NHL careerBUFActive
Zach Benson's NHL career
Points
116
Games
228
Goals
36
Assists
80
P/GP
0.51
Plus/minus
+33
Left winger Zach Benson was drafted 13th overall by Buffalo Sabres in 2023. He has played 4 seasons, all of them for Buffalo Sabres, since 2023. So far that is 228 games and 116 points, 36 goals and 80 assists.
Below: the whole of Zach Benson's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 20232023 NHL Draft
Zach Benson is drafted 13 overall by Buffalo Sabres
First off the board- 1Connor BedardCHI
- 2Leo CarlssonANA
- 3Adam FantilliCBJ
Swedes from the same draftLeo Carlsson219 GP · 167 P
Tom Willander86 GP · 24 P
Axel Sandin-Pellikka75 GP · 22 P
- 3 months and 14 days later · 1 season2023-2024 seasonNHL debut
Zach Benson makes his NHL debut in 1–5 loss against New York Rangers
Zach was 18 years old ·
KeyBank Center, USA
Swedes on the ice:
Mika Zibanejad,
Erik Gustafsson,
Rasmus Dahlin, among others.
- Year 2026Season
2025-2026
Zach Benson scores 43 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points season17games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2025-2026PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens13 games9 points5 G · 4 AFirst roundBOSBoston Bruins4–2Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens3–4