Benson set up two goals Thursday in a 5-4 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.
Benson's point streak is now at a modest three games and four assists. He's coming off the best season of his career with 13 goals, 30 assists, 116 shots and a plus-27 rating, and he's already warming up this season. Benson, Jack Quinn and Noah Ostlund form the Sabres second line, one of the leagues buzzworthy young trios.