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Who to start · 2025-26

Alex Bump vs Zach Benson

Alex BumpFlyers · Left wing
vs
Zach BensonSabres · Left wing
Cooling0 P in last 4 (0.53/GP before)
Rising+2:28 PP TOI

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Zach Benson projects to 1.34 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Bump's 1.06.

Bump had 9 points in 17 games; Benson had 43 in 65 games.

This week Bump has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Benson has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Benson for 3.2 to Bump's 2.4 over the games left.

Zach Benson has the better number in 1 of the 2 stats both are ranked on.

Benson's biggest edges: Ascension score 67.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Zach Benson rates ahead, +3.0 to -0.8 in summed category z-scores.

Role trend over the last 5 games: Bump is cooling, 0 P in last 4 (0.53/GP before); Benson is rising, +2:28 PP TOI.

  • • Alex Bump is a rookie: 23 NHL games before this season.
  • • Bump has played 4 of the Flyers' 11 games since Sep 30 (in and out of the lineup).
  • • 2026-27 so far: 4 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 6 A, 1 PPP, 18 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Alex Bump

-0.8

category z-score total

Zach Benson

+3.0

category z-score total

Under Standard (6 categories), Zach Benson has the edge (Bump wins 2, Benson wins 4 of 6 categories).

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryBumpBenson
Goals / game0.230.13
Assists / game0.190.54
Plus/minus / game0.140.43
Power-play points / game0.000.09
Shots on goal / game1.331.87
Hits / game1.160.93

Per-game rates from the selected sample; blended mixes last season with this season, weighting this season more as games are played. Categories are scored as z-scores against qualified players at the same position. Your scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.

Head-to-head

Alex Bump and Zach Benson have no head-to-head events in our data yet (regular season and playoffs since 2019-20).

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

BumpBenson

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

This week's schedule

Oct 19 to Oct 25. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.

Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring

Alex Bump

3games (2 left)

2.4proj. ESPN default pts

Zach Benson

2games

3.2proj. ESPN default pts

  • Wed, Oct 21 vs PHI1.7 pts
    Opp allows 5th-most FP to LWSchedule edge +3.2 win%Likely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 24 @ WSH1.5 pts
    Opp allows 16th-most FP to LWLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)

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FAQ

Should I start Alex Bump or Zach Benson in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Zach Benson projects to 1.34 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Bump's 1.06. Bump had 9 points in 17 games; Benson had 43 in 65 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.
Who is better, Alex Bump or Zach Benson?
On 2025-26 numbers, Zach Benson leads in 1 of 2 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.

2025-26 regular season from NHL play-by-play, shift charts and NHL EDGE, processed by Edgehalla. Head-to-head covers every loaded season (play-by-play from 2019-20; on-ice matchups from 2025-26).Compare other players →