Zach Benson

L · #6 · Buffalo Sabres

Zach Benson is a left wing for the Buffalo Sabres. Born May 12, 2005 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, he stands 5'10", weighs 178 lbs and shoots left. He was drafted in 2023 (round 1, 13th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres. In 227 NHL regular-season games he has 36 goals and 80 assists for 116 points. This season: 2 goals and 13 assists in 16 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

227

Goals

36

Assists

80

Points

116

NHL playoff career

Games

13

Goals

5

Assists

4

Points

9

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.16

Assists / game

0.35

Points / game

0.51

Shots / game

1.64

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

13

2025–26 · Buffalo Sabres

Assists

30

2025–26 · Buffalo Sabres

Points

43

2025–26 · Buffalo Sabres

Shots

120

2024–25 · Buffalo Sabres

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

3. 2024–25

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

4. 2023–24

   • Buffalo SabresNHL

5. 2022–23

   • Canada U18Hlinka Gretzky Cup
   • Winnipeg IceWHL

6. 2021–22

   • Winnipeg IceWHL

7. 2020–21

   • Winnipeg IceWHL

8. 2019–20

   • Yale Hockey Academy U15 PrepCSSHL U15
   • Yale Hockey Academy Elite 15sCSSHL U16

9. 2018–19

   • Yale Hockey Academy U15 PrepCSSHL U15
   • Draftday Hockey Selects U14WSI U14

10. 2016–17

    • Pro Hockey Selects U12WSI U12

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	16	2	13	15	14	13	39	0	3	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 13 Avg Toi 20:07 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3077 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 16 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus 13 Points 15 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0513 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 39
2025–26	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	65	13	30	43	42	27	116	1	5	1	2	4	0	All stats Assists 30 Avg Toi 15:53 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4667 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 65 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 42 Plus Minus 27 Points 43 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1121 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 116
2025–26	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Playoffs	13	5	4	9	64	6	26	1	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 17:06 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 13 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 64 Plus Minus 6 Points 9 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1923 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 26
2024–25	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	75	10	18	28	60	-2	120	3	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 18 Avg Toi 14:49 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.1905 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 75 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 60 Plus Minus -2 Points 28 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 120
2023–24	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	Regular	71	11	19	30	36	-3	98	0	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 19 Avg Toi 14:31 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.2941 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 71 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus -3 Points 30 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1122 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 98
2022–23	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	Regular	5	2	5	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 7
2022–23	WHL	Winnipeg Ice	Regular	60	36	62	98	49	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 62 Games Played 60 Goals 36 Pim 49 Plus Minus 68 Points 98
2022–23	WHL	Winnipeg Ice	Playoffs	15	7	10	17	8	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 15 Goals 7 Pim 8 Plus Minus 2 Points 17
2021–22	WHL	Winnipeg Ice	Regular	58	25	38	63	28	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 38 Games Played 58 Goals 25 Pim 28 Plus Minus 40 Points 63
2021–22	WHL	Winnipeg Ice	Playoffs	15	9	14	23	10	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 15 Goals 9 Pim 10 Plus Minus 9 Points 23
2020–21	WHL	Winnipeg Ice	Regular	24	10	10	20	12	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 24 Goals 10 Pim 12 Plus Minus 8 Points 20
2019–20	CSSHL U15	Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep	Regular	30	30	56	86	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 56 Games Played 30 Goals 30 Pim 26 Points 86
2019–20	CSSHL U16	Yale Hockey Academy Elite 15s	Regular	5	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 2
2019–20	CSSHL U15	Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep	Playoffs	2	3	2	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 2 Goals 3 Pim 0 Points 5
2018–19	CSSHL U15	Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep	Regular	28	6	13	19	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 28 Goals 6 Pim 12 Points 19
2018–19	WSI U14	Draftday Hockey Selects U14	Regular	7	0	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Points 3
2018–19	CSSHL U15	Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 4
2016–17	WSI U12	Pro Hockey Selects U12	Regular	6	3	5	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Pim 6 Points 8

NHL game-by-game archive

16 imported games.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Profile updated Nov 8, 2:20 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

Player on NHL.com