Zach Werenski

Columbus Blue Jackets#8Defenseman Shoots left

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

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Games82T-4th in NHL

Goals110.13/GP▼0.07T-256th in NHL

Assists330.40/GP▲0.13T-102nd in NHL

Points440.54/GPT-142nd in NHL…

5v5 xG share50.9%96th of 236…

Avg TOI22:5434th in NHL…

Career awards

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Season metrics

2018–19 · five-on-five · vs 236 positional peers

Player	Percentile	Rank
1.00		50 / 23679th
0.32		25 / 23690th
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Shooting & finishing	Player	Percentile	Rank
	0.29		15 / 23694th
	5.22		65 / 23673rd
	10.69		78 / 23667th
	0.037		24 / 16986th
	0.04		45 / 16974th

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

Metric2018–19ReferenceDiff

0.130.21-0.07

0.400.27+0.13

0.540.48+0.06

2.052.69-0.64

Reference: 2017–18 · 77 games.

Season comparisons

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Rolling Radar

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Results vs expected

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

Chances	Player	Percentile	Rank
	2.75		57 / 23676th
	2.65		160 / 23632nd
	50.9		96 / 23660th

Player	Percentile	Rank
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Player	Percentile	Rank
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Context · not graded

5v5 goals: —
5v5 expected: 68.4–65.9
EPV added: +3.36

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 50.9% · Off ice unavailable	—
CF%	On ice 50.8% · 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
55.85		104 / 23656th
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0.062		174 / 23626th

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

Evidence coverage: high danger 30 of 82 games.

Discipline & puck management

Recorded season event counts · all situations

Penaltiesnet —

Taken —Drawn —

Puck eventsnet —

Giveaways —Takeaways —

Blocks: —
Hits: —

Both penalty counts cover 33 of 82 games with every drawn role recorded.

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SituationChancesViewShot type

Shot map

All 246 attempts

Goal11Shot on goal157Missed shot78Blocked shot0Larger dot = higher xG

Shooting by zone

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Zone	Att	G	xG	Goal rate	Exp.	G−xG
High slot	55	6	4.8	10.9%	8.8%	+1.2
Inner slot	11	2	1.3	18.2%	12.2%	+0.7
Point	140	3	3.0	2.1%	2.2%	0.0
Below goal line	1	0	0.0	0.0%	3.9%	0.0
Right circle	13	0	0.2	0.0%	1.5%	−0.2
Outer slot	4	0	0.3	0.0%	7.7%	−0.3
Left circle	22	0	0.6	0.0%	2.5%	−0.6
All zones	246	11	10.3	4.5%	4.2%	+0.7

Finishing evidence. Scoring 4.5% on chances against 4.2% expected, tracking the model across 7 zones.

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: 68.3%
Slot share: 26.8%
Average distance: 43.4 ft
Rebound attempts / 60: 0.06

Shot types

246 attempts

Type	Share	Sh%	G−xG
Wrist	52.4%	5.7%	0.0
Snap	24.4%	9.1%	+1.4
Slap	17.1%	4.2%	−0.8
Backhand	5.3%	0.0%	−0.7
Tip-in	0.8%	50.0%	+0.8

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

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	18:13	—	8	17	25	1.00	50 / 236
Power play	2:27	—	2	13	15	4.47	25 / 69
Penalty kill	1:17	—	0	0	0	0.00	68 / 115
Other	0:57	—	1	3	4	3.09	94 / 236
All situations	22:54	—	11	33	44	1.41	39 / 236

Where the 44 points come from · All situations

Goals11 · 0.35/60
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

201:13 recorded ice time · peers need 100 minutes

Share of team PP: —
PP points: 15
Unit xGF / 60: 6.58

Player	Percentile	Rank
4.47		25 / 6965th
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8.05		47 / 6932nd
0.74		29 / 6959th
6.58		27 / 6962nd
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Evidence coverage: goals 17 of 79 games · team time 33 of 82 games.

Penalty kill

105:37 recorded ice time · peers need 100 minutes

Share of team PK: —
SH points: 0
Unit xGA / 60: 4.56

Player	Percentile	Rank
4.56		2 / 11599th
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61.92		1 / 11599th
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1.31		21 / 11582nd

Evidence coverage: goals 18 of 72 games · high danger 19 of 72 games · team time 33 of 82 games.

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Split	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	5v5 xG share	Team record
Venue
Home	41	5	21	26	0.63	53.2%	22–17–2
Away	41	6	12	18	0.44	48.5%	25–14–2
Rest
Back-to-back	16	1	9	10	0.63	52.9%	7–6–3
1 day of rest	40	5	13	18	0.45	48.5%	24–15–1
2+ days of rest	25	5	11	16	0.64	52.8%	15–10–0
Opponent
vs Eastern	52	7	21	28	0.54	51.7%	31–19–2
vs Western	30	4	12	16	0.53	49.4%	16–12–2
vs playoff teams	41	4	20	24	0.59	48.0%	20–20–1
vs non-playoff teams	41	7	13	20	0.49	53.7%	27–11–3
Recent
Last 10	10	1	3	4	0.40	58.4%	7–3–0

Split	G	A	P	5v5 xG share	5v5 CF%	5v5 GF–GA
Period
1st period	5	10	15	—	—	—
2nd period	2	13	15	—	—	—
3rd period	4	10	14	—	—	—
Overtime	0	0	0	—	—	—
Score state · 5v5 on ice
Leading	—	—	—	48.9%	45.8%	21–16
Tied	—	—	—	51.6%	52.6%	19–17
Trailing	—	—	—	59.2%	56.9%	23–14

