ForensicHockey

Defense·FLA·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Mike Benning

Born January 5, 2002 · Edmonton, CAN

Draft 2020 · FLA round 4 #95

18

GP

2

G

4

A

6

PTS

Career

2G 4A 6P

Bio

Position
Defense
Height
5'9"
Weight
185 lb
Shoots
R
Number
#20

Drafted 2020 by FLA · Round 4, #95 overall

66OVR

Depth

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production44

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking40

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment17

Average ice time per game

Power Play11

Power play points per game

Skating17

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.11

Shots on goal per game

Right now

Last 5 games · GS = Luszczyszyn game score

Last game

+1.95

Apr 15 vs DET · 2G 0A 2S

Hot / Cold

Heating up +0.80

Next game

No game scheduled

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.48

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2026-04-15DET202221.95
2026-04-13NYR000100.08
2026-04-11TOR000120.38
2026-04-09OTT0000-2-0.30
2026-04-07MTL000210.30

Career arc

12 NHL seasons · P/GP per year (≥10 GP)

68% off career peak

Peak 1.69Now 0.542015–162025–26
Career peak
1.69 · 2017–18 (—)
This season
0.54 · —
Seasons
12

Season projections

18 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

9

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

18

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

27

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

68

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

0

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

5

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.33

current rate

Goals/Game

0.11

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

13.3%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.87

2022–23

0.36

2023–24

0.59

2024–25

0.33

2025–26

0.54

2025–26