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4
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NYR
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3
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2
3
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5
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3
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Zeev Buium or Zach Benson

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Zeev Buium

Zeev Buium

D • Vancouver Canucks VAN
Zach Benson

Zach Benson

LW • Buffalo Sabres BUF
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Outlook Zach Benson

Zach Benson brings high-upside playmaking to Buffalo's top-nine after breakout campaign

At just 21 years old, Zach Benson enters the 2026-27 season coming off a significant leap forward. In 2025, the young winger set career marks with 14 goals, 30 assists, and an impressive +28 rating across 75 games, earning a massive contract extension and emerging as a pivotal piece of Buffalo's offensive future.

Our projection anticipates a similar scoring pace, forecasting 43 points (13 goals, 30 assists), 116 shots on goal, and 7 power-play points in 65 games. Benson's moderate shot generation caps his goal ceiling, but his exceptional vision and two-way instincts provide a reliable floor in plus-minus and assist categories.

Carrying an ADP of 227.20, Benson is an attractive late-round target whose fantasy ownership has steadily climbed toward 39%. While listed third on the depth chart, any elevation into Buffalo's top six or expanded power-play time would allow him to vastly outperform his draft-day cost as a high-upside bench stash.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Zeev Buium
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Zeev Buium
OWN
42%
-2.76 compared to last week
START
27%
-1.83 compared to last week
OWN/START Zach Benson
OWN
38%
+5.34 compared to last week
START
12%
+5.55 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Zeev Buium
Not Ranked
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Expert Consensus Zach Benson
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Zeev Buium

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 166th with 92.5 total points (1.22 avg).
  • He is currently 340 points behind the leader: Evan Bouchard
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.2 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 76 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.0789
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.25
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +0.9474
Breakdown Zach Benson

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 24th with 244.5 total points (3.13 avg).
  • He is currently 237.5 points behind the leader: Jason Robertson
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.1 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 78 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2308
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4359
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.8077
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Zeev Buium

No Injury Reported

Injury Zach Benson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Zeev Buium
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Matchups Zach Benson
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Zeev Buium
3.31
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Zach Benson
6.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Zeev Buium
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
25-26 MIN 77 6 19 25 -33 41 72 19 28 0 55
3-YEAR AVG 42 3 10 13 -34 23 37 16 0 28
Totals 84 6 20 26 -34 45 74 18 31 0 56
Career Zach Benson
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
23-24 BUF 76 11 19 30 -3 36 99 13 28 5 35
24-25 BUF 79 10 18 28 -2 60 120 14 35 4 29
25-26 BUF 76 15 31 46 30 70 126 14 47 7 23
3-YEAR AVG 77 12 23 35 25 55 115 37 5 29
Totals 238 39 71 110 28 202 360 14 119 16 93
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DET vs WAS 01:10 EDT EST
HOU @SEA 10:10 EDT EST
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MIN @SF 03:45 EDT EST
NYM @TEX 08:05 EDT EST
NYY vs TB 07:05 EDT EST
PIT vs STL 06:40 EDT EST
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