Bands show position percentiles; axis labels show current rolling values.
Dashed outline: peer average in the fixed reference. Outside = above average; inside = below average. All axes point outward for stronger results.
Player value: 2.78 Peer range: 1.68 – 4.20 xGF/60
MeanZach Benson
Lower Higher (better)
Player 2.78 · mean 2.54. Higher raw values rank higher.
Rolling profile against a fixed reference group
Fixed rolling-profile reference · 430 players. Values use the same history and smoothing as the radar.
History, sample sizes & calculation
Higher radar percentiles mean stronger recorded results against the fixed reference, including older seasons. These are separate from this season’s league percentile. Each player has a different amount of covered history. Weighted minutes and attempts give recent games more influence. “Prior” is the share contributed by a frozen league baseline: it is higher when a player has less evidence, and differs by metric because each uses its own smoothing strength. It is not a confidence score.
On-ice offense · xGF/60
1007.0 weighted minutes · 17% prior
On-ice defense · xGA/60
1007.0 weighted minutes · 28% prior
Chance generation · ixG/60
1007.0 weighted minutes · 17% prior
Shot quality · ixG/attempt
157.2 weighted attempts · 14% prior
Finishing · goals above expected/60
157.2 weighted attempts · 20% prior
History through Oct 17, 2026. Recent games count more than older games. History carries across seasons and stays unchanged while inactive. On-ice results are shared; finishing describes results rather than established talent.
Recent scoring against his own season
Recent scoring against his own season
Loading recent games…
Loading splits…
Loading linemates…
Loading playoff games…
Loading game log…
Loading career ledger…
Every metric name opens its definition; the full list lives in Metrics.
Traditional statistics cover all situations. Supporting five-on-five analyses use completed games, raw adjustment and exposure from xG model v4. The two samples can differ.
An em dash means unavailable, not zero. A partial season remains partial. Where a panel reports evidence coverage, its rates use only the covered games. History never substitutes a different model, and a missing appearance interrupts a rolling model window.
Shot maps use the same shot model as Game Center and show which model version scored recent shots beside the rink. Older seasons can use earlier model versions. High danger means a model scoring probability of at least 0.20 on an unblocked attempt; for goalies, medium danger is 0.08 to 0.20 and low is below 0.08.
Special-team buckets include the wider recorded man-advantage and man-down states, read from the player’s own team; for a goalie, penalty kill means facing a power play. Their ranks need 100 recorded minutes and at least 30 qualified peers; below 100 minutes, penalty-kill percentiles are provisional. Playoff values have no ranks or percentiles. Team share is player ice time divided by team ice time in that situation, over the games the player dressed. Zone starts describe faceoff-started five-on-five shifts and exclude on-the-fly starts.
Penalties count events, including one for a double minor; bench and served-by roles are excluded, and victimless infractions have no drawn role. EPV added sums changes in the probability that the possessing team scores next; it is not standings points or an isolated player grade. Rolling windows never cross seasons or season types, and a missed game is not a zero-performance appearance. Career rates use summed counts and exposure, never an average of season rates; a missing contributing season withholds its career metric, and Performance begins in 2023–24.
Average 0.71 individual expected goals per 60 (60th of 112)
Average 0.71 individual expected goals per 60 (60th of 112)
51.6%42nd of 112
Average 51.6% on-ice expected goal share at five-on-five (42nd of 112)
Average 51.6% on-ice expected goal share at five-on-five (42nd of 112)
Average 2.63 on-ice expected goals against per 60 (73rd of 112)
Average 2.63 on-ice expected goals against per 60 (73rd of 112)
Defensive metrics
Five-on-five on-ice suppression; individual events in all situations.
Suppression
Player
Percentile
Rank
53.48
26 / 11277th
1.84
85 / 10519th
0.068
103 / 1128th
Puck management
Player
Percentile
Rank
1.45
6 / 11295th
2.67
46 / 11259th
0.29
33 / 11271st
Physical style
Player
Percentile
Rank
1.28
89 / 11221st
2.32
83 / 11226th
Context · not graded
Player value: 53.48 Peer range: 44.88 – 66.40 / 60
MeanZach Benson
Lower (better)Higher
Player 53.48 · mean 56.60. Lower raw values are better.
On-ice attempts against per 60, including blocks.
Evidence coverage: high danger 61 of 65 games.
