Zach Werenski has 44 points (15 goals, 29 assists) in 37 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 428 points (128 goals, 300 assists) in 604 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: USA
Age: 28.5 yrs (19.07.1997) Height / Weight: 188 cm / 97 kg Shoots: L Drafted: 8th in 2015 Draft Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
Awards: -
The 28-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 50% 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 an offense-leaning role, starting 35% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 25% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 4th of 282 DefensemenDefense:Def: 51st of 282 Defensemen -
Metric Current Season Games 1 - 8281.00QoC -0.14 - 0.110.12IceTimePerGame 15 - 2526.75Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.05 - 0.670.64PrimaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.10.89SecondaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.10.75xGoals/60 0.09 - 0.380.54OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 1.8 - 53.68OnIce_GoalsFor/60 1.4 - 5.53.71PP_xGoals/60 0.5 - 1.50.68PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60 3 - 108.87Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.5 - 4.53.16OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2 - 4.52.99Penalties/60 0.5 - 1.50.39ShotsBlocked/60 2 - 63.63Takeaways/60 0.5 - 21.36DZoneGiveaways/60 1 - 41.72DZoneStartPct 0.15 - 0.40.26PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 5 - 127.96PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 4 - 128.63
| Actual AAV: | $9.583M |
| Player Contract Value: | $11.900M |
| Remaining: | 3 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2028 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 32.0 yrs (19.07.1997) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 |
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78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 17 | 20:55 | 188 | 5.9% | 14 |
| 2017-18 |
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77 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 8 | 22:34 | 207 | 7.7% | 16 |
| 2018-19 |
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82 | 11 | 33 | 44 | -12 | 22:53 | 168 | 6.5% | 18 |
| 2019-20 |
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63 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 9 | 23:58 | 187 | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020-21 |
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35 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 24:22 | 79 | 8.9% | 13 |
| 2021-22 |
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68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | -15 | 25:40 | 216 | 5.1% | 22 |
| 2022-23 |
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13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 23:36 | 41 | 7.3% | 0 |
| 2023-24 |
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70 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0 | 24:26 | 202 | 5.4% | 22 |
| 2024-25 |
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81 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 12 | 26:45 | 298 | 7.7% | 31 |
| 2025-26 |
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37 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 8 | 26:40 | 139 | 10.8% | 6 |
| Season Projection | 78 | 32 | 61 | 93 | 17 | 26:40 | 293 | 10.9% | 13 | |
| Total | 604 | 128 | 300 | 428 | 12 | 1725 | 7.4% | 152 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 23:28 | 14 | 7.1% | 0 |
| 2017-18 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24:10 | 18 | 5.6% | 2 |
| 2018-19 |
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10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26:37 | 15 | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2019-20 |
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10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 30:03 | 26 | 3.8% | 4 |
| Total | 29 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 73 | 5.5% | 15 | ||
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Werenski | D | 28.5 yrs | 188 cm / 97 kg | 1.19 | 0.71 | 99 | 82 | $9.583M | ||
| 76% | Evan Bouchard | D | 26.2 yrs | 191 cm / 86 kg | 0.90 | 0.71 | 93 | 79 | $10.500M | |
| 76% | Darren Raddysh | D | 29.9 yrs | 185 cm / 91 kg | 0.97 | 0.51 | 100 | 85 | $0.975M | |
| 72% | Miro Heiskanen | D | 26.5 yrs | 188 cm / 89 kg | 0.86 | 0.62 | 87 | 86 | $8.450M | |
| 72% | Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 32.7 yrs | 180 cm / 82 kg | 0.97 | 0.61 | 97 | 76 | $3.200M |