LW · BUF · #6
Zach Benson
- Height
- HT 5'10"
- Weight
- WT 178 lbs
- Birth date
- May 12, 2005 (age 21)
- Bio
- CAN · Shoots L
He ranks LW45 among 142 left wings in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Still climbing the NHL aging curve.
Dynasty Value Score
666
#171 overall · LW41 of 134
2025–26 scoring
171.9 pts
65 GP · 2.6 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
153.1 pts
71.4 games · 2.1 PPG
13.5 G · 25 A · 38.4 P · 15:16 TOI · 1:29 PP · 15.5 xG
Projection range
130.2–168.5
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 15:53 | 1:44 | 43.1% | 13 | 15.2 | 22.1 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 15:16 | 1:29 | 43.0% | 13.5 | 15.5 | 21.8 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 71.4 | 153.1 | 2.1 | 15:16 | 1:29 | 13.5 | 25.0 | 38.4 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 117.1 | 38.7 | 27.5 | 6.3 | 47.6 | 5.9 | 15.5 | 70.7 |
| 2026–27 | 9 | 25.8 | 2.9 | 19:52 | 3:41 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — |
| 2025–26 | 65 | 171.9 | 2.6 | 15:53 | 1:44 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 116 | 40 | 22 | 27 | 42 | 7 | 15.2 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 75 | 121.5 | 1.6 | 14:49 | 1:25 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 35 | 29 | -2 | 60 | 4 | 16.4 | 74 |
| 2023–24 | 71 | 125.2 | 1.8 | 14:31 | 1:04 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 35 | 35 | -3 | 36 | 5 | 12.7 | 57 |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
2026–27 games
| Date | Opp | FP | G | A | P | PPP | SOG | +/− | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | @ MTL | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21:17 |
| Oct 15 | @ TOR | 6.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21:18 |
| Oct 13 | @ MTL | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 |
| Oct 12 | vs FLA | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:40 |
| Oct 10 | vs UTA | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 |
| Oct 8 | vs DAL | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 18:18 |
| Oct 6 | vs MIN | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20:41 |
| Oct 3 | vs CHI | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19:33 |
| Oct 1 | @ CBJ | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:34 |
FAQ
- How are Zach Benson's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Benson's Dynasty Value Score?
- Benson scores 666 out of 10,000 (#171 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Benson's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 153.1 NHL-standard fantasy points over 71.36 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.