Zach Werenski

Columbus Blue Jackets#8Defenseman Shoots left

Age 29 · 6′2″ · 214 lb · Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA

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Games77T-223rd in NHL

Goals160.21/GP▲0.07T-148th in NHL

Assists210.27/GP▼0.19T-220th in NHL

Points370.48/GPT-189th in NHL…

5v5 xG share53.3%49th of 235…

Avg TOI22:35T-43rd in NHL…

Career awards

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Season metrics

2017–18 · five-on-five · vs 235 positional peers

Player	Percentile	Rank
0.97		55 / 23577th
0.42		10 / 23596th
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Shooting & finishing	Player	Percentile	Rank
	0.42		2 / 23599th
	6.77		16 / 23594th
	11.76		52 / 23578th
	0.047		3 / 17699th
	0.00		79 / 17655th

Elite90+Strong70–89Average30–69Weak10–29Poor<10Bar length is the peer percentile, so longer is always better · tick at the 50th

How to read these comparisons

Player values are recorded season results. Peer averages are arithmetic means of qualified players in the selected group; each row uses the same peers for its average and rank. Ranks use unrounded values, with tied players sharing a rank and the next rank skipped. Lower xG against ranks better. Bar colours are the five performance tiers; context rows are blue and not graded. Differences from the average describe the season, not isolated player impact.

Goals above expected is the raw goals-minus-xG rate, without the shrinkage used in the older finishing comparison. On-ice measures include teammates, opponents and deployment. These recorded metrics describe different quantities from the adjusted Season score components beside them.

Skaters need 20 appearances and 300 five-on-five minutes; quality and finishing also need 75 unblocked attempts. Early in a season these minimums scale down with games played so far. At least 30 peers must qualify. Playoff ranks are withheld. A reviewed axis whose own evidence fails is withheld and shown with its reason rather than ranked. These workload rules do not express statistical confidence.

Position uses the NHL listed primary position available now; it does not establish historical position or actual deployment. Broad groups are forwards, defence and goalies. This version uses the current model’s covered games only.

Season vs reference

Reference

Per game · all situations

Metric2017–18ReferenceDiff

0.210.14+0.07

0.270.46-0.19

0.480.60-0.12

2.692.41+0.28

Reference: 2016–17 · 78 games.

Season comparisons

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Rolling Radar

Recent NHL history, carried across seasons. The radar compares this broader profile with a fixed position-group reference.

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Results vs expected

Five-on-five · what happened beside the chances created and allowed

Chances	Player	Percentile	Rank
	3.05		6 / 23598th
	2.67		166 / 23529th
	53.3		49 / 23579th

Player	Percentile	Rank
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Player	Percentile	Rank
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Context · not graded

5v5 goals: —
5v5 expected: 72.0–63.1
EPV added: +6.78

On ice vs off ice

Columbus's share with Zach Werenski on the ice against the same team without him.

Share	On ice and off ice	On-minus-off gap in percentage points
xGF%	On ice 53.3% · Off ice unavailable	—
CF%	On ice 54.3% · Off ice unavailable	—
GF%	On ice unavailable · Off ice unavailable	—

On iceOff ice

Scale 40–65% · marker at 50% · right column is the on-minus-off gap in points

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Defensive metrics

Five-on-five on-ice suppression; individual events in all situations.

Player	Percentile	Rank
54.21		54 / 23577th
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0.066		223 / 2355th

Player	Percentile	Rank
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Physical style	Player	Percentile	Rank
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Context · not graded

Evidence coverage: high danger 22 of 77 games.

Discipline & puck management

Recorded season event counts · all situations

Penaltiesnet —

Taken —Drawn —

Puck eventsnet —

Giveaways —Takeaways —

Blocks: —
Hits: —

Both penalty counts cover 25 of 77 games with every drawn role recorded.

