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@ByMHarrington
Lindy confirms Benson in. Also said they’ll work him down in the lineup to start. Krebs staying up on top line. #Sabres

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 28, 2026

@rachelmlenzi
A couple #Sabres moves, ahead of tonight’s game at Tampa:
Zach Benson is no longer on IR, per NHL media site.
Anton Wahl…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 28, 2026

@MatthewFairburn
Sabres and Panthers getting loose in South Florida. Alex Lyon and Daniil Tarasov the goalies. No Zach Benson. https://…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 27, 2026

@ByMHarrington
Zach Benson revealed to us his second injury was actually a viral illness and not something else he did in training. He’…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 27, 2026

@JourdonLaBarber
Lindy Ruff said Zach Benson could join the lineup on the road trip.

“See how he makes out today (at morning skate) a…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 27, 2026

@JourdonLaBarber
Sabres are on the ice in Fort Lauderdale. ☀️

Zach Benson has joined the team on the road and is on the ice the morni…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 27, 2026

@rachelmlenzi
#Sabres roster update: Zach Benson (upper-body injury) has been placed on injured reserve, per NHL media.
Benson hasn’t…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 25, 2026

@rachelmlenzi
A couple quick #Sabres updates, per Lindy Ruff:
UPL and Josh Norris are available Wednesday at New Jersey.
On Zach Benson…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 23, 2026

@engelheather
Lindy Ruff said he doesn’t expect Zach Benson to play Wednesday. He’s dealing with an issue unrelated to the upper-body i…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 22, 2026

@rachelmlenzi
#Sabres PR provided an update on Zach Benson (upper-body injury): No update. The Sabres await more information on him aft…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 20, 2026

@BillHoppeNHL
Josh Dunne and Josh Norris are sporting gold non-contact jerseys. Zach Benson and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are still absent.…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 18, 2026

@pham1717
Benson not dressed for warmup, Helenius in for him

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 3, 2026

@rachelmlenzi
Quick note from #Sabres coach Lindy Ruff's pregame scrum, ahead of 7:30 p.m. faceoff at Tampa Bay: LW Zach Benson is out…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 3, 2026

@rachelmlenzi
A quick update on Zach Benson (upper body) -- #Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said he is being evaluated. "Couldn't finish the g…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Feb 2, 2026

@engelheather
Lindy Ruff said Jacob Bryson is going to miss some time. No update on Zach Benson.

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Jan 22, 2026

@rachelmlenzi
A couple #Sabres stats from tonight's 3-1 win at Seattle:
Josh Norris finished 10/5 on faceoffs (67%).
Zach Benson scored…

— NHL Game Day Stats (@GameDayStatsNHL) Dec 14, 2025

@BillHoppeNHL
Hard to believe that was Zach Benson’s first goal this season.

— NHL Game Day Stats (@GameDayStatsNHL) Dec 11, 2025

@BrianWGR
Ruff says he liked the McLeod line tonight, says he pushed Benson up to play with Thompson & Tuch to try to get them going...…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 26, 2025

@MatthewFairburn
Josh Norris is rotating in with Zach Benson on the Sabres' top power play with Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin, Jason Zuc…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 25, 2025

@pham1717
Norris is skating on a line with Benson and Ostlund

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 25, 2025

@engelheather
Zach Benson has been activated from injured reserve, per the NHL Media Site. Isak Rosén is not on the roster, so it looks…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 23, 2025

@ByMHarrington
Lindy said it looks like Benson returns today. Byram will be a warmup decision after the shoulder bang he took Friday. G…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 23, 2025

@MatthewFairburn
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Zach Benson is a possibility to play Sunday against the Hurricanes. He had a shot to play…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 21, 2025

@pham1717
Ruff on Benson, "I'm very encouraged that in a short period of time he'll be back." Ruff said Zucker will be available to pla…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 19, 2025

@engelheather
Good morning. Sabres’ morning skate to get going shortly.

Zach Benson has rejoined the group.