Discipline & puck management
Recorded season event counts · all situations
Penaltiesnet +5
Taken 17Drawn 22
Puck eventsnet -21
Giveaways 46Takeaways 25
Blocks
22
all situations
Hits
40
all situations
Weak 2.67 power-play points per 60 (47th of 54)
Weak 2.67 power-play points per 60 (47th of 54)
Power play
112:09 recorded ice time · peers need 100 minutes
Share of team PP
35.3%
in games dressed
PP points
5
goals + assists
Unit xGF / 60
8.74
team without: 8.51
Power play rates
Player
Percentile
Rank
2.67
47 / 5413th
1.60
43 / 5014th
8.56
43 / 5421st
1.20
48 / 5411th
8.74
23 / 5458th
6.95
35 / 5436th
Player value: 2.67 Peer range: 0.73 – 7.74 / 60
MeanZach Benson
Lower Higher (better)
Player 2.67 · mean 4.36. Higher raw values rank higher.
Recorded goals plus assists per 60 in this scope; widened power-play and penalty-kill scopes.
Evidence coverage: team time 64 of 65 games.
Penalty kill
60:58 recorded ice time · peers need 100 minutes
Share of team PK
19.9%
in games dressed
SH points
2
goals + assists
Unit xGA / 60
4.88
team without: 8.67
Penalty kill rates
Player
Percentile
Rank
4.88
—
5.90
—
69.87
—
2.95
—
1.26
—
No rank yet
Player value: 4.88 Peer range: 4.88 – 10.66 / 60
MeanZach Benson
Lower (better)Higher
Player 4.88 · mean 8.15. Lower raw values are better. Fewer than 30 qualified peers.
Raw on-ice expected goals against per 60; the Season metrics sample.
Fewer than 30 qualified peers.
Evidence coverage: team time 64 of 65 games.
15:53 TOI per game (12:54 at five-on-five · 1:44 PP · 0:56 PK)
15:53 TOI per game (12:54 at five-on-five · 1:44 PP · 0:56 PK)
Results vs expected
Five-on-five · what happened beside the chances created and allowed
Chances
Player
Percentile
Rank
2.81
30 / 11274th
2.63
73 / 11235th
51.6
42 / 11263rd
Goals
Player
Percentile
Rank
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Luck & variance
Player
Percentile
Rank
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Context · not graded
Player value: 2.81 Peer range: 1.64 – 3.92 / 60
MeanZach Benson
Lower Higher (better)
Player 2.81 · mean 2.51. Higher raw values rank higher.
Raw on-ice expected goals for per 60; the Season metrics sample.
5v5 goals
—
58 of 65 games
5v5 expected
39.3–36.8
xG for–against
EPV added
+2.86
65 attributed games · all situations
On ice vs off ice
Buffalo's share with Zach Benson on the ice against the same team without him.
Share
On ice and off ice
On-minus-off gap in percentage points
xGF%
On ice 51.6%; off ice 50.1%.
50.151.6
+1.5
CF%
On ice 52.4%; off ice 48.4%.
48.452.4
+4.0
GF%
On ice unavailable · Off ice unavailable
—
On iceOff ice
Scale 40–65% · marker at 50% · right column is the on-minus-off gap in points
Hot 8 points in the last 10 games (0.80 per game vs 0.66 this season)
Hot 8 points in the last 10 games (0.80 per game vs 0.66 this season)
0.78 points per game at home · 0.55 away
0.78 points per game at home · 0.55 away
65 games · most recent vs DAL, L 3–4: 1 G, 1 A
65 games · most recent vs DAL, L 3–4: 1 G, 1 A
Zach Benson
162 attempts14.69 xG13 G
Goal13Shot on goal103Missed shot46Blocked shot0Larger dot = higher xG
Shooting by zone
Zone
Att
G
xG
Goal rate / exp.
G−xG
High slot
30
5
3.7
16.7% / 12.2%
+1.3
Below goal line
4
0
0.1
0.0% / 1.8%
−0.1
Right circle
7
0
0.1
0.0% / 2.0%
−0.1
Point
15
0
0.2
0.0% / 1.2%
−0.2
Left circle
16
0
0.5
0.0% / 3.2%
−0.5
Outer slot
11
0
0.7
0.0% / 6.1%
−0.7
Inner slot
79
8
9.4
10.1% / 12.0%
−1.4
All zones
162
13
14.7
8.0% / 9.1%
−1.7
Sorted by goals minus expected goals. Goal rate is goals per unblocked attempt against the expected rate. Hover a row to light up those attempts on the rink.
Finishing evidence. Scoring 8.0% on chances vs 9.1% expected (−1.0 points), with the largest shortfall in the inner slot.
Shot types162 attempts
Type
Share
Sh%
G−xG
Wrist
39.5%
12.5%
0.0
Snap
21.0%
17.9%
+1.2
Tip-in
15.4%
0.0%
−1.8
Backhand
14.2%
0.0%
−1.5
Deflected
3.7%
20.0%
−0.1
Slap
3.1%
0.0%
−0.2
Other
3.1%
—
+0.5
Share is context, not a grade. Sh% counts shots on goal only.
