Zach Benson
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Zach Benson is signed to a 3 year, $2,850,000 contract with a cap hit of $950,000 per season, playing for the Buffalo Sabres. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Benson a Restricted Free Agent.
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2023-24
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2024-25
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2025-26
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2026 |
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| Cap Hit | $950,000$950K | $950,000$950K | $950,000$950K | RFAage 21 |
| AAV | $1,600,000$1.60M | $1,600,000$1.60M | $1,600,000$1.60M | |
| Base | $855,000$855K | $855,000$855K | $855,000$855K | |
| Performance Bonuses | $650,000$650K | $650,000$650K | $650,000$650K | |
| Signing Bonuses | $95,000$95K | $95,000$95K | $95,000$95K | |
| Total Salary | $950,000$950K | $950,000$950K | $950,000$950K | |
| Minors Salary |
$82,500$83K
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$82,500$83K
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$82,500$83K
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| Year Type | RFA | RFA | RFA | |
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Career Stats By Contract
| Season | Age |
Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | GF% | xGF% | RelxGF% | CF% | RelCF% | G60 | P60 | Pen Dif | TOI 5v5/GP | TOI PP/GP | TOI PK/GP | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||||
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| 2025-26 | 20 | $950,000 $950K |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 57.1 | 56.0 | 5.6 | 52.0 | 6.7 | 0.00 | 2.48 | 2 | 14:30 | 2:42 | 0:30 | ||||||||||
| 2024-25 | 19 | $950,000 $950K |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 75 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 60 | 51.2 | 54.0 | 8.3 | 56.0 | 8.2 | 0.39 | 1.51 | -1 | 12:10 | 1:24 | 0:52 | ||||||||||
| 2023-24 | 18 | $950,000 $950K |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 71 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 36 | 47.9 | 52.0 | 5.4 | 53.0 | 3.0 | 0.67 | 1.75 | 3 | 12:34 | 1:02 | 0:44 | ||||||||||
| NHL Totals | 151 | 21 | 44 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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