Zach Benson
Buffalo Sabres · #6 · Left wing · age 21 · 5'10" · 177 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 Chilliwack, British Columbia · Drafted 2023 · Rd 1 #13
PLAYMAKER85% of points are assists this season
13 points in 14 games — 53rd of 439 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
58HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 91% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 94 · last game 3 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 58 lately — hotter than 91% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 58 · +24 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (64)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
7 points and 2 goals in 5 games — 1.5× his usual pace, and 2.8× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ▲ 2.8× his usual |
| Assists | 5 | 3.9 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Points | 7 | 4.6 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.5× his usual |
| Shots | 15 | 12 | 8 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shooting % | 13.3% | 6.1% | 13.5% | ▲ 2.2× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +6 | +3.6 | −0.2 | +2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 20:07 | 19:58 | 14:48 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ LAK | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23:20 | 58 |
| Oct 29 | @ ANA | W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 19:30 | 51 |
| Oct 27 | @ SJS | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 17:52 | 42 |
| Oct 24 | @ WSH | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 18:32 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs PHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:21 | 40 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 439 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points53rd of 439 forwards13leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals199th of 439 forwards2leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists17th of 439 forwards11leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots72nd of 439 forwards33leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points83rd of 439 forwards3leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus9th of 439 forwards+10leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game39th of 439 forwards19:58leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: assists (97th), plus/minus (97th), ice time (91st). Below the middle: goals (38th).
■ Benson this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 76 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 43 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | BUF | 14 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.93 | +10 |
| 2025–26 · best | BUF | 65 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 0.66 | +27 |
| 2024–25 | BUF | 75 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 0.37 | −2 |
| 2023–24 | BUF | 71 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 0.42 | −3 |