Is Alex Formenton Better Than Zach Benson? NHL Stats Decide

The career statistics tell a clear story in this LW comparison. Zach Benson holds the advantage in 6 of 6 key categories, with Assists representing the most decisive gap — a 300% difference that separates these two NHL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Zach Benson's Assists of 68 compared to Alex Formenton's 17 represents a 300% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alex Formenton falls 95.1% below the career average of 350 in this category while Zach Benson exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Zach Benson's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Goals, where Alex Formenton posts 23 against Zach Benson's 34 — a gap of just 47.8%. Alex Formenton can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 6-0 tally suggests. In any debate, Goals is the statistical ammunition for the Alex Formenton side.

Hockey's greatest players accumulate points through both goal scoring and playmaking. The balance between goals and assists often reveals a player's style — pure scorer versus pass-first playmaker.

Zach Benson wins this head to head comparison decisively — 6 categories to 0. The 300% gap in Assists alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Zach Benson's statistical superiority in this NHL career comparison.