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SituationChancesViewShot type

Shot map

All 283 attempts

Goal16Shot on goal191Missed shot76Blocked shot0Larger dot = higher xG

Shooting by zone

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Zone	Att	G	xG	Goal rate	Exp.	G−xG
Point	141	6	3.1	4.3%	2.2%	+2.9
Left circle	28	1	0.6	3.6%	2.0%	+0.4
Outer slot	18	1	1.0	5.6%	5.7%	0.0
Below goal line	2	0	0.0	0.0%	1.8%	0.0
High slot	68	6	6.1	8.8%	9.0%	−0.1
Right circle	9	0	0.4	0.0%	4.2%	−0.4
Inner slot	17	2	2.8	11.8%	16.3%	−0.8
All zones	283	16	14.0	5.7%	4.9%	+2.0

Finishing evidence. Scoring 5.7% on chances vs 4.9% expected (+0.7 points), led by point volume and wrist finishing.

Sorted by goals minus expected goals. Goal rate is goals per unblocked attempt against the expected rate.

Shot profile

Context · not graded

On-net rate: 73.1%
Slot share: 30.0%
Average distance: 41.6 ft
Rebound attempts / 60: 0.24

Shot types

283 attempts

Type	Share	Sh%	G−xG
Wrist	57.2%	8.1%	+1.9
Slap	19.8%	5.1%	0.0
Snap	18.0%	5.7%	−1.0
Backhand	4.2%	14.3%	+0.4
Tip-in	0.7%	50.0%	+0.8

Share is context, not a grade. Sh% counts shots on goal only.

High-danger chances

Model goal probability ≥ 0.20

Conversion16.7%−9.2 pts vs expected

Actual16.7%

Expected25.9%

Attempts: 6
Goals: 1
Expected goals: 1.6
G−xG: −0.6

Shot locations

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Usage by situation

Ice time, share of team ice time, scoring and scoring rate, with where shifts start.

Scope	TOI/GP	Team share	G	A	P	P/60	Rank (D)
Five-on-five	18:26	—	10	13	23	0.97	55 / 235
Power play	2:27	—	3	7	10	3.19	61 / 71
Penalty kill	0:46	—	0	0	0	0.00	—
Other	0:56	—	3	1	4	3.32	86 / 235
All situations	22:35	—	16	21	37	1.28	51 / 235

Where the 37 points come from · All situations

Goals16 · 0.55/60
Primary assists— · —/60
Secondary assists— · —/60

Zone starts — offensive of OZ + DZ

Offensive —Neutral —Defensive —

Shifts

— a game · — average

Zone starts: five-on-five · Shifts: all situations

Usage by situation

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Power play

188:15 recorded ice time · peers need 100 minutes

Share of team PP: —
PP points: 10
Unit xGF / 60: 5.57

Player	Percentile	Rank
3.19		61 / 7114th
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10.84		40 / 7144th
0.77		38 / 7147th
5.57		60 / 7116th
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Evidence coverage: goals 15 of 73 games · team time 25 of 77 games.

Penalty kill

58:52 recorded ice time · peers need 100 minutes

Share of team PK: —
SH points: 0
Unit xGA / 60: 7.25

Player	Percentile	Rank
7.25		—
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94.79		—
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1.17		—

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Evidence coverage: goals 7 of 52 games · high danger 6 of 52 games · team time 25 of 77 games.

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Split	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	5v5 xG share	Team record
Venue
Home	39	7	7	14	0.36	54.8%	24–12–3
Away	38	9	14	23	0.61	51.8%	19–17–2
Rest
Back-to-back	16	4	3	7	0.44	58.6%	8–8–0
1 day of rest	31	6	6	12	0.39	51.8%	17–10–4
2+ days of rest	29	5	12	17	0.59	52.1%	17–11–1
Opponent
vs Eastern	48	10	15	25	0.52	54.8%	28–17–3
vs Western	29	6	6	12	0.41	50.8%	15–12–2
vs playoff teams	36	9	7	16	0.44	52.8%	15–17–4
vs non-playoff teams	41	7	14	21	0.51	53.7%	28–12–1
Recent
Last 10	10	2	2	4	0.40	52.1%	7–1–2

Split	G	A	P	5v5 xG share	5v5 CF%	5v5 GF–GA
Period
1st period	4	8	12	—	—	—
2nd period	5	6	11	—	—	—
3rd period	6	6	12	—	—	—
Overtime	1	1	2	—	—	—
Score state · 5v5 on ice
Leading	—	—	—	48.2%	45.0%	16–11
Tied	—	—	—	52.4%	55.3%	18–17
Trailing	—	—	—	57.7%	62.4%	21–18

