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Zach Benson

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Shoots: Left
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 178 lb
Born: May 12, 2005 (age 21)
Birthplace: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Draft: 2023, BUF, round 1, 13th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 17; BUF
TOI: 344; 20:14 a game
CF%: 61.9; 408–251
xGF%: 62.4; 25.9–15.6
GF%: 71.1; 27–11

2026-27 individual

G: 2
A1: 10
A2: 3
P: 15
iSF: 42
Sh%: 4.8
ixG: 7.83
G−ixG: -5.83

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	4.8	10.2	-5.4	13.3
On-ice Sh%	13.8	10.5	+3.3	11.7
PDO	104.8	99.8	+5.0	100.3
G−ixG	-5.83	–	–	–

Sh% z -1.3. Within what chance gives: at the 10.9% expected of him, his 42 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts50.2 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net31.4 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 344 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Excluding 1 empty-net attempt (1 goal): 67 unblocked · 41 SOG · 1 G · 6.87 ixG · 2 from his own half, not drawn. The density is shaded against his own busiest spot, blank under a quarter of it.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	31	22	1	4.5	20.6
High slot	3	3	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	24	13	0	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	5	1	0	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	2	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2023-24 BUF	BUF	71	1031	53.6	48.4	51.5	+3.6	51.87	48.93	8.5	89.3	97.7
2024-25 BUF	BUF	75	1111	56.6	49.5	53.1	+7.1	54.45	48.02	9.5	87.6	97.0
2025-26 BUF	BUF	65	1033	54.9	65.5	58.6	+8.9	63.68	44.96	13.5	91.1	104.6
2026-27 BUF	BUF	17	344	61.9	71.1	62.4	+16.8	25.88	15.58	13.8	91.0	104.8
Total BUF	BUF	228	3519	55.8	56.6	55.4	+7.8	195.88	157.49	10.8	89.4	100.3

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Benson without	Without Benson	With	Benson without	Without Benson	With	Benson without	Without Benson	With	Benson without	Without Benson
OstlundNoah Ostlund C	140	97	96	64.9 7.8–4.2	59.1 +5.9	47.9 +17.0	64.8 153–83	59.7 +5.1	48.5 +16.3	72.7 8–3	76.9 10–3	33.3 2–4
QuinnJack Quinn RW	131	105	105	65.5 7.9–4.1	58.3 +7.2	45.3 +20.2	67.1 155–76	57.3 +9.8	46.4 +20.7	72.7 8–3	76.9 10–3	33.3 2–4
SamuelssonMattias Samuelsson D	104	133	229	64.0 6.1–3.4	60.9 +3.1	45.3 +18.7	62.9 127–75	62.1 +0.8	47.0 +15.9	87.5 7–1	68.8 11–5	43.8 7–9
DahlinRasmus Dahlin D	93	143	179	64.1 4.8–2.7	61.4 +2.7	50.9 +13.2	60.5 107–70	63.8 -3.3	49.2 +11.2	100.0 7–0	64.7 11–6	33.3 4–8
PowerOwen Power D	93	144	245	66.2 5.5–2.8	59.9 +6.3	52.2 +14.0	63.4 109–63	61.9 +1.5	50.8 +12.6	70.0 7–3	78.6 11–3	40.0 8–12
ThompsonTage Thompson C	81	155	163	62.3 5.2–3.1	62.3 -0.0	48.4 +13.9	60.0 108–72	64.1 -4.1	46.4 +13.6	90.0 9–1	64.3 9–5	46.2 6–7
ZellwegerOlen Zellweger D	73	164	201	67.9 4.3–2.0	60.0 +7.9	52.0 +15.9	65.7 94–49	60.9 +4.9	52.7 +13.0	66.7 6–3	80.0 12–3	30.8 4–9
KrebsPeyton Krebs C	63	174	167	56.3 3.8–3.0	65.0 -8.6	49.2 +7.2	56.1 78–61	65.3 -9.2	49.8 +6.3	87.5 7–1	68.8 11–5	40.0 4–6

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-08 vs VGK · L 1-4	vs VGK	L 1-4	59.6	0.0	57.7	22	1.65	1.21	0.0	77.8	77.8
2026-11-06 vs CBJ · W 5-2	vs CBJ	W 5-2	56.6	66.7	61.6	22	1.98	1.23	16.7	90.9	107.6
2026-11-04 vs OTT · L 1-2	vs OTT	L 1-2	57.9	100.0	52.0	20	1.00	0.92	10.0	100.0	110.0
2026-10-31 @ LAK · W 3-2	@ LAK	W 3-2	49.2	75.0	61.6	23	1.84	1.15	18.8	93.3	112.1
2026-10-29 @ ANA · W 7-6	@ ANA	W 7-6	65.7	85.7	72.2	20	1.98	0.76	40.0	87.5	127.5
2026-10-27 @ SJS · W 2-0	@ SJS	W 2-0	60.5	100.0	76.5	18	2.08	0.64	14.3	100.0	114.3
2026-10-24 @ WSH · L 3-4 OT	@ WSH	L 3-4 OT	61.5	66.7	56.3	19	1.10	0.85	25.0	85.7	110.7
2026-10-21 vs PHI · L 1-3	vs PHI	L 1-3	70.3	–	62.6	21	1.61	0.96	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-17 @ MTL · L 3-4 OT	@ MTL	L 3-4 OT	62.2	100.0	66.7	21	1.44	0.72	9.1	100.0	109.1
2026-10-15 @ TOR · W 5-4 OT	@ TOR	W 5-4 OT	65.7	100.0	65.7	21	1.34	0.70	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-10-13 @ MTL · L 3-4 SO	@ MTL	L 3-4 SO	69.2	50.0	61.7	20	1.07	0.67	14.3	85.7	100.0
2026-10-12 vs FLA · W 5-3	vs FLA	W 5-3	50.0	66.7	50.7	20	1.27	1.24	15.4	83.3	98.7
2026-10-10 vs UTA · L 1-4	vs UTA	L 1-4	55.7	100.0	51.2	20	1.66	1.58	7.7	100.0	107.7
2026-10-08 vs DAL · L 0-4	vs DAL	L 0-4	71.4	0.0	67.9	18	1.03	0.49	0.0	85.7	85.7
2026-10-06 vs MIN · W 3-2 OT	vs MIN	W 3-2 OT	67.7	100.0	74.1	21	1.64	0.57	10.0	100.0	110.0
2026-10-03 vs CHI · W 4-3	vs CHI	W 4-3	70.7	100.0	61.5	20	1.93	1.21	9.1	100.0	109.1
2026-10-01 @ CBJ · L 3-6	@ CBJ	L 3-6	78.8	33.3	64.7	19	1.27	0.69	10.0	0.0	10.0