D · CGY · NHL id 8482107
Mike Benning has played 18 games for the Calgary Flames in 2025-26, scoring 2 goals and 4 assists (6 points) on 15 shots while averaging 16:54 a night (15:36 at even strength, 0:50 on the power play and 0:13 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 41% of his 5v5 minutes with Gustav Forsling and 27% with Vinnie Hinostroza over the last 10 games, and the Flames have controlled 51% of shot attempts with Benning on the ice (13-15 in goals, 48% offensive-zone starts). In the Flames' most recent game against DET he was on D2 with Donovan Sebrango and off the power play; moved up to D1 (from D3) in the last game. He is shooting 13.3% this season.
Right now
From the Apr 15 game vs DET, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 18 games, 16:39 average time on ice, PP1 in 3 games, 9 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 51 attempts, 15 on goal, 2 goals
Shot map, OPP at CGY: 51 attempts, 15 on goal, 2 goals, 1.31 expected goals; best chance Mike Benning at 0.17 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 18 GP · 6 points vs 6.0 expected
Last 20 games: +22. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 13.3%
- 100.5
- 40.0%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 1.3
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:27 a game, PP share 16% → 26%, 8 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played18
- Goals2
- Assists4
- Points6
- Shots on goal15
- Hits4
- Blocked shots16
- Plus/minus−4
- Penalty minutes2
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.8%245th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.6%341st of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.2%436th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)48.3%428th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)45.5%567th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.9%266th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.00704th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.117677th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.4152nd of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game16:54
- Offensive-zone start %47.7%434th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.20413th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1005282nd of 719
- Luck Meter+22210th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Hardest shot90.4
- Offensive-zone time43.2%
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 18 of 18 games through the sequence engine
- −0.054
- Season net
- −0.25xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.00
- Attempts
- 0
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How the goals happened
2 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 54.5 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 15, 2026 vs DET | Cycle | — | 0 | 10.8 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Benning
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Benning apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Sebrango | D | 12 | 90:52 | 33% | 44.3% | 50% (7-7) | 54.4% 90:49 | 49.5% 105:13 |
| Luke Kunin | C | 17 | 74:25 | 27% | 34.3% | 43% (3-4) | 55.8% 190:55 | 46.4% 118:49 |
| Cole Reinhardt | LW | 15 | 73:11 | 26% | 32.2% | 43% (3-4) | 56.1% 162:14 | 44.9% 118:19 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | C | 16 | 70:14 | 25% | 33.1% | 17% (1-5) | 56.1% 172:28 | 43.3% 119:13 |
| Tomas Nosek | LW | 17 | 66:21 | 24% | 50.0% | 20% (2-8) | 52.1% 189:37 | 43.5% 139:22 |
| Gustav Forsling | D | 10 | 66:17 | 24% | 56.9% | 50% (3-3) | 45.0% 87:23 | 47.5% 124:03 |
| Jesper Boqvist | C | 18 | 63:06 | 23% | 51.5% | 0% (0-3) | 50.7% 213:25 | 45.8% 162:05 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | 16 | 60:36 | 22% | 54.0% | 57% (4-3) | 48.5% 187:33 | 53.8% 158:19 |
| Mackie Samoskevich | RW | 15 | 59:43 | 22% | 68.0% | 67% (6-3) | 46.1% 172:23 | 53.6% 135:34 |
| A.J. Greer | LW | 15 | 56:59 | 21% | 62.4% | 67% (6-3) | 52.9% 177:19 | 53.7% 144:32 |
| Noah Gregor | C | 13 | 51:00 | 18% | 50.6% | 38% (3-5) | 46.2% 147:31 | 42.1% 93:52 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 5 | 46:04 | 17% | 52.4% | 67% (2-1) | 38.6% 25:28 | 56.7% 37:53 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | LW | 14 | 45:19 | 16% | 61.7% | 50% (2-2) | 46.6% 168:07 | 55.7% 144:51 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | 14 | 43:09 | 16% | 67.0% | 67% (2-1) | 47.2% 161:13 | 54.3% 160:06 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 277 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen
teammates' average xGF%
34th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
31st percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Sheltered minutes: mostly faces weaker opposition.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Benning's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Benning's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
18 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | vs DET | W 8-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 21:34 | 20:33 | — | 1:01 |
| Apr 13 | vs NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20:00 | 16:04 | 0:57 | 2:05 |
| Apr 11 | @ TOR | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21:38 | 19:56 | 1:06 | — |
| Apr 9 | @ OTT | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17:22 | 14:18 | 2:00 | 0:16 |
| Apr 7 | @ MTL | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15:29 | 14:33 | 0:56 | — |
| Apr 5 | @ PIT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 12:58 | 11:11 | 1:46 | 0:01 |
| Apr 4 | @ PIT | L 4-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 18:09 | 18:09 | — | — |
| Apr 2 | vs BOS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 16:28 | 15:37 | 0:51 | — |
| Mar 31 | vs OTT | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 15:09 | 14:04 | — | 0:03 |
| Mar 29 | @ NYR | L 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16:41 | 13:39 | 2:45 | — |
| Mar 28 | @ NYI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 14:30 | 13:26 | — | — |
| Mar 26 | vs MIN | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 14:50 | 14:31 | 0:19 | — |
| Mar 24 | vs SEA | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 16:35 | 15:34 | 1:01 | — |
| Mar 20 | @ CGY | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 18:12 | 16:59 | 0:57 | 0:16 |
| Mar 19 | @ EDM | W 4-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15:43 | 15:40 | — | 0:03 |
| Mar 17 | @ VAN | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 14:43 | 14:43 | — | — |
| Mar 15 | @ SEA | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17:24 | 15:34 | 1:50 | — |
| Mar 12 | vs CBJ | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 16:49 | 16:25 | 0:24 | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 18 | 304:14 | 16:54 | 309 | 282 | 52.3% | 51.2% | 133 | 139 | 15 | 19 | 44% | 15.9 | 15.4 | 49% |
| Even strength | 18 | 280:56 | 15:36 | 277 | 263 | 51.3% | 50.1% | 112 | 129 | 13 | 15 | 46% | 12.4 | 12.8 | 48% |
| 5v5 | 18 | 276:31 | 15:22 | 271 | 262 | 50.8% | 49.6% | 107 | 129 | 13 | 15 | 46% | 11.6 | 12.5 | 48% |
| Power play | 12 | 14:52 | 1:14 | 23 | 3 | 88.5% | 87.5% | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 2.1 | 0.4 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 7 | 3:45 | 0:32 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0% |
| 4v4 | 2 | 2:10 | 1:05 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 3v3 (OT) | 2 | 2:15 | 1:08 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 83.3% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 11 | 14:28 | 1:19 | 22 | 3 | 88.0% | 87.0% | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2.0 | 0.4 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 7 | 3:45 | 0:32 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 3 | 2:09 | 0:43 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% | 40.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.1 | 1.1 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | FLA | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 2 | 15 | 13.3% | 4 | 16 | 16:54 |
Mike Benning news
- Mike Benning Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Mike Benning StatsNHL.com
- Mike Benning HomeNHL.com
- Notebook: St. Albert's Mike Benning looks to break in with Flames organizationEdmonton Journal
- Florida Panthers Re-Sign Defenseman Mike BenningYahoo Sports
- Mike Benning Stats And NewsNHL.com
- Calgary Flames sign Mike Benning to a one-year, two-way deal worth $850kThe Win Column
- Flames sign Mike Benning to one-year contractYardbarker
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.