Teammate	Pos	TOI together	xG share together	GF–GA	CF%	Him without	Teammate without
Seth Jones	D	1,243:14	53.0%	48–45	55.3%	51.2%	52.7%
Artemi Panarin	L	585:18	55.6%	14–20	58.2%	50.7%	55.2%
Pierre-Luc Dubois	C	472:45	56.5%	18–18	59.6%	50.8%	58.3%
Josh Anderson	R	360:24	53.2%	9–10	57.5%	52.6%	53.4%
Cam Atkinson	R	356:04	53.9%	10–13	55.3%	52.4%	51.6%
Nick Foligno	L	332:19	51.1%	13–11	53.2%	53.2%	52.4%
Boone Jenner	C	327:45	49.7%	14–10	47.6%	53.7%	50.5%
Oliver Bjorkstrand	R	313:18	52.1%	16–11	54.1%	52.9%	52.3%
Alexander Wennberg	C	312:59	50.0%	10–10	53.6%	53.5%	57.7%
Brandon Dubinsky	C	261:30	50.3%	12–6	49.9%	53.3%	48.4%
Matt Calvert	L	206:45	53.0%	10–7	54.8%	52.7%	46.6%
Sonny Milano	L	162:13	54.8%	7–5	57.3%	52.5%	51.4%

	Opponent	Result		G	A		PPP	+/−	SOG		5v5 on-ice xG share	Game
Apr 23	vs WSH	L 3–6	22:09	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.43	73.6%	View →
Apr 21	@ WSH	L 3–4 OT	23:07	0	0	0	—	-2	3	0.09	55.0%	View →
Apr 19	vs WSH	L 1–4	23:43	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.32	52.3%	View →
Apr 17	vs WSH	L 2–3 OT	30:28	0	0	0	—	-1	1	0.21	27.2%	View →
Apr 15	@ WSH	W 5–4 OT	24:18	1	2	3	—	2	5	0.27	24.7%	View →
Apr 12	@ WSH	W 4–3 OT	21:22	0	0	0	—	0	0	0.01	46.4%	View →
Filtered 6	—	2–4	24:11 avg	1	2	3	—	0	18	1.33	45.5%	—

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	P/GP	5v5 ixG/60	5v5 GP
2019–20	10	1	2	3	26	0.30	0.34	10
2018–19	10	1	5	6	15	0.60	0.17	10
2017–18	6	1	2	3	18	0.50	0.64	6
2016–17	3	1	0	1	14	0.33	0.45	3

	Opponent	Result		G	A		PPP	+/−	SOG		5v5 on-ice xG share	Game
Apr 5	vs PIT	OTL 4–5 OT	18:23	1	0	1	—	-1	3	0.08	48.8%	View →
Apr 3	vs DET	W 5–4 OT	20:32	0	1	1	—	0	3	0.29	67.3%	View →
Mar 31	@ VAN	OTL 4–5 OT	24:27	1	0	1	—	0	1	0.01	44.9%	View →
Mar 29	@ CGY	W 5–1	18:35	0	0	0	—	1	3	0.22	37.5%	View →
Mar 27	@ EDM	W 7–3	20:49	0	1	1	—	1	3	0.22	78.0%	View →
Mar 24	vs STL	L 1–2	23:41	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	72.6%	View →
Mar 22	vs FLA	W 4–0	19:10	0	0	0	0	2	2	0.08	38.0%	View →
Mar 20	@ NYR	W 5–3	19:26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	56.1%	View →
Mar 19	@ BOS	W 5–4 OT	24:43	0	0	0	—	0	3	0.04	22.2%	View →
Mar 17	vs OTT	W 2–1	20:55	0	0	0	—	-1	2	0.28	69.2%	View →
Filtered 10	—	7–1–2	21:04 avg	2	2	4	—	2	21	1.25	52.1%	—