High-danger chancesmodel probability ≥ 0.20
Attempts8.0% of the selected attempts
13
Goals
7
Expected goals
4.9
Conversion
53.8%37.4% expected
Shot profilecontext · not graded
On-net rate116 of 162 attempts on goal
71.6%
Slot share109 of 162 from the inner or high slot
67.3%
Average distancefrom the centre of the net
21.6 ft
Rebound attempts / 6025 this season · all situations
1.45
Usage by situation
Ice time, share of team ice time, scoring and scoring rate, with where shifts start.
Scope
TOI/GP
Team share
G
A
P
P/60
Five-on-five
12:54
26.8%
8
22
30
2.15
Power play
1:44
35.3%
1
4
5
2.67
Penalty kill
0:56
19.9%
1
1
2
1.97
Other
0:20
—
3
3
6
16.65
All situations
15:53
26.3%
13
30
43
2.50
Where the 43 points come from · All situations
Goals13 · 0.76/60
Primary assists17 · 0.99/60
Secondary assists13 · 0.76/60
30.2% of points are secondary assists. Peer average 23.0%. Primary points per 60 (1.74).
Zone starts 49.4% offensive of OZ + DZ · 32th percentile
Offensive 27.5%Neutral 44.4%Defensive 28.1%
Shifts
20.7 a game · 0:46 average
Zone starts: five-on-five · Shifts: all situations
Every game · rest counts days off before the game; the playoff field is the standings' top three per division plus two wild cards
Split
GP
G
A
P
P/GP
5v5 xG share
Team record
Venue
Home
32
3
22
25
0.78
50.0%
23–5–4
Away
33
10
8
18
0.55
53.5%
21–9–3
Rest
Back-to-back
10
2
5
7
0.70
60.6%
8–0–2
1 day of rest
37
9
15
24
0.65
52.8%
23–11–3
2+ days of rest
17
2
6
8
0.47
46.0%
12–3–2
Opponent
vs Eastern
41
7
19
26
0.63
49.2%
25–12–4
vs Western
24
6
11
17
0.71
55.8%
19–2–3
vs playoff teams
31
5
20
25
0.81
46.4%
20–6–5
vs non-playoff teams
34
8
10
18
0.53
56.9%
24–8–2
Recent
Last 10
10
3
5
8
0.80
55.2%
6–3–1
By period and score state
Split
G
A
P
5v5 xG share
5v5 CF%
5v5 GF–GA
Period
1st period
1
8
9
—
—
—
2nd period
6
9
15
—
—
—
3rd period
6
13
19
—
—
—
Overtime
0
0
0
—
—
—
Score state · 5v5 on ice
Leading
—
—
—
49.5%
47.4%
19–12
Tied
—
—
—
44.9%
51.0%
13–8
Trailing
—
—
—
63.0%
62.5%
14–7
From play-by-play; shootouts excluded. Score state is his team's, before each event.
Official totals; expected-goal columns are five-on-five.
Elite90+Strong70–89Average30–69Weak10–29Poor<10Bar length is the peer percentile, so longer is always better · tick at the 50th
Player value: 2.15 Peer range: 0.35 – 3.06 / 60
MeanZach Benson
Lower Higher (better)
Player 2.15 · mean 1.63. Higher raw values rank higher.
Recorded five-on-five goals plus assists per 60 minutes.
How to read these comparisons
Player values are recorded season results. Peer averages are arithmetic means of qualified players in the selected group; each row uses the same peers for its average and rank. Ranks use unrounded values, with tied players sharing a rank and the next rank skipped. Lower xG against ranks better. Bar colours are the five performance tiers; context rows are blue and not graded. Differences from the average describe the season, not isolated player impact.
Goals above expected is the raw goals-minus-xG rate, without the shrinkage used in the older finishing comparison. On-ice measures include teammates, opponents and deployment. These recorded metrics describe different quantities from the adjusted Season score components beside them.
Skaters need 20 appearances and 300 five-on-five minutes; quality and finishing also need 75 unblocked attempts. Early in a season these minimums scale down with games played so far. At least 30 peers must qualify. Playoff ranks are withheld. A reviewed axis whose own evidence fails is withheld and shown with its reason rather than ranked. These workload rules do not express statistical confidence.
Position uses the NHL listed primary position available now; it does not establish historical position or actual deployment. Broad groups are forwards, defence and goalies. This version uses the current model’s covered games only.
