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MTL· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2025-26 season (his most recent)
- GP
- 1
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- PTS
- 0
- +/-
- 0
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 0
- TOI/G
- 12:24
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3 | @NYI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Oct 29 | vs LAK | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 28 | @UTA | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | @WPG | L 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | @CHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | @DAL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:00 | 4 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs ANA | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 13:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs STL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 12:24 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-24 season | ||||||||||
| Dec 3 | @NYR | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | @NJD | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 18:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | @BOS | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs WSH | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs VAN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:42 | 3 | 5 |
| Nov 24 | vs MTL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:18 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | @WSH | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | @TBL | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 20:18 | 5 | 4 |
| Oct 24 | @FLA | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | @NSH | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs BOS | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs CAR | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:12 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 14 | vs COL | L 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:48 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 12 | vs VGK | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 13 | @EDM | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 12 | @CGY | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 10 | @WPG | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:12 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 8 | vs EDM | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 23:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | vs COL | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | vs COL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 28 | vs WPG | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 25 | @CGY | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:00 | 2 | 4 |
| Mar 20 | @EDM | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 22:24 | 5 | 2 |
| Mar 18 | vs NYI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 16 | vs SEA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | vs CBJ | L 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 11 | vs MIN | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 9 | @STL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | @COL | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 6 | @WPG | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:06 | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 4 | vs WSH | L 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 22:48 | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 2 | vs STL | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 28 | vs MTL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | vs CHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 23 | vs NSH | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 20 | vs SEA | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 18 | vs BUF | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 16 | @VGK | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | vs PIT | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 12 | @WSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:24 | 2 | 2 |
| Feb 9 | @FLA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 7 | @TBL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:12 | 2 | 4 |
| Jan 28 | @PIT | W 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 18:54 | 3 | 4 |
| Jan 27 | @CAR | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 24 | @DET | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 21 | @CBJ | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 17:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 18 | vs DAL | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:18 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 16 | vs NJD | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 13 | vs EDM | L 1-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 19:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | @LAK | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 22:30 | 4 | 3 |
| Jan 10 | @ARI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:36 | 3 | 2 |
| Jan 7 | vs BOS | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 6 | @ANA | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 1 | @CHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 | @DAL | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:36 | 2 | 3 |
| Dec 27 | @VAN | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 22 | vs MIN | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 20 | vs CGY | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:30 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 18 | vs CGY | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:24 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 17 | @LAK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:54 | 5 | 2 |
| Dec 13 | vs ARI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:06 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 9 | @ANA | W 6-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 24:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs VAN | L 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 2 | 4 |
| Dec 4 | @BUF | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:30 | 3 | 3 |
| Dec 3 | @OTT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:06 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 30 | @TOR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 22:30 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 29 | @MTL | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 21:18 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 27 | vs VAN | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:54 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 25 | vs LAK | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | @SEA | L 5-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:24 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov 21 | vs OTT | W 5-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 21:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | vs NYR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs DET | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:18 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | @VGK | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:30 | 5 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | @MIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 22:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | @DAL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | @STL | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:12 | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs ANA | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | vs FLA | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs ANA | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 20:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs TBL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 17:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs TOR | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs VGK | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | @PHI | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | @NJD | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | @NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | @NYI | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs CHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | vs CAR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs NSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | @NSH | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 14:54 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021-22 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 29 | @ARI | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 17:00 | 0 | 0 |
Latest news
Benning was assigned to AHL Toronto on Friday.
Benning was called up by the Maple Leafs on Dec. 30, but he appeared in just one game during his time with the NHL club. He should have more consistent opportunities to see playing time with the Marlies.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jan 23
Benning was recalled from AHL Toronto on Tuesday.
Chris Tanev (lower body) will not play against the Devils on Tuesday, which resulted in Benning being brought up from the minors. Benning will serve as the seventh defenseman for the Leafs on Tuesday. The 31-year-old has two goals, eight helpers and a plus-4 rating across 16 outings with the Marlies this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Dec 30
Benning recorded three assists in AHL Toronto's 4-3 win over Belleville on Wednesday.
Benning returned from a month-long absence Wednesday and erupted for his best game of the season. He's now at six assists, nine shots on net and a plus-2 rating over eight appearances in his second year with the Marlies. He's never had more than eight points in an AHL season, which came last year in 39 regular-season appearances, though his path back to the NHL isn't particularly clear once the Maple Leafs get healthier on the blue line.
RotoWire via ESPN · Dec 4
Benning was placed on waivers by the Maple Leafs on Sunday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Benning made some appearances with the Sharks early in the 2024-25 campaign, but he played exclusively for AHL Toronto after being dealt to the Maple Leafs in early November. He'll presumably head back to the AHL if he clears waivers, and it wouldn't be surprising to see him spend most of this season in the minors.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 5
Benning was placed on waivers by the Maple Leafs on Monday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.
Benning was traded from the Sharks to the Maple Leafs in late October, but he hasn't yet suited up for Toronto. The 30-year-old will likely head to the minors if he clears waivers.
RotoWire via ESPN · Nov 11
Benning was traded from the Sharks to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday, along with a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick, in exchange for Timothy Liljegren.
Benning went minus-5 with nine hits, 10 blocked shots and seven shots on goal over seven games with the Sharks prior to the trade. The 30-year-old defenseman may struggle to get into the lineup for the Maple Leafs, but he has a $1.25 million cap hit compared to Liljegren's $3 million AAV, so this saves Toronto some money. Benning doesn't offer much scoring upside, but he brings a physical element.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 30