PuckSleuthCap hit
$1.35M
1.3% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$2.214M
vs. $3.564M market estimate
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2026-27 regular season
GP
2
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
15:59
PP 0:00 · PK 0:23
xGF%
24.4
5v5, -16 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.10
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
-1
Blocks 0 · Hits 4
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 @ NJD · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 0:17 | — | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.17 |
| Sep 30 vs PIT · L 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:29 | 0:00 | 0:29 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.04 |
| Apr 15 @ OTT · L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18:23 | 0:00 | 1:30 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.28 |
| Apr 13 vs DAL · L 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18:27 | 0:00 | 2:26 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.23 |
| Apr 11 vs FLA · L 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19:21 | 0:00 | 0:55 | — | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,090 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
3rd percentile
12th percentile
12th percentile
1st percentile
6th percentile
1st percentile
7th percentile
3rd percentile
2nd percentile
38th percentile
4th percentile
7th percentile
29th percentile
0th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play styleDefensive stay-at-home defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Benoit is a bruising, physical presence who plays a steady defensive game but offers minimal offensive contribution. He controls play through body placement and physicality rather than puck movement or playmaking skills.
- Shooting volume
- 24
- Playmaking
- 9
- Zone entries(est.)
- 21
- Forechecking
- 60
- Physicality
- 98
- Defensive impact
- 41
- Puck management
- 28
- Speed
- 87
Where he shoots from
Slot 8% · Mid-range 32% · Perimeter 60%(95 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- 98th percentile physicality gives him elite collision power and board play
- 87th percentile speed helps him keep pace despite limited offensive instincts
- 60th percentile forechecking means he competes hard in opponent zones
Watch-outs
- 9th percentile playmaking leaves him unable to generate offense from the blue line
- 24th percentile shooting volume shows he rarely attempts high-impact shots
- 40.4% expected goals share suggests he gives up more chances than he creates
Similar style: Erik Cernak (TBL), Elias Pettersson (VAN)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 73 GP · goals above average
Season total -11.2 goals, or -0.15 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -2.0
- Even strength defense
- -1.4
- Penalty kill
- -0.4
- Finishing
- -3.0
- Playmaking
- -3.7
- Penalties
- -0.8
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:59 | — | -0.10 |
| 2025-26 | TOR | 73 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -22 | 60 | 17:18 | — | -0.15 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 78 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +12 | 48 | 16:33 | — | -0.10 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 64 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +7 | 52 | 17:14 | — | -0.07 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 78 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -29 | 82 | 19:21 | — | -0.20 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Age curve
NHL defensemen · production index
At 28, defensemen typically produce 95% of their peak (age 24).
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2026-27, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 21.7 mph
- 94th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 1
- Hardest shot
- —
- Distance
- 2.6 mi
- OZ time
- 42.0%
- 57th pct
- DZ time
- 40.8%