Zach Benson fantasy outlook 2026-27
Zach Benson ranks 248th of 520 in points leagues at 1.32 fantasy points per game, 210th in categories leagues and 48th among left wingers. In 2026-27 so far he has 0 goals and 3 assists in 7 games, playing 19:28 a night with 3:47 on the power play. In categories he helps most in plus-minus and costs you in goals and power-play points.

Points leagues
#248
1.32 FP/G
Categories
#210
-3.4 value
LW rank
LW48
points order
Ice time
19:38
last 5 games
How Zach Benson is being used
Over BUF's last 5 games Zach Benson played 5 games, 19:38 a night with 3:53 on the power play: line 2 by even-strength ice time and the first power-play unit.
Zach Benson's ice time is up: 19:38 over his last 5 games against 16:49 on the board.
Lines and units are derived from the NHL's per-game ice time over BUF's last 5 games, not an official line chart. He was on the ice for 63% of the team's power-play time.
Per-game stats
| Season | GP | TOI | PP TOI | G | A | PTS | PPP | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 7 | 19:28 | 3:47 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.14 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.00 |
| 2025-26 | 65 | 15:53 | 1:44 | 0.20 | 0.46 | 0.66 | 0.08 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.41 |
Category profile
Each bar is his per-game output against the 180 skaters a 12-team league rosters, in standard deviations. Right helps your team, left hurts it.
- G-1.1
- A-0.2
- +/-+0.9
- PPP-1.1
- SOG-0.9
- HIT-0.2
- BLK-0.7
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Last 6 games, 2026-27
| Game | TOI | G | A | PPP | SOG | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-12 vs FLA | 19:40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-10 vs UTA | 19:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-08 vs DAL | 18:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| 10-06 vs MIN | 20:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10-03 vs CHI | 19:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10-01 at CBJ | 18:34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Zach Benson in Week 3 (Oct 12-18)
Buffalo Sabres play 4 games in Week 3: Mon FLA, Tue @MTL, Thu @TOR, Sat @MTL. One is the second night of a back-to-back. At 1.32 fantasy points a game, that projects to 5.3 for the week in points leagues. Week 4 (Oct 19-25): 2 games.
Left wings ranked around him
- LW451.39 FP/G
Aliaksei ProtasLWWSH - LW461.39 FP/G
Victor OlofssonLWVGK - LW471.36 FP/G
Erik HaulaLWLAK - LW481.32 FP/G
Zach BensonLWBUF - LW491.31 FP/G
Dmitri VoronkovLWCBJ - LW501.31 FP/G
Joel FarabeeLWCGY - LW511.30 FP/G
Trevor ConnellyLWVGK
Common questions
Where does Zach Benson rank in fantasy hockey for 2026-27?
248th of 520 in points leagues at 1.32 fantasy points per game, 210th in categories leagues, and 48th among left wingers.
What line and power-play unit is Zach Benson on?
By ice time over BUF's last 5 games: line 2, power-play unit 1, 19:38 a night with 3:53 on the power play. Derived from the NHL's ice-time reports, not an official line chart.
What does Zach Benson help with in categories leagues?
Above the pool in plus-minus. Below it in goals and power-play points.
By the Parlae deskPlayer data updated Oct 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number