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Zach Benson's NHL career
Points
107
Games
221
Goals
34
Assists
73
P/GP
0.48
Plus/minus
+26
Left winger Zach Benson was drafted 13th overall by Buffalo Sabres in 2023. He has played 4 seasons, all of them for Buffalo Sabres, since 2023. So far that is 221 games and 107 points, 34 goals and 73 assists.
Below: the whole of Zach Benson's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 20232023 NHL Draft
Zach Benson is drafted 13 overall by Buffalo Sabres
First off the board- 1Connor BedardCHI
- 2Leo CarlssonANA
- 3Adam FantilliCBJ
Swedes from the same draft
Leo Carlsson211 GP · 152 P- Tom Willander82 GP · 24 P
- Axel Sandin-Pellikka75 GP · 22 P
- 3 months and 14 days later · 1 season2023-2024 seasonNHL debut
Zach Benson makes his NHL debut in 1–5 loss against New York Rangers
Zach was 18 years old ·
KeyBank Center, USASwedes on the ice:
Mika Zibanejad, Erik Gustafsson, Rasmus Dahlin, among others.Year 2024Season2023-2024
Zach Benson's first NHL season: 30 points
The whole season2023-2024Points30NHL#272Games71 of 8287%Goals11NHL#264Assists19NHL#271P/GP0.42NHL#280+/--3NHL#571 - Year 2025Season
2024-2025
Zach Benson scores 28 points
The whole season2024-2025Points28NHL#304Games75 of 8291%Goals10NHL#285Assists18NHL#284P/GP0.37NHL#315+/--2NHL#491 - Year 2026Season
2025-2026
Zach Benson scores 43 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points season17games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2025-2026Points43NHL#172Games65 of 8279%Goals13NHL#227Assists30NHL#135P/GP0.66NHL#145+/-+27NHL#24PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens13 games9 points5 G · 4 AFirst roundBOSBoston Bruins4–2Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens3–4 - Season
2026-2027
Zach Benson scores 6 points
The whole season2026-2027Points6NHL#145Games10 of 10100%Goals0NHL#425Assists6NHL#50P/GP0.60NHL#164+/-+4NHL#64