D · PHI · NHL id 8481122
Simon Benoit has played 2 games for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 15:59 a night (15:38 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 0:23 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 85% of his 5v5 minutes with Nick Seeler and 36% with Trevor Zegras over the last 2 games, and the Flyers have controlled 41% of shot attempts with Benoit on the ice (0-1 in goals, 40% offensive-zone starts). In the Flyers' most recent game against NJD he was on D3 with Nick Seeler and off the power play; dropped to D3 (from D1) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs NJD, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 0.82 (was 2.08)
- −1:24 TOI a game
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 16:01 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 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
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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
2026-27 · 2 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at PHI: 2 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.02 expected goals; best chance Simon Benoit at 0.02 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 73 GP · 6 points vs 9.0 expected
Last 20 games: -28. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 0.0%
- 98.6
- 17.1%
- G vs xG
- 0 / 2.7
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (1 promotion event): 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.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played73
- Goals0685th of 715
- Assists6573rd of 715
- Points6639th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal60503rd of 715
- Hits19426th of 715
- Blocked shots11459th of 715
- Plus/minus−22687th of 715
- Penalty minutes41174th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)39.7%713th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)40.3%712th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)39.8%695th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)40.1%695th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)39.9%687th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)40.2%703rd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.27633rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.072546th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.28368th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game17:18280th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:00696th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %20.0%712th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.19411th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO986480th of 719
- Goals above expected−2.7600th of 715
- Luck Meter−56766th of 828
- Ascension score44280th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.8169th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts70300th of 715
- Hardest shot93.9122nd of 715
- Offensive-zone time37.7%680th of 715
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 · 73 of 73 games through the sequence engine
- −0.069
- Season net
- −1.28xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.27
- Attempts
- 5
- 0.004
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D3Mar 2, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
3 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2025 @ OTT | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 63.9 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2025 @ UTA | Point shot | pass | 3* | 57.6 | — | |
| Jan 27, 2024 @ WPG | Deflection | — | 0 | 28.6 | deflection |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Benoit
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Benoit apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Seeler | D | 2 | 26:30 | 85% | 45.7% | — (0-0) | 22.2% 4:45 | 40.0% 2:39 |
| Trevor Zegras | C | 2 | 11:10 | 36% | 52.9% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 20:05 | 17.6% 16:23 |
| Porter Martone | RW | 2 | 10:29 | 34% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 46.2% 20:46 | 26.5% 12:07 |
| Alex Bump | LW | 2 | 10:25 | 33% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 38.2% 20:50 | 29.4% 8:18 |
| Noel Acciari | C | 2 | 8:01 | 26% | 60.0% | 0% (0-1) | 35.3% 23:14 | 27.8% 17:17 |
| Owen Tippett | RW | 2 | 8:00 | 26% | 36.8% | 0% (0-1) | 44.0% 23:15 | 30.6% 16:54 |
| Christian Dvorak | LW | 2 | 7:49 | 25% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 43.8% 23:26 | 38.3% 20:57 |
| Noah Cates | LW | 2 | 7:33 | 24% | 28.6% | 0% (0-1) | 43.2% 23:42 | 44.4% 12:57 |
| Sean Couturier | C | 2 | 6:41 | 21% | 54.5% | — (0-0) | 36.4% 24:34 | 31.6% 18:04 |
| Carl Grundstrom | RW | 2 | 6:11 | 20% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 25:04 | 29.4% 14:08 |
| Matvei Michkov | RW | 2 | 5:57 | 19% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 41.0% 25:18 | 41.5% 17:55 |
| Travis Konecny | C | 2 | 5:55 | 19% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 44.4% 25:20 | 34.9% 18:39 |
| Tyson Foerster | RW | 2 | 5:20 | 17% | 16.7% | — (0-0) | 44.7% 25:55 | 32.0% 21:35 |
| Jamie Drysdale | D | 2 | 2:27 | 8% | 14.3% | 0% (0-1) | 45.9% 28:48 | 25.4% 30:35 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ NJD | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13:29 | 13:15 | — | 0:17 |
| Sep 30 | vs PIT | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 18:29 | 18:00 | — | 0:29 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 32:01 | 16:01 | 18 | 27 | 40.0% | 37.5% | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 | 1.6 | 40% |
| Even strength | 2 | 31:15 | 15:38 | 18 | 26 | 40.9% | 38.7% | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 | 1.4 | 40% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 31:15 | 15:38 | 18 | 26 | 40.9% | 38.7% | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 | 1.4 | 40% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 0:46 | 0:23 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | — |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 15:59 |
| 2025-26 | TOR | 73 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -22 | 41 | 60 | 0.0% | 194 | 114 | 17:18 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | TOR | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 10 | 11 | 9.1% | 42 | 39 | 18:23 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 78 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +12 | 59 | 48 | 2.1% | 204 | 111 | 16:33 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | TOR | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 7 | 0.0% | 37 | 11 | 17:04 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 64 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +7 | 56 | 52 | 1.9% | 246 | 102 | 17:14 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 78 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -29 | 60 | 82 | 3.7% | 216 | 128 | 19:21 |
| 2021-22 | ANA | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 22 | 45 | 2.2% | 168 | 39 | 14:06 |
| 2020-21 | ANA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0.0% | 20 | 9 | 17:12 |
Simon Benoit news
- Flyers' Simon Benoit Not Going Quietly in Defense CompetitionThe Hockey News
- Simon Benoit StatsNHL.com
- 2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs Season PreviewNHLRumors.com
- 2026-27 Philadelphia Flyers Season PreviewNHLRumors.com
- Andrae’s the Best Part of the Maple Leafs’ Woll TradeNHL Trade Talk
- Goodbye & Thanks to Simon Benoit for Hard Hat HockeyYardbarker
- Flyers acquire goalie Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit in trade with Maple LeafsThe News-Item
- Joseph Woll, Simon Benoit Open Up On Emotional Departures From Maple Leafs Following Trade To FlyersThe Hockey News
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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.