Zach Benson
01/Where he scores from
Benson scored 13 regular season goals on 159 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2025-26. His densest patch is the doorstep, 9 ft out: 8/13 · 62% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 38% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 8/13 · 62% of his goals came from here, on 79/159 · 50% of his attempts — 8/79 · 10% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 4/13 · 31% of his goals came from here, on 38/159 · 24% of his attempts — 4/38 · 11% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 1/13 · 8% of his goals came from here, on 39/159 · 25% of his attempts — 1/39 · 3% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 0/13 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 3/159 · 2% of his attempts — 0/3 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Benson scored 34 regular season goals on 474 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the crease, 7 ft out: 21/34 · 62% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 33% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 22/34 · 65% of his goals came from here, on 232/474 · 49% of his attempts — 22/232 · 9% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 10/34 · 29% of his goals came from here, on 138/474 · 29% of his attempts — 10/138 · 7% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 2/34 · 6% of his goals came from here, on 94/474 · 20% of his attempts — 2/94 · 2% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 0/34 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 10/474 · 2% of his attempts — 0/10 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
02/When his goals came
6 of his 13 goals came in the 2nd period, on 47 shots. That is a record of last season, not a description of the player: which period a skater scores in does not carry from one year to the next.
03/Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | S | H | +/- | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | DAL | OTL 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 24:22 |
| Apr 14 | @CHI | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:22 |
| Apr 9 | CBJ | W 5-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 15:39 |
| Apr 8 | @NYR | W 5-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:59 |
| Apr 6 | TBL | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:44 |
| Apr 4 | @WSH | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 12 | 15:20 |
| Apr 2 | @OTT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 17:35 |
| Mar 31 | NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:02 |
| Mar 28 | SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 |
| Mar 27 | DET | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 16:55 |
| Mar 25 | BOS | OTL 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:35 |
| Mar 23 | @ANA | OTL 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:07 |
| Mar 21 | @LAK | W 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:16 |
| Mar 20 | @SJS | W 5-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 11:59 |
| Mar 18 | @VGK | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 |
| Mar 14 | TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:43 |
| Mar 12 | WSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:15 |
| Mar 10 | SJS | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16:25 |
| Mar 8 | TBL | W 8-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:15 |
| Mar 7 | NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:32 |
| Mar 6 | @PIT | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:22 |
| Mar 4 | VGK | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9:46 |
| Mar 1 | @TBL | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 13:39 |
| Feb 3 | @FLA | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:10 |
| Feb 1 | MTL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:45 |
Showing the 25 most recent of 65 regular season games. Playoff games are kept out of this table and totalled separately in the career record.
04/Splits
Home / Road
In wins / In losses
Every split prints its own denominator. Any split under eight games is greyed rather than hidden, so the edge of the sample is visible instead of guessed at.
05/Career
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | – | 71 | 11 | 19 | 30 | — | 36 | 98 | 11.2 | 35 | 45 | – |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 75 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -2 | 60 | 120 | 8.3 | 35 | 46 | 14:49 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 65 | 13 | 30 | 43 | +30 | 42 | 116 | 11.2 | 40 | 32 | 14:13 |
| Career | 211 | 34 | 67 | 101 | +28 | 138 | 334 | 10.2 | 110 | 123 | 14:32 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BUF | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 64 | 26 | 19.2 | 16 | 8 | 17:06 |
| Career | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 64 | 26 | 19.2 | 16 | 8 | 17:06 |
06/Bio
- Position
- Left Wing
- Jersey
- #6
- Shoots
- L
- Height
- 5'10"
- Weight
- 177 lb
- Born
- May 12, 2005 (age 21)
- Birthplace
- Chilliwack, British Columbia, CAN
- Drafted
- 2023 · Round 1 · Pick 13 · BUF
- Club
- Buffalo Sabres
