34 G · 67 A · 211 GP
0.479 P/GP · 11 PPP · 15:03 ATOI
Buffalo Sabres#6Active
Zach Benson
L · 5′10″ / 177 lb · Shoots L · Chilliwack, CAN · Age 21 · 2023 #13 by BUF
101Career points
0.479Career P/GP
211Games played
34Goals
3 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2643points
The latest read.
43 points in 65 games in 2025-26. Career: 101 points across 211 games.
65GP
13goals
30assists
43points
116shots
5PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
5 G · 4 A · 13 GP
0.692 P/GP · 2 PPP · 17:06 ATOI
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 3 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 13 GP · 5 G · 4 A · 9 pts (0.692 P/GP)
80.0
54.6
60.7
What this draft slot returns.
Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC
2023 draft#13round 1 · BUF
29Players in sample
89.7%Reached the NHL
Most games in this sample: Dustin Brown (2003, LAK), 1,296 NHL games.
Sample: 29 players taken #13, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Zach Benson's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.
These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Zach Benson. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2025-26 peak: 65 GP / 13 G / 30 A / 43 Pts / 0.662 P/GP · 15:53 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 65 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 0.662 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 0.423 |
| 2024-25 | 75 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 0.373 |
| Prime-five | 211 | 34 | 67 | 101 | 0.479 |
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-05-18vs MTLPlayoff24:07 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-05-16@ MTLPlayoff20:04 TOI1G 1A2 P · 6 S
2026-05-14vs MTLPlayoff21:04 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-05-12@ MTLPlayoff14:21 TOI1G 0A1 P · 1 S
2026-05-10@ MTLPlayoff18:07 TOI0G 0A0 P · 3 S
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart3 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Peak | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 13 | 30 | 43 | +27 | 5 | 116 |
| 2024-25 | Buffalo Sabres | 75 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -2 | 4 | 120 |
| 2023-24 | Buffalo Sabres | 71 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -3 | 2 | 98 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Buffalo Sabres | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 2 | 26 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2025-26 is the best season either way: 0.662 raw, 0.635 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Best adjusted | 65 | 0.662 | 3.13 | 0.635 |
| 2024-25 | 75 | 0.373 | 3.04 | 0.368 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 0.423 | 3.11 | 0.407 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | Canada U18 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | WHL | Winnipeg Ice | 60 | 36 | 62 | 98 |
| 2022-23 | WHL | Winnipeg Ice | 15 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2021-22 | WHL | Winnipeg Ice | 58 | 25 | 38 | 63 |
| 2021-22 | WHL | Winnipeg Ice | 15 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2020-21 | WHL | Winnipeg Ice | 24 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2019-20 | CSSHL U15 | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep | 30 | 30 | 56 | 86 |
| 2019-20 | CSSHL U16 | Yale Hockey Academy Elite 15s | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | CSSHL U15 | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | CSSHL U15 | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep | 28 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2018-19 | WSI U14 | Draftday Hockey Selects U14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | CSSHL U15 | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | WSI U12 | Pro Hockey Selects U12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 211 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 169 to 253); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 50 of them cleared the band.
Bobby McMannC · Undrafted · active218 GP · 64 G · 41 A · 105 P0.482 P/GP · +0.003Shane WrightC · 2022 #4 · active169 GP · 36 G · 42 A · 78 P0.462 P/GP · −0.017Bobby BrinkR · 2019 #34 · active214 GP · 38 G · 60 A · 98 P0.458 P/GP · −0.021Egor ChinakhovR · 2020 #21 · active247 GP · 55 G · 58 A · 113 P0.457 P/GP · −0.021Alex LaferriereR · 2020 #83 · active240 GP · 52 G · 57 A · 109 P0.454 P/GP · −0.025
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed80.9mph24.9
130.2 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed22.1mph40.4
35.5 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated274.2km65.3
170.4 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game6.4km91.7
4.0 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph74bursts58.8
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time43.1%63.8
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time17.9%54.8
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time39.0%63.5
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal116shots67.6
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal62shots86.5
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot506 G81th
Crease124 G94th
L Circle101 G63th
Outside L90 G82th
High Slot81 G55th
R Circle51 G41th
Outside R40 G56th
Behind the Net30 G90th
Offensive Neutral Zone30 G67th
R Net Side30 G63th
R Point30 G66th
L Net Side20 G49th
L Point20 G47th
Center Point10 G31th
L Corner10 G84th
Beyond Red Line00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
62high danger10 G · 16.1%
23mid danger3 G · 13.0%
6long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 116 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.MTL9 points18 GP · 4 G · 5 A38 shots · 2 PP points
Career vs.DET7 points8 GP · 3 G · 4 A13 shots · 2 PP points
Career vs.TBL7 points10 GP · 1 G · 6 A17 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.BOS7 points15 GP · 4 G · 3 A24 shots · 2 PP points
Career vs.NYI6 points7 GP · 3 G · 3 A13 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.OTT6 points11 GP · 0 G · 6 A16 shots · 1 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.DET0.88 P/GP8 GP · 3 G · 4 A13 shots · 2 PP pointsPace vs.NYI0.86 P/GP7 GP · 3 G · 3 A13 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.ANA0.83 P/GP6 GP · 2 G · 3 A14 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.LAK0.80 P/GP5 GP · 2 G · 2 A7 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.STL0.80 P/GP5 GP · 3 G · 1 A18 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.PHI0.71 P/GP7 GP · 0 G · 5 A7 shots · 1 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
356 shots on goal against 75 goaltenders, 35 goals: 9.8% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 1 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub DobesMTL | 25 | 3 | 12.0% | snap |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub DobesMTL | 25 | 3 | 12.0% | snap |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
1.17blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#383Yahoo#220Fantrax#218Roto#204
25-2665 GP13 G30 A1.31 pts/gm
2nd half0.00Market avg#136
This desk has Zach Benson No. 383 among skaters on the ESPN points board — the market has him 247 seats higher.
The room.
Every current Buffalo Sabres teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory