Left wing · BUF · 2025-26

Zach Benson

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

Games: 65
Goals: 13
Assists: 29
Points: 42
Ice time: 15:53/gm

Season2025-26

Rating · 2025-26

57/100

Everyday NHLer

Playmaker

Better than 57% of NHL forwards.

+0.55wins 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 offense863 min80among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense863 min36among all skaters at the position

Power play111 min90among forwards with power-play minutes

Penalty kill59 min26among 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

Second Round · vs MTL · 7 games

Game	Result	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
vs MTLMay 18	L 2-3 OT	24:07	0	0	0	2	0	C
@ MTLMay 16	W 8-3	20:04	1	1	2	6	3	A-
vs MTLMay 14	L 3-6	21:04	0	0	0	1	1	B
@ MTLMay 12	W 3-2	14:21	1	0	1	1	2	C
@ MTLMay 10	L 2-6	18:07	0	0	0	3	1	B
vs MTLMay 8	L 1-5	19:25	1	0	1	1	0	C+
vs MTLMay 6	W 4-2	16:56	0	2	2	1	0	B-

First Round · BOS · 6 games

Game	Result	TOI	G	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ BOSMay 1	W 4-1	16:47	1	1	1	1	B
vs BOSApr 28	L 1-2 OT	14:30	0	0	2	0	C
@ BOSApr 26	W 6-1	13:25	1	1	3	0	B-
@ BOSApr 23	W 3-1	16:31	0	0	1	0	C+
vs BOSApr 21	L 2-4	11:37	0	0	1	0	D+
vs BOSApr 19	W 4-3	15:28	0	0	3	0	C-

Regular season · 65 games

Game	Result	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks	Grade
vs DALApr 15	OTL 3-4 OT	24:22	1	1	2	3	1	C+
@ CHIApr 13	W 5-1	14:22	0	1	1	4	1	B+
vs CBJApr 9	W 5-0	15:39	0	1	1	1	2	B+
@ NYRApr 8	W 5-3	12:59	1	0	1	2	1	B-
vs TBLApr 6	W 4-2	17:44	0	1	1	3	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.