Season	Box score · all situations	5v5 individual	5v5 on ice	Season performance
2026–27	29	CBJ	8	0	6	6	6	0	24	0.0	0	29:06	5	20	1.08	0.24	4.68	0.026	2.55	3.07	45.4	48.9	—	—	—	—
2025–26	28	CBJ	75	22	59	81	7	18	260	8.5	4	26:37	—	—	1.82	0.36	7.30	0.033	3.07	2.50	55.1	53.9	—	—	—	—
2024–25	27	CBJ	81	23	59	82	12	31	298	7.7	5	26:45	—	—	—	—	—	0.044	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	26	CBJ	70	11	46	57	0	22	202	5.4	2	24:27	—	—	1.79	0.41	7.07	0.042	2.91	3.17	47.9	48.8	—	—	—	—
2022–23	25	CBJ	13	3	5	8	-6	0	41	7.3	0	23:36	—	—	1.48	0.34	7.63	0.034	2.83	2.77	50.5	50.7	—	—	—	—
2021–22	24	CBJ	68	11	37	48	-15	22	216	5.1	4	25:40	—	—	1.00	0.46	7.05	0.045	2.66	3.22	45.3	49.8	—	—	—	—
2020–21	23	CBJ	35	7	13	20	-9	13	79	8.9	0	24:22	—	—	1.26	0.32	6.14	0.040	2.24	2.41	48.1	50.3	—	—	—	—
2019–20	22	CBJ	63	20	21	41	9	10	187	10.7	5	23:59	—	—	1.10	0.38	7.19	0.040	2.35	2.34	50.1	50.4	—	—	—	—
2018–19	21	CBJ	82	11	33	44	-12	18	168	6.5	2	22:54	—	—	1.00	0.29	5.22	0.037	2.75	2.65	50.9	50.8	—	—	—	—
2017–18	20	CBJ	77	16	21	37	8	16	207	7.7	3	22:35	—	—	0.97	0.42	6.77	0.047	3.05	2.67	53.3	54.3	—	—	—	—
2016–17	19	CBJ	78	11	36	47	17	14	188	5.9	4	20:55	—	—	0.94	0.27	6.17	0.032	2.52	2.42	51.0	53.1	—	—	—	—
Career	—	11 seasons	650	135	336	471	17	164	1870	7.2	29	24:16	—	—	—	—	—	0.040	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1 award records

James Norris Memorial Trophy · 2025–26

Every metric name opens its definition; the full list lives in Metrics.

Traditional statistics cover all situations. Supporting five-on-five analyses use completed games, raw adjustment and exposure from xG model v4. The two samples can differ.

An em dash means unavailable, not zero. A partial season remains partial. Where a panel reports evidence coverage, its rates use only the covered games. History never substitutes a different model, and a missing appearance interrupts a rolling model window.

Shot maps use the same shot model as Game Center and show which model version scored recent shots beside the rink. Older seasons can use earlier model versions. High danger means a model scoring probability of at least 0.20 on an unblocked attempt; for goalies, medium danger is 0.08 to 0.20 and low is below 0.08.

Special-team buckets include the wider recorded man-advantage and man-down states, read from the player’s own team; for a goalie, penalty kill means facing a power play. Their ranks need 100 recorded minutes and at least 30 qualified peers; below 100 minutes, penalty-kill percentiles are provisional. Playoff values have no ranks or percentiles. Team share is player ice time divided by team ice time in that situation, over the games the player dressed. Zone starts describe faceoff-started five-on-five shifts and exclude on-the-fly starts.

Penalties count events, including one for a double minor; bench and served-by roles are excluded, and victimless infractions have no drawn role. EPV added sums changes in the probability that the possessing team scores next; it is not standings points or an isolated player grade. Rolling windows never cross seasons or season types, and a missed game is not a zero-performance appearance. Career rates use summed counts and exposure, never an average of season rates; a missing contributing season withholds its career metric, and Performance begins in 2023–24.