Mattias Samuelsson, Jorda…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 19, 2025

@pham1717
Ruff said Kesselring will be out an extended amount of time. He said he thinks Benson will join the morning skate tomorrow. E…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 18, 2025

@rachelmlenzi
I do not see Zach Benson on the ice — Lindy Ruff said yesterday the #Sabres had to decide if the wing was going to take t…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 11, 2025

@BillHoppeNHL
Zach Benson has a lower-body injury, per Lindy Ruff. He thinks maybe he'll miss about a week. #Sabres

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 1, 2025

@rachelmlenzi
Per the #Sabres website, Zach Benson has been placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury. He left late in the t…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Oct 31, 2025

@rachelmlenzi
Montreal C Jake Evans just overtook Zach Benson for the lead in shots on goal in this game -- he took 3 in the first 1:20…

— NHL Game Day Stats (@GameDayStatsNHL) Oct 20, 2025

@NHLPR
Zach Benson (0-6—6 in 3 GP) matched the most assists by a @BuffaloSabres skater through his first three games of a season, along…

— NHL Game Day Stats (@GameDayStatsNHL) Oct 20, 2025

@SabresPR
Zach Benson registered an assist on Josh Doan's second goal of the game and now has five assists in his last two games. He ha…

— NHL Game Day Stats (@GameDayStatsNHL) Oct 18, 2025

@ByMHarrington
Scoring change gives Benson an assist on Quinn's second goal. So that's a four-assist game for Benson, which is his firs…

— NHL Game Day Stats (@GameDayStatsNHL) Oct 15, 2025

@pham1717
Ruff said if Benson got through practice OK, he'll have a chance to play tomorrow. He said Greenway and Luukkonen will still…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Oct 14, 2025

@pham1717
Ruff said Power feels better and he'll see how he takes the opinionated morning skate. Benson was released from the hospital…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Oct 11, 2025

@BillHoppeNHL
Lindy Ruff said Zach Benson had to be hospitalized because the cut he suffered in Wednesday’s practice. He expects him to…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Oct 9, 2025

@BuffaloSabres
Owen Power (day-to-day, illness) and Zach Benson (day-to-day) will miss tonight’s game.

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Oct 9, 2025

@engelheather
Lindy Ruff said Zach Benson is dealing with a little bit of an ailment, so they kept him off the ice.

The hope is Bowen…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Oct 1, 2025

@pham1717
Benson benched again for offensive zone penalty

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Mar 29, 2025

@ByMHarrington
Lindy says lineup TBA. Benson (flu) will take warmup but is doing a lot better. #Sabres

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Mar 22, 2025

@ByMHarrington
No Zach Benson as expected.

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Mar 20, 2025

@ByMHarrington
Lindy said Zach Benson is not feeling well and is probably going to be out tonight. Peterka is back and Murray was getti…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Mar 20, 2025

@LLysowski
JJ Peterka is starting to produce, but the Sabres have quite a few guys not scoring at the moment.

Zach Benson, 1 goal in 1…

— NHL Game Day Stats (@GameDayStatsNHL) Dec 23, 2024

@MatthewFairburn
Zach Benson now with goals in back-to-back games and gives the Sabres an early 1-0 lead. Looks like he's put that ankl…

— NHL Game Day Stats (@GameDayStatsNHL) Nov 9, 2024

@MatthewFairburn
The Sabres sent Jiri Kulich to the AHL to make room for Zach Benson on the active roster.

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 5, 2024

@pham1717
Ruff said Benson has the possibility to return on Tuesday. He also liked what he saw from Bryson and he may get another oppor…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 4, 2024

@MatthewFairburn
Zach Benson is on the ice for Sabres practice, working in on the second line with Dylan Cozens and Jack Quinn and gett…

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 4, 2024

@engelheather
Ruff says Benson is "for sure" a possibility for next week.

"He's feeling a lot better, so very encouraging."

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Nov 1, 2024

@PuckLuckJay
Ruff said Benson had a good day today. Looking forward to having him join the team in practice soon.

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Oct 31, 2024

@LLysowski
The Sabres have placed winger Zach Benson on IR to make room for Nicolas Aube-Kubel.

— NHL Game Day News (@GameDayNewsNHL) Oct 28, 2024