Left wing · BUF · 2023-24

Zach Benson

Age: 21
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 176 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Chilliwack

Games: 71
Goals: 11
Assists: 21
Points: 32
Ice time: 14:31/gm

Season2023-24

Rating · 2023-24

42/100

Everyday NHLer

Two-Way Forward

Better than 42% of NHL forwards.

+0.34wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense901 min63among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense901 min90among all skaters at the position

Power play75 min40among forwards with power-play minutes · small sample

Penalty kill54 min55among forwards who kill penalties · small sample

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2023-24BUF	71	42	+0.34	Where it came from
2024-25BUF	75	44	+0.41	Where it came from
2025-26BUF	65	57	+0.55	Where it came from
2026-27BUF	6	—	-0.41	Where it came from
Career4 seasons	217	—	+0.89

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 71 games

Game	Result	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ TBLApr 15	W 4-2	16:36	1	0	1	4	3	A-
@ FLAApr 13	OTL 2-3 OT	13:25	0	0	0	0	0	D-
vs WSHApr 11	W 4-2	13:28	1	0	1	1	1	B
@ DALApr 9	L 2-3	14:55	0	0	0	1	0	C+
@ DETApr 7	L 1-3	11:45	0	1	1	1	0	C-

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL forwards — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.