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Season			Box score · all situations												5v5 individual				5v5 on ice					Season performance
Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	SOG	Sh%	PPG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	P/60	ixG/60	SOG/60	xG/UA	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	CF%	GF%	Perf/60	Grade	Rank
2026–27	29	CBJ	8	0	6	6	6	0	24	0.0	0	29:06	5	20	1.08	0.24	4.68	0.026	2.55	3.07	45.4	48.9	—	—	—	—
2025–26	28	CBJ	75	22	59	81	7	18	260	8.5	4	26:37	—	—	1.82	0.36	7.30	0.033	3.07	2.50	55.1	53.9	—	—	—	—
2024–25	27	CBJ	81	23	59	82	12	31	298	7.7	5	26:45	—	—	—	—	—	0.044	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	26	CBJ	70	11	46	57	0	22	202	5.4	2	24:27	—	—	1.79	0.41	7.07	0.042	2.91	3.17	47.9	48.8	—	—	—	—
2022–23	25	CBJ	13	3	5	8	-6	0	41	7.3	0	23:36	—	—	1.48	0.34	7.63	0.034	2.83	2.77	50.5	50.7	—	—	—	—
2021–22	24	CBJ	68	11	37	48	-15	22	216	5.1	4	25:40	—	—	1.00	0.46	7.05	0.045	2.66	3.22	45.3	49.8	—	—	—	—
2020–21	23	CBJ	35	7	13	20	-9	13	79	8.9	0	24:22	—	—	1.26	0.32	6.14	0.040	2.24	2.41	48.1	50.3	—	—	—	—
2019–20	22	CBJ	63	20	21	41	9	10	187	10.7	5	23:59	—	—	1.10	0.38	7.19	0.040	2.35	2.34	50.1	50.4	—	—	—	—
2018–19	21	CBJ	82	11	33	44	-12	18	168	6.5	2	22:54	—	—	1.00	0.29	5.22	0.037	2.75	2.65	50.9	50.8	—	—	—	—
2017–18	20	CBJ	77	16	21	37	8	16	207	7.7	3	22:35	—	—	0.97	0.42	6.77	0.047	3.05	2.67	53.3	54.3	—	—	—	—
2016–17	19	CBJ	78	11	36	47	17	14	188	5.9	4	20:55	—	—	0.94	0.27	6.17	0.032	2.52	2.42	51.0	53.1	—	—	—	—
Career	—	11 seasons	650	135	336	471	17	164	1870	7.2	29	24:16	—	—	—	—	—	0.040	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Zach Werenski

Season performanceSelected-season standing and the components behind the scoreCollapse

Season metrics

Season vs reference

Season comparisons

Rolling Radar

Rolling Radar

On-ice impact5v5Strong 53.3% on-ice expected goal share at five-on-five (49th of 235)What the team creates and allows during the player’s five-on-five minutesExplore

Results vs expected

On ice vs off ice

Defense5v5 · AllWeak 2.67 on-ice expected goals against per 60 (166th of 235)On-ice suppression and individual disciplineExplore

Defensive metrics

Discipline & puck management

Penaltiesnet —

Puck eventsnet —

Shooting & finishingElite 0.42 individual expected goals per 60 (2nd of 235)Where the player shoots, the quality of those chances, and actual versus expected goalsExplore

Shot map

Shooting by zone

Shot profile

Shot types

High-danger chances

Shot locations

Usage & deployment22:35 TOI per game (18:26 at five-on-five · 2:27 PP · 0:46 PK)Scoring by situation, zone starts and workloadExplore

Usage by situation

Where the 37 points come from · All situations

Zone starts — offensive of OZ + DZ

Shifts

Usage by situation

Special teamsPP · PKWeak 3.19 power-play points per 60 (61st of 71)Power play and penalty killExplore

Power play

Penalty kill

FormExplore

Rolling Radar

Splits0.36 points per game at home · 0.61 awayVenue, rest and opponentExplore

By period and score state

Linemates5v5Most often with Seth Jones: 1,243 five-on-five minutes, 53.0% xG share togetherWho he plays with at five-on-fiveExplore

Playoffs6 playoff games: 1 goal, 3 points · 29 career playoff gamesExplore

2017–18 playoffs

Playoff games

Every playoff run

Game log77 games · most recent vs PIT, L 4–5: 1 G, 0 AOfficial totals and five-on-five evidenceExplore

Career11 NHL seasons: 650 games, 471 pointsEvery season and a recomputed career lineExplore

Data notesScopes, missing values and model evidenceExplore

2017–18 playoffs

Playoff games

Every playoff run

Defensive metrics

Discipline & puck management

Penaltiesnet —

Puck eventsnet —

Power play

Penalty kill

Results vs expected

On ice vs off ice

Shot map

Shooting by zone

Shot profile

Shot types

High-danger chances

Usage by situation

Where the 37 points come from · All situations

Zone starts — offensive of OZ + DZ

Shifts

By period and score state

Season metrics

Season vs reference