Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Zach Benson

BUF · L · Age 21

GP 4 · G-A-PTS 0-1-1

Limited sample STRONG UNDERPERFORMANCE VERY LOW confidence

Expected P/G 0,60 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP

Current trajectory Early season 4 GP · 3Y baseline 0,48

Actual P/G 0,25 Limited sample

Deployment 74 #4 among F on team

Driver 93 #3 among F on team

4 GP current season Process: 20% current Role: 40% current

Team context

Buffalo Sabres Balanced environment

Fantasy environment #21 of 32 NHL teams

Team xP/G #21 0,68 top-8 xP/G

Offensive environment Strong EV OZ #7 · shot diff #4

Power-play environment Average PP OZ #15

Pace & activity Average #16 NHL · 24,0 bursts/g · 57,5 km/g · 37,0 attempts/g

Balanced environment · strong offensive process · average power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment

Overall usageSeason rate

TOI/G17:15

PP TOI/G2:19

SOG/G2,00

5v5 roleObserved role

L25v5 usage band

Jack Quinn · Noah Ostlund · Zach Benson

Line time · last game

11:35

TOI · With this line · last game

82%

TOI · With this line · last 3

82%

TOI · With this line · season

83%

Trend

-1 percentage points ↓-1 pts ↓

Power playObserved PP role

PP1Power-play unit

Tage Thompson · Rasmus Dahlin · Jack Quinn · Noah Ostlund · Zach Benson

PP share · last game

46%

PP share · last 3

55%

PP share · season

58%

First-unit starts · last 3

6 / 8

Trend

-3 percentage points ↓-3 pts ↓

SituationalLast 5

Vs empty net

0% · 0:00

Own goalie pulled

100% · 0:16

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Established · High confidence · 12 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

PTS

P/G

0,25

SOG/G

2,00

TOI/G

17:15

PP TOI/G

2:19

Official NHL video

Recent highlights

Goals & assists · last 5 games

BUF @ CBJ OKT 1

▶ Assist on J. Quinn goal P2 · 01:25

Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted

Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 93

Deployment 74

Offensive Driver High-end · limited sample

Shot Creation Above average · limited sample

Play Creation High-end · limited sample

Deployment Above average · limited sample

Median High-end Elite

Trajectory

Early season

3Y baseline 0,48 Historical P/G

2026–27 0,25 vs baseline −0,23

Expected P/G 0,60 vs baseline +0,12

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Elite underlying offensive process supports the profile.

Offensive Driver 93 is in the top range of the position group.

MODEL

Play creation is the clearest offensive strength.

The playmaking-process profile is stronger than the shot-creation profile.

MODEL

Production is running below expectation.

Actual P/G trails Expected P/G by 0,35.

MODEL

Sample size limits confidence in the current profile.

The model currently reports VERY LOW confidence.

Current value

The current fantasy profile has above-average support from both process and Deployment. Expected P/G currently sits at 0,60.