BUFFALO SABRESBorn in Canada#6 ·Left Wing

Zach Benson

ACTIVE

Last game:October 22, 2026(2d ago)0 PTS · 0G · 0AvsPhiladelphia Flyers

Next match:October 25, 2026(overnight)@Washington Capitals

Zach Benson has played in the NHL since 2023–24 and currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres. He is 21 years old (born in 2005), is originally from Chilliwack, is 178 cm tall and weighs 81 kg. Benson has put up 107 points in 221 games, 34 goals and 73 assists, an average of 0.48 points per game. The best season so far is 2025–26 with 43 points in 65 games.

BirthplaceChilliwack

Born2005 (21 years)Height178 cmWeight81 kgShootsLNHLSeason 4 in the NHL

DRAFT 2023: selected No. 13 in round 1 · Buffalo SabresDEBUT October 13, 2023(3y ago)vsNew York RangersCONTRACT $7,500,000/yr (≈ 6 193 883 kr/month, 74 326 598 kr/yr) · UFA 2033–34

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The 2026-2027 season10 gamesFollow the season night by night

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#145NHL F#121

Goals

NHL#425NHL F#329

Assists

NHL#50NHL F#35

Form

WARM

Latest 5 outings

Games played

100%

10 of 10

games

Point pace

50P

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

NHL#64NHL F#38

Ice time/game

20:01

NHL#183NHL F#33

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs5 playoff goals5mo ago

Career100 career points6mo ago

Next up

50 career goals

34 now · target 50

16left

SeasonMatch season best: 13 goals13 away

Show all milestones 19

Season

Match season best: 13 goals13 away

Match season best: 30 assists24 away

Match season best: 43 points37 away

30 goals this season30 away

Playoffs

5 playoff goals5mo ago

10 playoff games5mo ago

First playoff point6mo ago

First playoff goal6mo ago

Career

50 career goals16 away

100 career assists27 away

250 NHL games29 away

250 career points143 away

100 career points6mo ago

25 career goals9mo ago

50 career assists10mo ago

50 career points1y ago

100 NHL games1y ago

First NHL goal2y ago

First NHL point3y ago

Compared with the NHL

Zach Benson is in the top 3% of NHL forwards for +/−.

2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

2.50

Top 22%Zach Benson scores points more often than 79% of NHL forwards (374 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

0.76

Lower halfZach Benson scores goals more often than 48% of NHL forwards (229 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

1.74

Top 10%Zach Benson records assists more often than 90% of NHL forwards (430 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

6.68

Upper halfZach Benson shoots more often than 61% of NHL forwards (288 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

2.32

Lower halfZach Benson hits more often than 28% of NHL forwards (133 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

1.28

Bottom 20%Zach Benson blocks more shots than 19% of NHL forwards (91 of 476)

+/−

+27

Top 3%Zach Benson has a higher +/− than 98% of NHL forwards (466 of 476)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Zach Benson's whole career

Stats

Games played

221

Points

107

Points per game

0.48

Goals

Assists

+/-

+26

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

Season+/-

Career timelineRead Zach Benson's whole career

Teams player has played for

BUFBuffalo SabresCurrent

Seasons

2023–24 to 2026–27

Since OCT 12 · 4 seasons

PTS

107

221

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