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Zach Benson
#6 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- May 12, 2005
- Age
- 21
- Place of Birth
- Langley, BC, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- Chilliwack MHA
- Position
- W/C
- Height
- 178 cm / 5'10"
- Weight
- 80 kg / 176 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- 32/33
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- Player Type
- Cerebral TacticianDanglerPlaymaker
- Cap Hit
- $7,500,000Powered by
- NHL Rights
Buffalo Sabres / Signed- Agency
- Premium
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 |  Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep | CSSHL U15 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | - | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 2019-2020 | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep "A" | CSSHL U15 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 86 | 26 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 2019-2020 | Yale Hockey Academy Elite 15s | CSSHL U16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2020-2021 |  Winnipeg Ice | WHL | 24 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 8 | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Winnipeg Ice | WHL | 58 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 28 | 40 | Playoffs | 15 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 9 |
| 2022-2023 | Winnipeg Ice | WHL | 60 | 36 | 62 | 98 | 49 | 68 | Playoffs | 15 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023-2024 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 71 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 36 | -3 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 75 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 60 | -2 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 65 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 42 | 27 | Playoffs | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 6 |
| 2026-2027 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 |  Projected | NHL | 84 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 84 | 0 |
2026-2027 NHL stats powered by
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | Pro Hockey Selects U12 | WSI U12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | - | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | Draftday Hockey Selects U14 | WSI U14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep | John Reid Memorial | 6 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Canada U18 "A" | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSSHL U15 | 2 | 58 | 36 | 69 | 105 | 1.81 | 38 | - | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | - |
| CSSHL U16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
 Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| John Reid Memorial | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2.17 | 8 | - | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 4 | 215 | 34 | 68 | 102 | 0.47 | 142 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.69 | 64 | 6 |
| WHL | 3 | 142 | 71 | 110 | 181 | 1.27 | 89 | 116 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 1.33 | 18 | 11 |
| WSI U12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.33 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WSI U14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | - | - | 0 |