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Zach Benson

#6
Buffalo Sabres

L · 5'10", 178 lb · 21 years old · Shoots left · Chilliwack, British Columbia, CAN

Drafted 2023 · BUF · round 1 · #13 overall

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Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTSGSTOI
Nov 14@DAL000-0.221:21
Nov 12@CHI000-0.119:22
Nov 11TBL000-0.518:49
Nov 8VGK0000.122:12
Nov 6CBJ0111.022:09

Against their position

Points / 60: 2.23 — 147th of 440Goals / 60: 0.30 — 354th of 440Assists / 60: 1.93 — 47th of 440Shots / 60: 7.43 — 120th of 440Shooting %: 4.0% — 370th of 439Even-strength points / 60: 1.64 — 156th of 440Ice time / game: 20:11 — 32nd of 440Points/602.23 147thGoals/600.30 354thAssists/601.93 47thShots/607.43 120thShooting4.0% 370thEV pts/601.64 156thIce time20:11 32nd
This playerAverage forward

Against 440 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

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Role
Hits / 603.27271st
Blocks / 601.63264th
Takeaways / 600.59281st
Giveaways / 602.37140th
Faceoff win %28.6%326th
Penalty minutes20395th

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

Per game, against the average forward

G
Goals
F 0.22
A
Assists
F 0.31
SOG
Shots on goal
F 1.7
xG
Expected goals
F 0.22
CF
Attempts for
CA
Attempts against
TOI
Ice time
F 15:11
Speed
Top, mph
21.4
F 21.9
Hits
Hits
F 1.3
Hit±
Dealt minus taken
F +0.4
BLK
Shot blocks
F 0.5
bxG
Block xG margin
F -.01
Poss±
Take minus give
F -0.5
Pen±
Drawn minus taken
F +0.0
FO%
Faceoffs won
F 50.0%
Shot
Hardest, mph
80.6
F 81.0

Every shot this season

Season shot map: 93 attempts, 2 goals.
Goal2Shot on goal47Missed30Shot blocked14

NHL regular season

SeasonGPGAPTSTOI
2026-27202131520:11
2025-266513304315:53
2024-257510182814:49
2023-247111193014:31
Career231368011615:29

Other competitions

SeasonLeagueGPGAPTS
2022-23Hlinka Gretzky Cup5257
2022-23WHL60366298
2021-22WHL58253863
2020-21WHL24101020
2019-20CSSHL U1530305686
2019-20CSSHL U165112
2018-19CSSHL U152861319
2018-19WSI U147033
2016-17WSI U126358