Buffalo Sabres · #6 · Left Wing

Zach Benson

Age21Ht5'10"Wt178 lbShootsLeftBornChilliwack, CAN

2026-27 regular season

12GP

19:43TOI

Next game

Thu Oct 29, 2:00 AM · Honda Center

Anaheim DucksRoad game · 1 day off

ANA defense (2025-26)29th in goals allowed3.51 goals a game, 28.4 shots against

His games vs ANA2 G, 3 A in 6 GP2.3 shots a game

Linemates

Projected for Oct 29, via @krashboard

Line 1He plays LW

Tage ThompsonC

Konsta HeleniusRW

PP unit 1He plays PP2

Season profile

2026-27 regular season. Rates ranked against 227 wingers with 3+ games.

GP12

+/-+7

SOG27

S%3.7%

PPP1

Blk5

PIM10

TOI/GP19:43

G/GP28th

0.08

A/GP89th

0.58

P/GP72nd

0.67

SOG/GP77th

2.25

HIT/GP54th

1.25

BLK/GP50th

0.42

TOI93rd

19:43

PPP/GP53rd

0.08

P/6055th

2.03

G/6021st

0.25

SOG/6059th

6.8

HDC/6096th

7.10

ixG/6088th

1.20

Key rates

Regular season, per 60 minutes where it says so.

Points / 602.03

Shots / 606.8

Attempts / 6013.9

HD chances / 607.10

ixG4.7-3.7 goals vs expected

PP shot share14%13 of 91 attempts

Primary points75%6 of 8

Where his attempts come from

High danger28 att, 1 G58%

Medium danger6 att, 0 G13%

Low danger14 att, 0 G29%

Production by strength

Even6 P, 39 att75%

Power play1 P, 13 att13%

Shorthanded1 P, 3 att13%

Ice time

Season average19:43

Last 10 games19:51steady

Last 5 games20:04+0:21

Shifts a game23.7

Ice time by strength is not in the game logs yet, so this is his total minutes.

Prop hit rates

How often he went over, regular season. A line of 2.5 needs 3 shots on goal.

Line

Last 560%3 of 5, avg 3.0

Last 1040%4 of 10, avg 2.5

Last 2033%4 of 12, avg 2.3

Season33%4 of 12, avg 2.3

Home17%1 of 6, avg 1.8

Away50%3 of 6, avg 2.7

vs ANA33%2 of 6, avg 2.3

Best priceOdds soon

Over 2.5--

Under 2.5--

Shots prices from the books land here once NHL odds are live.

Game by game

Splits

Regular season. Last column follows the prop picked above. Opponent ranks are not in yet for this season.

Split	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	SOG/GP	HIT/GP	BLK/GP	TOI	Shots o2.5
All games	12	1	7	8	0.67	2.25	1.25	0.42	19:43	33%4/12
Venue
Home	6	0	1	1	0.17	1.83	1.17	0.33	19:55	17%1/6
Away	6	1	6	7	1.17	2.67	1.33	0.50	19:32	50%3/6
Rest
Back-to-back	1	0	1	1	1.00	1.00	3.00	1.00	19:36	0%0/1
1 day off	6	0	4	4	0.67	2.50	1.33	0.50	20:00	50%3/6
2+ days off	4	1	1	2	0.50	2.50	0.50	0.00	19:37	25%1/4
Opponent defense
vs top 10 D	0	No games
vs middle 12	0	No games
vs bottom 10 D	0	No games
Result
In wins	5	1	3	4	0.80	2.80	1.20	0.20	19:49	40%2/5
In losses	7	0	4	4	0.57	1.86	1.29	0.57	19:39	29%2/7

Shot map

2026-27

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Game log

12 games. The shots column is marked against over 2.5.

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	PPP	+/-	PIM	TOI	SHF
TueOct 27	@SJS	W 2-0	1	0	1	5	2	0	0	+2	2	17:52	22
SatOct 24	@WSH	L 3-4 OT	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	+1	0	18:32	26
WedOct 21	PHI	L 1-3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21:21	22
SatOct 17	@MTL	L 3-4 OT	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	+1	2	21:17	24
ThuOct 15	@TOR	W 5-4 OT	0	2	2	4	1	0	0	+3	2	21:18	29
TueOct 13B2B	@MTL	L 3-4 SO	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	19:36	22
MonOct 12	FLA	W 5-3	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	19:40	21
SatOct 10	UTA	L 1-4	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	19:54	23
ThuOct 8	DAL	L 0-4	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	-1	0	18:18	22
TueOct 6	MIN	W 3-2 OT	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	+1	2	20:41	26
SatOct 3	CHI	W 4-3	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	+1	2	19:33	26
ThuOct 1	@CBJ	L 3-6	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	-1	0	18:34	21
12 GPTotals, averages for TOI and shifts			1	7	8	27	15	5	1	+7	10	19:43	23.7