Teammate	Pos	TOI together	xG share together	GF–GA	CF%	Him without	Teammate without
Seth Jones	D	861:59	55.2%	31–24	54.5%	50.4%	48.4%
Artemi Panarin	L	531:00	58.3%	15–16	57.7%	49.9%	56.7%
Cam Atkinson	R	498:05	56.2%	18–15	55.1%	51.5%	54.0%
Pierre-Luc Dubois	C	483:31	55.0%	19–14	55.2%	52.1%	53.8%
David Savard	D	408:28	51.0%	19–22	49.1%	53.9%	52.0%
Josh Anderson	R	387:13	56.3%	13–9	52.3%	51.9%	47.1%
Nick Foligno	L	375:16	49.5%	13–12	46.4%	54.3%	49.7%
Boone Jenner	C	360:01	54.6%	16–9	49.6%	52.5%	48.7%
Alexander Wennberg	C	293:45	48.5%	13–10	49.6%	54.2%	54.0%
Riley Nash	C	275:32	50.9%	18–12	44.6%	53.5%	52.2%
Oliver Bjorkstrand	R	270:29	53.7%	12–11	55.2%	52.9%	54.6%
Brandon Dubinsky	C	241:04	46.5%	14–4	44.1%	54.1%	45.6%

	Opponent	Result		G	A		PPP	+/−	SOG		5v5 on-ice xG share	Game
May 6	vs BOS	L 0–3	24:52	0	0	0	—	-2	0	0.12	68.8%	View →
May 4	@ BOS	L 3–4	28:14	0	1	1	—	0	3	0.06	28.2%	View →
May 2	vs BOS	L 1–4	26:48	0	0	0	—	0	3	0.12	56.1%	View →
Apr 30	vs BOS	W 2–1	23:08	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	53.6%	View →
Apr 27	@ BOS	W 3–2 OT	33:33	0	0	0	—	1	0	0.01	54.6%	View →
Apr 25	@ BOS	L 2–3 OT	29:06	0	0	0	—	0	1	0.00	20.3%	View →
Apr 16	vs TBL	W 7–3	25:56	0	1	1	0	2	2	0.05	30.1%	View →
Apr 14	vs TBL	W 3–1	26:06	0	1	1	0	1	2	0.11	67.0%	View →
Apr 12	@ TBL	W 5–1	22:24	1	1	2	—	1	2	0.00	51.3%	View →
Apr 10	@ TBL	W 4–3	26:00	0	1	1	—	0	1	0.01	33.9%	View →
Filtered 10	—	6–4	26:37 avg	1	5	6	—	3	15	0.61	46.7%	—

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 6	@ OTT	W 6–2	21:04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	48.0%	View →
Apr 5	@ NYR	W 3–2 SO	28:15	0	0	0	0	-2	5	0.08	63.3%	View →
Apr 2	vs BOS	L 2–6	26:04	0	0	0	—	-2	4	0.06	68.2%	View →
Mar 31	@ BUF	W 4–0	17:56	0	1	1	—	4	1	0.03	45.5%	View →
Mar 30	@ NSH	W 5–2	24:13	0	0	0	—	1	3	0.18	87.9%	View →
Mar 28	vs MTL	W 6–2	26:42	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	39.9%	View →
Mar 26	vs NYI	W 4–0	19:32	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.06	61.6%	View →
Mar 24	@ VAN	W 5–0	23:26	0	0	0	—	3	1	0.26	62.3%	View →
Mar 21	@ EDM	L 1–4	25:38	0	0	0	—	-3	1	0.05	50.3%	View →
Mar 19	@ CGY	L 2–4	24:33	1	1	2	1	-2	2	0.14	62.3%	View →
Filtered 10	—	7–3–0	23:44 avg	1	3	4	—	-1	19	0.93	58.4%	—

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 impact5v5Average 50.9% on-ice expected goal share at five-on-five (96th of 236)What the team creates and allows during the player’s five-on-five minutesExplore

Results vs expected

On ice vs off ice

Defense5v5 · AllAverage 2.65 on-ice expected goals against per 60 (160th of 236)On-ice suppression and individual disciplineExplore

Defensive metrics

Discipline & puck management

Penaltiesnet —

Puck eventsnet —

Shooting & finishingElite 0.29 individual expected goals per 60 (15th of 236)Where the player shoots, the quality of those chances, and actual versus expected goalsExplore

Shot map

Shooting by zone

Shot profile

Shot types

Shot locations

Usage & deployment22:54 TOI per game (18:13 at five-on-five · 2:27 PP · 1:17 PK)Scoring by situation, zone starts and workloadExplore

Usage by situation

Where the 44 points come from · All situations

Zone starts — offensive of OZ + DZ

Shifts

Usage by situation

Special teamsPP · PKAverage 4.47 power-play points per 60 (25th of 69)Power play and penalty killExplore

Power play

Penalty kill

FormExplore

Rolling Radar

Splits0.63 points per game at home · 0.44 awayVenue, rest and opponentExplore

By period and score state

Linemates5v5Most often with Seth Jones: 862 five-on-five minutes, 55.2% xG share togetherWho he plays with at five-on-fiveExplore

Playoffs10 playoff games: 1 goal, 6 points · 29 career playoff gamesExplore

2018–19 playoffs

Playoff games

Every playoff run

Game log82 games · most recent at OTT, W 6–2: 0 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

2018–19 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

Usage by situation

Where the 44 points come from · All situations

Zone starts — offensive of OZ + DZ

Shifts

By period and score state

Season metrics

Season vs reference