Zach Benson
Buffalo Sabres · L · #6
Points / GP
0.66
Goals / GP
0.20
Assists / GP
0.46
Shots / GP
1.8
Plus/Minus
+27
PP Points
5
HockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 65 GP · 1312 games analyzedxG Share?xG ShareA player's individual xG as a share of their team's total xG in the games they played. Shows how much of the offense runs through them.
8.7%
ZEIS?Zone Exit/Entry Impact Score (ZEIS)Transition impact: rush shots plus zone-coded takeaways, minus costly giveaways, per game. Positive = drives play up ice; negative = bleeds possession. Event-derived proxy (the NHL feed has no entry/exit tracking).
0.15
PSPL?Pre-Shot Pass Lethality (PSPL)The xG a player creates for teammates within 3 seconds — rebounds their shots generate and shots off their offensive-zone steals. Playmaking danger the assist column misses. Event-derived proxy.
0.22
Def Suppression?Defensive SuppressionBlocked shots plus defensive-zone takeaways minus defensive-zone giveaways, per game. A proxy for who kills opposing offense before it starts.
0.61
Percentiles vs. league forwards with 20+ GP · hockeyalpha.com
- Height
- 5'10"
- Weight
- 177 lb
- Born
- 2005-05-12
- Birthplace
- Chilliwack, CAN
- Shoots
- L
- Draft
- 2023 BUF · R1 #13
Recent form · last 10 games
Last 5 games
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:07 |
| 2026-05-16 | @ MTL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20:04 |
| 2026-05-14 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:04 |
| 2026-05-12 | @ MTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:21 |
| 2026-05-10 | @ MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:07 |
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 27 |
| 2024–25 | Buffalo Sabres | 75 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -2 |
| 2023–24 | Buffalo Sabres | 71 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -3 |