jan 22	@ MTL	W 4–2	10:47	1	0	2	0.66	53	83	+2.09
Jan 20	@ NSH	W 5–3	15:32	0	0	2	0.07	60	73	+0.98
Jan 19	@ CAR	L 1–2	17:07	0	0	1	0.24	63	67	+0.77
Jan 17	vs MIN	L 4–5 OT	16:31	0	0	1	0.08	36	35	−0.13
Jan 15	vs MTL	W 5–3	16:06	0	1	2	0.10	48	38	+0.29
Jan 14	vs PHI	W 5–2	17:26	0	1	0	0.14	48	48	+0.58
Jan 12	vs FLA	L 3–4	18:17	1	0	1	0.57	29	51	+1.45
Jan 10	vs ANA	W 5–3	13:51	0	2	5	0.87	45	54	+2.10
Jan 8	@ NYR	W 5–2	16:04	0	0	1	0.06	46	64	+0.61
Jan 6	vs VAN	W 5–3	12:52	0	0	2	0.20	40	34	−0.29
Jan 3	@ CBJ	L 1–5	16:39	0	0	3	0.25	61	73	+0.78
Dec 31	@ DAL	W 4–1	16:11	0	0	1	0.09	50	51	+0.28
Dec 29	@ STL	W 4–2	15:39	1	0	5	0.68	77	84	+2.79
Dec 27	vs BOS	W 4–1	14:28	0	0	0	0.08	61	56	+0.27
Dec 23	@ OTT	W 3–2 OT	12:24	0	0	2	0.13	32	23	−0.65
Dec 21	@ NJD	W 3–1	13:05	1	0	1	0.15	41	39	+0.69
Dec 20	vs NYI	W 3–2 OT	18:25	0	0	2	0.49	35	37	0.00
Dec 18	vs PHI	W 5–3	17:11	0	2	4	0.31	38	26	+0.75
Dec 14	@ SEA	W 3–1	18:03	1	0	2	0.88	37	35	+0.82
Dec 11	@ VAN	W 3–2	16:13	1	0	1	0.18	38	47	+0.99
Dec 9	@ EDM	W 4–3 OT	16:50	0	0	2	0.20	58	48	+0.02
Dec 8	@ CGY	L 4–7	14:08	0	0	3	0.13	60	71	+0.70
Dec 5	@ WPG	L 1–4	13:24	0	0	3	0.18	67	52	−0.13
Dec 3	@ PHI	L 2–5	13:57	0	0	2	0.10	60	39	−0.36
Dec 1	vs WPG	W 5–1	15:05	0	2	0	0.04	55	71	+2.02
Nov 29	@ MIN	W 3–2 OT	17:32	0	0	2	0.10	55	58	+0.35
Nov 28	vs NJD	L 0–5	15:52	0	0	1	0.08	86	82	+0.91
Nov 26	@ PIT	L 2–4	16:09	0	0	1	0.09	42	57	+0.03
Nov 23	vs CAR	W 4–1	16:56	0	1	1	0.20	42	56	+0.97
Oct 30	@ BOS	L 3–4 OT	16:18	0	1	1	0.23	46	71	+1.20
Oct 28	vs CBJ	L 3–4 OT	19:13	0	0	0	0.00	40	20	−0.87
Oct 25	@ TOR	L 3–4 OT	19:50	0	0	1	0.01	68	77	+0.53
Oct 24	vs TOR	W 5–3	20:25	0	1	3	0.18	50	59	+1.31
Oct 22	vs DET	W 4–2	21:03	0	0	0	0.01	57	39	−0.19
Oct 20	@ MTL	L 2–4	21:11	0	1	7	0.56	58	68	+1.40
Oct 18	vs FLA	W 3–0	17:25	0	1	2	0.34	61	84	+1.35
Oct 15	vs OTT	W 8–4	16:52	0	4	2	0.15	29	18	+1.61