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Compare players, 2025-26 season

At a glance

Zach Benson Connor Brown

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerZach Benson: Goals, 0.20 a game, 54th percentileZach Benson: Assists, 0.46 a game, 83rd percentileZach Benson: Points, 0.66 a game, 74th percentileZach Benson: Shots, 1.78 a game, 65th percentileZach Benson: Hits, 0.62 a game, 27th percentileZach Benson: Corsi for %, 52.0%, 73rd percentileZach Benson: CF% rel, 3.1, 83rd percentileZach Benson: On-ice xG %, 53.4%, 75th percentileZach Benson: Rating, +7.7 goals above replacement, 83rd percentileZach Benson: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 64th percentileZach Benson: Shot quality, 9.7% a shot, 86th percentileZach Benson: Finishing, -5.4 goals above expected, 10th percentileConnor Brown: Goals, 0.24 a game, 65th percentileConnor Brown: Assists, 0.33 a game, 67th percentileConnor Brown: Points, 0.57 a game, 67th percentileConnor Brown: Shots, 1.55 a game, 55th percentileConnor Brown: Hits, 0.33 a game, 11th percentileConnor Brown: Corsi for %, 51.1%, 64th percentileConnor Brown: CF% rel, -0.6, 39th percentileConnor Brown: On-ice xG %, 47.4%, 29th percentileConnor Brown: Rating, +1.6 goals above replacement, 39th percentileConnor Brown: Chances created, 0.79 xG per 60, 46th percentileConnor Brown: Shot quality, 9.3% a shot, 77th percentileConnor Brown: Finishing, -1.4 goals above expected, 44th percentile
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On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the regulars at his position: forwards against forwards, defencemen against defencemen. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number. The lines are each player's points adding up, game by game.

Where they shot from

Zach Benson
Connor Brown

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The numbers

Zach Benson L, BUF 2025-26 Connor Brown R, NJD
65 Games played 75
13 Goals 18
30 Assists 25
43 Points 43
0.66 Points per game 0.57
27 Plus/minus -1
116 Shots 116
11.2 Shooting % 15.5
40 Hits 25
42 Penalty minutes 22
15:53 Average ice time 17:33
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.0 Corsi for % 51.1
+3.1 CF% relative to team -0.6
52.5 Fenwick for % 51.2
53.4 Expected goals for % 47.4
+3.0 xGF% relative to team -1.9
64.0 Goals for % 46.5
104.2 PDO 98.4
154 Shot attempts taken 155
Expected goals, all situations
15.4 Expected goals 17.4
0.90 Expected goals per 60 0.79
9.7% Chance per attempt 9.3%
-5.4 Goals above expected -1.4
Rating, in goals
+7.7 Goals above replacement +1.6
+1.3 Wins above replacement +0.3
+3.3 Even-strength offence -1.0
+0.4 Even-strength defence -1.7
-0.5 Power play +0.5
+0.9 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.8 Penalties +0.3
Contract
$950K Cap hit $3M
$22K Cap dollars per point $70K
$7.3M Worth at the going rate $2.1M
+$6.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$875K

The better value in each stat is highlighted. Stats where more is not clearly better, such as games played, are not judged. Bars show each value against the larger of the two. What the advanced numbers mean