Season vs reference
Per game · all situations
Metric2025–26ReferenceDiff
0.200.13+0.07
0.460.24+0.22
0.660.37+0.29
1.781.60+0.18
Reference: 2024–25 · 75 games.
Each game against his own season
Points in each game, coloured by how good the game wasTrailing 10 games, per gameSeason 0.66
Points
8
3 G · 5 A
Team record
6–3–1
in his games
5v5 xG share
55.2%
on ice
5v5 ixG
2.5
individual expected goals
Avg TOI
16:16
all situations
Tiles cover the last 10 games.
Most often with Tage Thompson: 343 five-on-five minutes, 50.8% xG share together
Most often with Tage Thompson: 343 five-on-five minutes, 50.8% xG share together
Five-on-five · time together from shift charts (841:41 of his 5v5 ice time) · xG share together and apart
Teammate
Pos
TOI together
xG share together
GF–GA
CF%
Him without
Teammate without
Tage Thompson
C
342:37
50.8%
14–15
53.6%
52.4%
48.6%
Bowen Byram
D
319:56
51.6%
21–15
53.6%
51.8%
48.3%
Owen Power
D
313:15
55.4%
12–10
59.7%
49.5%
49.1%
Rasmus Dahlin
D
309:05
53.0%
20–14
53.1%
50.9%
52.9%
Mattias Samuelsson
D
298:07
48.0%
22–9
47.7%
54.0%
50.2%
Ryan McLeod
C
183:54
49.5%
10–6
51.8%
52.3%
54.8%
Jack Quinn
R
180:25
44.4%
10–6
47.2%
53.6%
50.9%
Alex Tuch
R
153:04
51.3%
5–4
54.0%
51.8%
51.6%
Josh Doan
R
151:27
56.9%
11–6
50.2%
50.3%
53.9%
Josh Norris
C
146:29
55.5%
11–6
52.6%
50.7%
56.4%
Noah Ostlund
C
116:02
51.2%
5–1
54.2%
51.8%
52.7%
Zach Metsa
D
113:44
55.1%
7–1
52.2%
51.3%
46.2%
Without columns are five-on-five xG share apart: him on the ice without that teammate, and the teammate without him (with this club). Bars are centred on an even 50%.
Season grade
A−
#100 of 400 qualified F75th percentile
Performance / 600.0964/65 GP
Strong offense and playmaking — he just isn't converting his looks, sitting at 0.14 goals below expected per 60 (73rd of 94).
4 NHL seasons: 220 games, 107 points
4 NHL seasons: 220 games, 107 points
Totals cover all situations; rates are five-on-five.
Expected goals against while the player is on the ice (fewer is better)
Chance creation
Expected goals from the player’s own shots
Finishing
Goals minus expected goals on the player’s own shots
Assisting
Primary assists plus half of secondary assists
Each is measured against expectation, per 60 rated minutes: plus is above, minus below.
How this is calculated
Score breakdown
Component
Weight
Scaled
Contribution
Offense
25%
0.235
+0.059
Defense
25%
0.045
+0.011
Chance creation
20%
−0.082
−0.016
Finishing
10%
−0.115
−0.011
Assisting
20%
0.237
+0.047
Performance rate
0.090
Per 60 rated minutes, over the scored appearances. Each component is scaled separately, then weighted; the contributions add to the performance rate at full precision, so rounded figures may differ.
Scoring
Season grade is the qualified peer percentile on the same letter bands as Game Grade — A+ ≥88, A ≥78, A− ≥68, B+ ≥58, B ≥50, B− ≥42, C+ ≥35, C ≥28, C− ≥22, D ≥15, F below 15 — and needs qualification plus at least 30 eligible peers. The letter describes this season’s performance, not permanent ability.
Comparisons
Rank and component percentiles compare this season’s qualified forwards on unrounded rates over every checked appearance; Game Grade compares one appearance with frozen historical games.
Component percentiles are never averaged into the score. Recent history is optional, from up to three completed prior seasons; small samples are provisional.
Coverage
Qualification: 29 covered appearances, 492.0 rated minutes, and 90% appearance and workload coverage. Minimums advance with league progress; valid low-sample results stay visible.
Rated minutes exclude play with a goalie pulled: 21.3 min excluded; official TOI 1019.6 min.
Coverage: partial. Updated .
Method
Five weighted components add to the performance rate. Five-on-five offense and defense account for recorded teammates, opponents and game state, so shared on-ice results are not isolated individual ability. Finishing is scored against the shot model’s historical-shooter expectation and assisting counts primary assists plus half of secondary assists; both use the strength baseline, chance creation its positional baseline.
Legacy rating
Legacy season score: 75.5 / 100. The fixed exposure baseline is 50; this is separate from the season peer grade.
