- Age
- 21
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 178 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Born
- Chilliwack, British Columbia, CAN
- GP
- 7
- G
- 0
- A
- 3
- P
- 3
- +/-
- 0
- SOG
- 11
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2023 · Round 1, #13 overall (BUF)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 first 7 GP |
|---|---|---|
| GP | 7 | 7 |
| G | 0 | 0 |
| A | 3 | 7-4 |
| P | 3 | 7-4 |
| SOG | 11 | 15-4 |
| PPP | 1 | 2-1 |
| +/- | 0 | +3-3 |
| PIM | 4 | 6-2 |
| TOI/GP | 19:28 | 19:26+0:02 |
| SH% | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Benson is shooting 0.0% (0 on 11 shots) against 10.2% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 2.7 expected goals this season (G − xG -2.7).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 54.4
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 65.8
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- +5.6
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 0.970
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 2.7
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -2.7
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 75.7
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 14:18
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
29 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Benson is used
#6 · L · Buffalo Sabres
Zach Benson
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts
- Line 1
- PP1
- PK1
- Ice time / game
- 19:37
- 14:18 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 75.7%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 65.8%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 54.4%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 13 | 30 | 43 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Buffalo Sabres | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024–25 | Buffalo Sabres | 75 | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 2023–24 | Buffalo Sabres | 71 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 |
| Mon, Oct 12 | vs FLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:40 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:54 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:18 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:41 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:33 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | @ CBJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 18:34 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Canada U18 · Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022–23 | Winnipeg Ice · WHL | 60 | 36 | 62 | 98 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Winnipeg Ice · WHL | 15 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2021–22 | Winnipeg Ice · WHL | 58 | 25 | 38 | 63 |
| 2021–22 (P) | Winnipeg Ice · WHL | 15 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2020–21 | Winnipeg Ice · WHL | 24 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2019–20 | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep · CSSHL U15 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 86 |
| 2019–20 | Yale Hockey Academy Elite 15s · CSSHL U16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019–20 (P) | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep · CSSHL U15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018–19 | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep · CSSHL U15 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2018–19 | Draftday Hockey Selects U14 · WSI U14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018–19 (P) | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep · CSSHL U15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | Pro Hockey Selects U12 · WSI U12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Benson in the news
Charlie McAvoy revient au jeu ce soir!On se rappellera que McAvoy a été suspendu pour les 6 premiers matchs de la saison 2026-27 suite à un coup vicieux assené à l'attaquant des Sabres de Buffalo Zach Benson. Charlie McAvoy revient au jeu ce soir! est…Tout sur le hockey (TSLH) · 2026-10-13
Sabres’ Jack Quinn Pushing for $10 Million DecisionThe Buffalo Sabres spent this past offseason figuring out what to do with contracts for some of their younger standout players. For Zach Benson, they delivered a big extension. With Bowen Byram, they decided a trade to…Heavy NHL · 2026-10-12
Buffalo Sabres Prospect Update – 2023 DrafteesThe Sabres selected eight players at the 2023 Draft in Nashville, including winger Zach Benson in the first round.The Hockey News - Sabres · 2026-10-12- As Sabres struggle early, Ryan McLeod or Josh Norris could be scratched‘A slew of forwards are underperforming. So far, Zach Benson, Josh Doan, Ryan McLeod and Josh Norris have combined to score zero goals and four assists this season.’SabreSpace · 2026-10-12
- Charlie McAvoy: Finishes serving suspensionMcAvoy has finished serving his six-game suspension for slashing Buffalo's Zach Benson on May 1. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.RotoWire NHL News · 2026-10-11
Buffalo-area restaurant receives shoutout from Sabres' Zach BensonZach Benson is playing his fourth NHL season with the Buffalo Sabres, and one Western New York eatery has consistently earned the popular winger's business.Sabre Noise · 2026-10-08