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LW · Buffalo Sabres · Shoots L · Age 21NHL
Zach Benson$7.50M cap hit through 2032-33
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit7.2% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $7.50M
- Contract yearExpires after 2032-33
- 1 of 7
- Expiry statusAge 28 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- M-NTC
7.2%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
F
-$915Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 14th percentile among F peers
10 GP · low availability0 G · 6 A · 6 PTS
Contracts2 on record
7-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | — | $7.50M | 7.2% | $5.25M | $3.75M | $9.00M | -$7.5M | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2027-28 | — | $7.50M | 6.6% | $4.75M | $3.75M | $8.50M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | — | $7.50M | 6.1% | $7.25M | $0 | $7.25M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | — | $7.50M | 5.7% | $7.00M | $0 | $7.00M | — | — | — | — |
| 2030-31 | M-NTC | $7.50M | 5.3% | $6.75M | $0 | $6.75M | — | — | — | — |
| 2031-32 | M-NTC | $7.50M | 5.0% | $7.00M | $0 | $7.00M | — | — | — | — |
| 2032-33 | M-NTC | $7.50M | 4.7% | $7.00M | $0 | $7.00M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $45.00M | $7.50M | $52.50M | -$7.5M | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | — | $950.0K | 1.1% | $855.0K | $95.0K | $950.0K | +$1.8M | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| 2024-25 | — | $950.0K | 1.1% | $855.0K | $95.0K | $950.0K | +$2.0M | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 2025-26 | — | $950.0K | 1.0% | $855.0K | $95.0K | $950.0K | +$3.6M | 13 | 30 | 43 |
| Total | $2.56M | $285.0K | $2.85M | +$7.4M | 34 | 67 | 101 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ExtensionBUFJun 24, 2026
Re-signed to a 7-year $52.5M contract extension.
- ActivatedBUFFeb 28, 2026
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveBUFFeb 25, 2026
Placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
- InjuryBUFFeb 3, 2026
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- ActivatedBUFJan 24, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryBUFJan 23, 2026
Day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
- ActivatedBUFNov 23, 2025
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveBUFOct 31, 2025
Placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
- ActivatedBUFOct 14, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryBUFOct 9, 2025
Day-to-day with a facial injury.
2024-25
- ActivatedBUFMar 22, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryBUFMar 20, 2025
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ActivatedBUFNov 5, 2024
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveBUFOct 28, 2024
Placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
- InjuryBUFOct 22, 2024
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.