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Zach Werenski
Defenseman #8 Blue Jackets
Player Information

Zach Werenski has 46 points (16 goals, 30 assists) in 40 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 430 points (129 goals, 301 assists) in 607 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: 28.5 yrs (19.07.1997)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 97 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 8th in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoColumbus Blue Jackets
    Awards: -
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The 28-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 49% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Zach Werenski is off the ice, the Blue Jackets control 43% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 35% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 26% in the defensive zone.

  • 82

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 5th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 136th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.06
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.49
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    26.66
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.92
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.75
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.98
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.45
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.43
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.10
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.74
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.55
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.35
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.17
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.17
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.15
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.31
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.26
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    10.16
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $9.583M
Player Contract Value: $8.600M
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
03.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 2 2 1 23:11 5 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 1 1 2 1 25:53 2 50.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 1 0 1 -3 24:46 2 50.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 1 1 1 28:00 1 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -1 22:22 5 0.0% 0
Total 5 2 4 6 -1 15 13.3% 0
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 40 16 30 46 5 26:33 147 10.9% 6
Season Projection 77 31 58 89 10 26:33 283 11.0% 12
Total 607 129 301 430 9 1733 7.4% 152
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 MatchPowered by CORE
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 28.5 yrs 188 cm / 97 kg 1.15 0.71 92 77 $9.583M
79% Evan Bouchard Team Logo D 26.2 yrs 191 cm / 86 kg 0.96 0.72 90 79 $10.500M
76% John Carlson Team Logo D 36 yrs 191 cm / 100 kg 0.83 0.67 86 77 $8.000M
74% Darren Raddysh Team Logo D 29.9 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 1.00 0.52 99 85 $0.975M
72% Shayne Gostisbehere Team Logo D 32.7 yrs 180 cm / 82 kg 0.94 0.61 96 81 $3.200M
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