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Zach Whitecloud
Defenseman #2 Golden Knights
Player Information

Zach Whitecloud has 5 points (1 goals, 4 assists) in 43 games for the Vegas Golden Knights this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 76 points (22 goals, 54 assists) in 364 regular-season games for the Vegas Golden Knights.

He also has 17 points (5 goals, 12 assists) in 78 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 29.1 yrs (28.11.1996)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 95 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 29-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Golden Knights controlling 44% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Zach Whitecloud is off the ice, the Golden Knights control 58% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 25% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 33% in the defensive zone.

  • 68

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 249th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 129th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.14
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.44
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    18.76
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.08
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.08
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.23
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.11
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.14
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.21
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.74
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.27
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.76
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.49
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.53
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.68
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.33
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5.30
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $2.750M
Player Contract Value: $2.300M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 UFA
Age at the end: 32.6 yrs (28.11.1996)
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Zach Whitecloud
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
02.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 22:28 1 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 -1 19:16 0 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 0 21:30 1 0.0% 2
08.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 2 22:52 1 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 1 18:31 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 2 3 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 3 16:41 0 0
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 16 0 1 1 3 14:19 9 0.0% 4
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 51 2 10 12 9 17:49 54 3.7% 24
2021-22 Team Logo Golden Knights 59 8 11 19 21 18:48 94 8.5% 20
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 59 5 7 12 10 17:07 64 7.8% 41
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 61 2 12 14 -3 17:34 51 3.9% 32
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 74 4 9 13 7 17:31 72 5.6% 37
2025-26 Team Logo Golden Knights 43 1 4 5 -8 18:45 29 3.4% 20
Season Projection 82 2 8 10 -15 18:45 55 3.6% 38
Total 364 22 54 76 42 373 5.9% 178
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 20 2 1 3 1 16:58 20 10.0% 6
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 19 1 3 4 3 17:01 16 6.2% 16
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 22 2 6 8 14 18:41 19 10.5% 21
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 6 0 0 0 0 15:24 4 0.0% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 11 0 2 2 -3 17:30 8 0.0% 8
Total 78 5 12 17 15 67 7.5% 53
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Zach Whitecloud Team Logo D 29.1 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.12 0.21 51 78 $2.750M
94% Jonas Siegenthaler Team Logo D 28.7 yrs 188 cm / 99 kg 0.09 0.17 51 78 $3.400M
90% Will Borgen Team Logo D 29.1 yrs 191 cm / 90 kg 0.10 0.21 50 76 $4.100M
89% Ilya Lyubushkin Team Logo D 31.8 yrs 188 cm / 93 kg 0.21 0.15 51 77 $3.250M
89% Brett Kulak Team Logo D 32 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.09 0.21 51 78 $2.750M
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