Simon
Benoit
D · PHI · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 2
- WAR
- -1.8
- Value
- 6
- PTS
- 6
2025-26№ 324 / 325
Simon Benoit (Philadelphia Flyers) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Simon Benoit
HEIGHT : 193 cm · WEIGHT : 95 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : September 18, 1998 · Laval, Canada
Contract : $1,350,000 · 2024-25 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia Flyers | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2025-26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 73 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 41 |
| 2024-25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 59 |
| 2023-24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 64 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 56 |
| 2022-23 | Anaheim Ducks | 78 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 60 |
| 2021-22 | Anaheim Ducks | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 365 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 258 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
Simon Benoit: our analysis
2025-26 season: 73 GP, 0 G, 6 A, 6 PTS, -22 +/-, 17:18 TOI. WAR -1.8 (324th of 325) · PAL 2, very poor.
In 2025-26, Simon Benoit, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 2 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -1.8 ranks 324th among 325 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: discipline (72, above average) and power play (65, above average). On the other hand, offense (0, among the weakest in the league) and possession (1, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: EV offense (-6.2).
A season in line with 2024-25 (PAL of 1); his WAR went from -1.4 to -1.8.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 6 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Simon Benoit's story
Growing up in Laval, Simon Benoit moved steadily up the Quebec youth ladder, playing m18 AAA with Laval–Montréal Rousseau Royal before drawing the attention of major junior scouts. Shawinigan picked him late in the 2015 QMJHL draft, and his time in junior shaped a defensive game built on positioning and straightforward decision making.
After three seasons with the Cataractes, Benoit turned pro in 2018, signing a one‑year deal with the San Diego Gulls of the AHL, Anaheim’s primary affiliate. In his rookie pro campaign he was notable for his plus/minus and dependable minutes, finishing 2018–19 with a team‑leading plus‑16 and 16 points in 65 games. That season’s work led Anaheim to sign him to a three‑year entry‑level contract beginning in 2019–20.
Benoit spent several seasons developing in the Ducks organization and made his NHL debut on April 29, 2021. He established himself further in 2021–22, scoring his first NHL goal on October 28, 2021 against Buffalo and logging a full season with Anaheim. Following five seasons with the Ducks system he was not qualified as an RFA and entered free agency, signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs on August 28, 2023.
Initially assigned to the Toronto Marlies after clearing waivers, Benoit was recalled on November 4, 2023, and played his first game for the Maple Leafs in a 6–5 win over Tampa Bay on November 6. By the time he had appeared in 54 games that season he led the club in hits and earned a three‑year extension worth an average of $1.35 million per year.
In the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs Benoit contributed offensively in key moments: he picked up the primary assist on Max Domi’s overtime winner in Game 2 of the first round, then scored an overtime goal himself in Game 3 at the Canadian Tire Centre to push Toronto to a 3–0 series lead. On June 16, 2026, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers along with Joseph Woll in exchange for Emil Andrae, Samuel Ersson and a 2026 third‑round pick. Benoit’s game is defined by physicality, clean defensive exits and a willingness to play heavy minutes on the third pairing when called upon.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:33
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:40
- Pts/GP
- 0.07
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 32
- Blocks
- 12
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 46.9 %
- Off. zone starts
- 31.3 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
6between 2 and 15 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 4
- Games
- 70
So far: 1 pts in 14 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.09 pts per game (last season: 0.08).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 0.08 in 23-24, 0.08 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 1 → 2
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 28: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 83 %
37
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 80
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 84
- Confidence 86 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 66
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 78
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 93
- Confidence 86 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 87
- Confidence 64 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 68
- Confidence 86 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 37
- Confidence 83 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 37
- Confidence 83 %
- DF
- Defense
- 66
- Confidence 81 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 75
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating80
- Top speed (35 %)36.3 · 86
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.748 · 84
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.7 · 60
- Speed consistency (15 %)35 · 79
ST — Strength84
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)6.151 · 83
- Body mass (50 %)0.678 · 79
EN — Endurance66
- Ice time per game (45 %)17.4 · 66
- Total ice time (20 %)1,238 · 73
- Shift length (15 %)41.5 · 46
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.3 · 68
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.098 · 72
DU — Durability78
- Share of games played (100 %)0.838 · 78
CK — Checking93
- Hits /60 (70 %)8.733 · 93
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)7.586 · 93
- Season volume (10 %)5.273 · 95
FG — Fighting87
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.505 · 87
DI — Discipline68
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.059 · 68
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.884 · 62
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.54 · 83
PA — Passing37
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.152 · 42
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.271 · 53
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.232 · 42
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.283 · 80
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.085 · 56
SC — Scoring37
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.077 · 37
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.142 · 57
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.298 · 50
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.052 · 62
- xG per shot (10 %)0.033 · 67
