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Z. Benson

Z. Benson

BUF #6 · Left wing · Buffalo Sabres · 2025-26
65GP
13G
30A
43P
15:53TOI/GP
Load profile among NHL forwards
63
56
68
61
62
ShotsCFxGTOI Load
Percentiles among 476 forwards with 20+ games. Load is his average share of the team's shots, attempts, expected goals and ice time.
Season
2026-272025-26
Depth

How much of the load did he carry?

His share of the team's expected goals in every game. The dashed line is an even split across the skaters (5.6%). He was above it in 34 of 65 games.

ShotsCFxGTOI
↑ Share of team xG, each game he played even split (5.6%)
0% 20% 40% 60% OctNovDecJanMarApr
Each bar is one game; faded bars are below an even split. Strip underneath: ■ win · ■ loss · ■ OT/SO loss. Hover a bar for the game, click to open it.Tap a bar for the game.

Where he carries it

Each as a percentile among NHL forwards with 20+ games. The dashed tick is the 50th.

Depth (load)

score 62
Share of team shots6.3%
63rd
Share of team attempts5.2%
56th
Share of team xG8.2%
68th
Share of team ice time5.4%
61st
Share of the team's total in the games he played.

How he's used

by situation
Share of 5-on-5 ice time5.3%
64th
Share of power-play time7.3%
61st
Share of penalty-kill time5.1%
63rd
Where his ice time comes from. Heavy power-play use lifts a forward's shot and xG shares.

Last 10 games

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DateOpponentResultTOIGA SOGxGShare of team xGxG share
Apr 15 vs StarsDAL OTL 3–4 24:2211 30.44 16%
Apr 13 at BlackhawksCHI W 5–1 14:2201 40.14 6%
Apr 9 vs JacketsCBJ W 5–0 15:3901 10.13 8%
Apr 8 at RangersNYR W 5–3 12:5920 31.38 41%
Apr 6 vs LightningTBL W 4–2 17:4401 30.32 9%
Apr 4 at CapitalsWSH L 2–6 15:2000 30.30 10%
Apr 2 at SenatorsOTT L 1–4 17:3500 10.26 18%
Mar 31 vs IslandersNYI W 4–3 13:0200 40.32 7%
Mar 28 vs KrakenSEA W 3–2 14:3901 10.09 3%
Mar 27 vs WingsDET L 2–5 16:5500 10.08 2%