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Zach Benson's 2023-2024 season

Points
30
NHL#272
Goals
11
NHL#264
Assists
19
NHL#271
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#571
Games
71
86%
86% of 82

Left winger Zach Benson was 18 years old when the 2023-2024 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 71 of a possible 82 games and scored 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points, 0.42 points per game. Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2023-2024
  1. NHL debut

    Zach Benson makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠5 loss against New York Rangers

    Zach was 18 years old · KeyBank Center, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-
    14:27
    TOI

    Swedes on the ice: Mika Zibanejad, Erik Gustafsson, Rasmus Dahlin, among others.

    • The game
      NYR5–1BUF
      L
      game 1/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG14:27TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3NYI
      L
      game 2/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG15:16TOI
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Zach Benson records his first NHL assist

    in the game against New York Islanders · October 14

    • The game
      TBL2–3BUF
      W
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:00TOI
    • The game
      CGY4–3BUF
      L
      game 4/824
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG12:08TOI
    • The game
      BUF6–4OTT
      W
      game 7/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG09:49TOI
    • The game
      COL0–4BUF
      W
      game 9/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG13:01TOI
    • November 2023
    • The game
      BUF2–3WPG
      L
      game 17/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG14:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–2CHI
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG12:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–4WSH
      L
      game 19/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG17:21TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Zach Benson scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Washington Capitals · November 22

    • The game
      PIT2–3BUF
      W
      game 20/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:32TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–7NJD
      L
      game 21/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG15:03TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8211 of 21 played
      5
      points
      NHL#369
      1
      goals
      NHL#389
      4
      assists
      NHL#295
      BUF
      9-10-2W-L-OT20Points
      6th in the Atlantic·12th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF5–1NYR
      W
      game 22/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG18:28TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–6STL
      L
      game 23/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG15:36TOI
      +2 points
    • December 2023
    • The game
      BUF2–6CAR
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG15:09TOI
    • The game
      NSH2–1BUF
      L
      game 25/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG15:17TOI
    • The game
      DET5–3BUF
      L
      game 26/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG15:40TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1BOS
      W
      game 27/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG14:26TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–2BUF
      L
      game 28/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:37TOI
    • The game
      ARI2–5BUF
      W
      game 29/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG14:45TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–5COL
      L
      game 30/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG15:34TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–2VGK
      W
      game 31/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG17:38TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF0–2ARI
      L
      game 32/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG18:43TOI
    • The game
      CBJ9–4BUF
      L
      game 33/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG19:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–9BUF
      W
      game 34/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG17:41TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–4NYR
      L
      game 35/824
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG13:37TOI
    • The game
      BOS4–1BUF
      L
      game 36/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG10:55TOI
    • The game
      CBJ2–3BUF
      W
      game 37/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG15:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–5OTT
      L
      game 38/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:55TOI
    • The game
      BUF6–1MTL
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:09TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1PIT
      W
      game 40/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:42TOI
    • The game
      SEA5–2BUF
      L
      game 41/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG15:09TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8231 of 41 played
      14
      points
      NHL#293
      4
      goals
      NHL#335
      10
      assists
      NHL#239
      BUF
      17-20-4W-L-OT38Points
      7th in the Atlantic·14th in the Eastern Conference·27th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OTT3–5BUF
      W
      game 42/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG13:40TOI
    • The game
      VAN1–0BUF
      L
      game 43/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG11:11TOI
    • The game
      SJS0–3BUF
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:36TOI
    • The game
      CHI0–3BUF
      W
      game 45/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:16TOI
    • The game
      TBL3–1BUF
      L
      game 46/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG13:24TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4ANA
      L
      game 47/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG08:54TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–2SJS
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:28TOI
    • February 2024
    • The game
      DAL2–1BUF
      L
      game 50/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG11:56TOI
    • The game
      STL3–1BUF
      L
      game 51/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG11:37TOI
    • The game
      LAK0–7BUF
      W
      game 52/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG14:56TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      FLA4–0BUF
      L
      game 53/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:11TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2MIN
      W
      game 54/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:19TOI
    • The game
      ANA4–3BUF
      L
      game 55/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG15:07TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–2MTL
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG14:19TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–1CBJ
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG13:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR2–3BUF
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG14:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3FLA
      L
      game 59/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG11:27TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2TBL
      W
      game 60/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG12:46TOI
    • March 2024
    • The game
      VGK2–7BUF
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG14:06TOI
    • The game
      WPG5–2BUF
      L
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG12:22TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8251 of 62 played
      18
      points
      NHL#347
      6
      goals
      NHL#340
      12
      assists
      NHL#314
      BUF
      29-29-4W-L-OT62Points
      5 out of a spot
      6th in the Atlantic·13th in the Eastern Conference·25th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF1–2TOR
      L
      game 63/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:09TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4NSH
      L
      game 64/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG12:09TOI
    • The game
      EDM2–3BUF
      W
      game 65/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG15:06TOI
    • The game
      DET3–7BUF
      W
      game 66/824
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG12:55TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI0–4BUF
      W
      game 67/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG15:16TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF1–4DET
      L
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:35TOI
    • The game
      BUF6–2SEA
      W
      game 69/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:44TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3VAN
      L
      game 70/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:18TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–8EDM
      L
      game 71/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:39TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–1CGY
      W
      game 72/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG15:52TOI
    • The game
      OTT6–2BUF
      L
      game 73/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG11:39TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–5BUF
      W
      game 74/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:44TOI
    • The game
      TOR3–0BUF
      L
      game 75/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG09:28TOI
    • April 2024
    • The game
      WSH2–6BUF
      W
      game 76/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP13:38TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI2–4BUF
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG14:51TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF1–3DET
      L
      game 78/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP11:45TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3DAL
      L
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:55TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–4BUF
      W
      game 80/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG13:28TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–3FLA
      L
      game 81/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG13:25TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–2TBL
      W
      game 82/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG16:36TOI
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Zach Benson closes the 2023-2024 season with 30 points

    Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    30
    NHL#272
    Games
    71of 82
    87%
    Goals
    11
    NHL#264
    Assists
    19
    NHL#271
    P/GP
    0.42
    NHL#280
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#571
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    2×
    Second star
    4×
    Third star