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)7.28 · 52
DF — Defense66
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.066 · 63
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.001 · 74
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.775 · 63
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.144 · 63
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.18 · 69
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.6 · 67
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.26 · 82
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience75
- Career regular-season games (65 %)83
- Career playoff games (25 %)57
- NHL seasons (10 %)66
OV — Overall37
- DF · Defense (30 %)66
- PA · Passing (22 %)37
- SK · Skating (12 %)80
- SC · Scoring (12 %)37
- EN · Endurance (9 %)66
- ST · Strength (6 %)84
- DI · Discipline (5 %)68
- CK · Checking (4 %)93
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37 | 80 | 37 | 66 |
| 2024-25 | 41 | 80 | 41 | 65 |
| 2023-24 | 53 | 76 | 51 | 72 |
| 2022-23 | 51 | 73 | 64 | 59 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-1.8
wins above replacement
324 of 325
PAL Rating
2/ 100
Performance · Very poor
244 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
6/ 100
Very poor return
1.35 M$ · expected PAL 46
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 0
- Defense
- 9
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- Offense
- 0
- Creation
- 10
- Shooting
- 3
- Possession
- 1
- Defense
- 28
- Discipline
- 72
- Power play
- 65
- Penalty kill
- 32
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TOR | -1.8 | 2 | 6 | 1.35 M$ |
| 2024-25 | TOR | -1.4 | 1 | 3 | 1.35 M$ |
| 2023-24 | TOR | -0.6 | 28 | 44 | 0.78 M$ |
| 2022-23 | ANA | -1.4 | 2 | 6 | 0.75 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
12/ 100
Low
better than 12% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
30/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
14/ 100
Low
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 197 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 2
- Shot selection
- 36
- Penalties drawn
- 75
- Puck management
- 29
Defense
- Takeaways
- 19
- Discipline
- 32
- Safe zone exits
- 14
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TOR | 12 | 30 | 14 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 12 | 21 | 21 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 7 | 11 | 14 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-1.8
wins above replacement
-2.6 to -1.2 — 90% interval
324 of 325 defensemen
-9.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -6.2
- EV defense
- -1.8
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.6
- Shooting
- -2.8
- Penalties
- -0.7
- Average → replacement
- +2.6
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TOR | 73 | -1.8 | -2.6 to -1.2 | 324/325 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 74 | -1.4 | -2.1 to -0.9 | 314/314 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 64 | -0.6 | -1.1 to -0.3 | 291/316 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 78 | -1.4 | -2.0 to -0.4 | 330/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 149.6 km/h81st percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.4 km/h80th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1066th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 39.8 %28th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 42.0 km34th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.26 km26th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.1 %35th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.3 %64th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.8 %33rd percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1140th percentile | 172nd percentile | 9.1 %71st percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 251st percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 756th percentile | 195th percentile | 14.3 %97th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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PITSimon Benoit: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Simon Benoit have in 2026-27?
Simon Benoit has 1 goal and 1 point (0 assists) in 14 games in 2026-27.
How old is Simon Benoit?
Simon Benoit is 28 years old: he was born on September 19, 1998.
How tall is Simon Benoit, and how much does he weigh?
Simon Benoit is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
Where is Simon Benoit from?
Canada: Simon Benoit was born in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
What team does Simon Benoit play for?
Simon Benoit plays for the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL, at D, wearing number 44.
Is Simon Benoit injured?
No: Simon Benoit is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Simon Benoit?
Simon Benoit produced -1.8 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 324th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 2 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Simon Benoit make?
Simon Benoit earns $1.4M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 6 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Simon Benoit's contract end?
Simon Benoit's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Simon Benoit overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 6 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Simon Benoit a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 324th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Simon Benoit getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 1 in 2024-25 to 2 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Simon Benoit played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Simon Benoit has 1 point (1 goal, 0 assists).
What are Simon Benoit's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Simon Benoit has 365 games, 7 goals, 30 assists and 37 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 10 points in 78 games.
Is Simon Benoit better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.00 points per game at home (0 in 6 games) and 0.13 on the road (1 in 8 games).
How does Simon Benoit perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Simon Benoit has 20 games and 2 points in his career. His pace (0.10 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.10).
Which player is most similar to Simon Benoit?
Noah Juulsen: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Noah Juulsen's page →Is Simon Benoit a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 6 points in 2026-27, or 0.09 points per game.
What is Simon Benoit's nationality?
Simon Benoit is Canadian.
Where did Simon Benoit play before turning pro?
Played youth midget AAA with Laval‑Montréal Rousseau Royal (LHMU18AAA); drafted by the Shawinigan Cataractes in the 8th round, 129th overall, of the 2015 QMJHL Entry Draft; played three seasons in the QMJHL with the Cataractes before signing with the San Diego Gulls in 2018..
How many points is Simon Benoit projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 6 points in 70 games in 2026-27 (2 to 15 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Philadelphia Flyers teammates
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