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Zach Werenski
Defenseman #8 Blue Jackets $9.583M
Player Information

Zach Werenski has 63 points (20 goals, 43 assists) in 53 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 8) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets, he has 447 points (133 goals, 314 assists) in 620 regular-season games for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

He also has 13 points (4 goals, 9 assists) in 29 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 28.6 yrs (19.07.1997)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 97 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 8th in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoColumbus Blue Jackets
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 28-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 52% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Zach Werenski is off the ice, the Blue Jackets control 44% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 35% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 28% in the defensive zone.

  • 84

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 6th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 117th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.08
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.52
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    26.59
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.87
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.87
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.97
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.44
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.69
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.19
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.76
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.47
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.41
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.23
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.95
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.01
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.26
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.28
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    10.35
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $9.583M
Player Contract Value: $9.400M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 UFA
Age at the end: 32.0 yrs (19.07.1997)
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Zach Werenski
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
30.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 2 2 2 27:37 3 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 1 1 0 22:58 4 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 1 1 1 23:10 2 0.0% 2
04.02.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 1 0 1 1 21:45 2 50.0% 0
26.02.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 1 1 -1 28:34 7 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 5 6 3 18 5.6% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Blue Jackets 78 11 36 47 17 20:55 188 5.9% 14
2017-18 Team Logo Blue Jackets 77 16 21 37 8 22:34 207 7.7% 16
2018-19 Team Logo Blue Jackets 82 11 33 44 -12 22:53 168 6.5% 18
2019-20 Team Logo Blue Jackets 63 20 21 41 9 23:58 187 10.7% 10
2020-21 Team Logo Blue Jackets 35 7 13 20 -9 24:22 79 8.9% 13
2021-22 Team Logo Blue Jackets 68 11 37 48 -15 25:40 216 5.1% 22
2022-23 Team Logo Blue Jackets 13 3 5 8 -6 23:36 41 7.3% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Blue Jackets 70 11 46 57 0 24:26 202 5.4% 22
2024-25 Team Logo Blue Jackets 81 23 59 82 12 26:45 298 7.7% 31
2025-26 Team Logo Blue Jackets 53 20 43 63 7 26:23 190 10.5% 12
Season Projection 78 29 63 92 10 26:24 280 10.4% 18
Total 620 133 314 447 11 1776 7.5% 158
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Blue Jackets 3 1 0 1 -2 23:28 14 7.1% 0
2017-18 Team Logo Blue Jackets 6 1 2 3 0 24:10 18 5.6% 2
2018-19 Team Logo Blue Jackets 10 1 5 6 3 26:37 15 6.7% 9
2019-20 Team Logo Blue Jackets 10 1 2 3 1 30:03 26 3.8% 4
Total 29 4 9 13 2 73 5.5% 15
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Zach Werenski Team Logo D 28.6 yrs 188 cm / 97 kg 1.19 0.72 93 78 $9.583M
81% Evan Bouchard Team Logo D 26.4 yrs 191 cm / 86 kg 1.10 0.75 94 84 $10.500M
77% Rasmus Dahlin Team Logo D 25.9 yrs 191 cm / 92 kg 0.89 0.72 88 78 $11.000M
77% Roman Josi Team Logo D 35.7 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 0.87 0.76 87 81 $9.059M
75% John Carlson Team Logo D 36.1 yrs 191 cm / 99 kg 0.84 0.67 85 78 $8.000M
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