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Zach Werenski has 45 points (16 goals, 29 assists) in 38 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 429 points (129 goals, 300 assists) in 605 regular-season games for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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

  • 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 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 a relatively balanced role, starting 35% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 25% in the defensive zone.

  • 88

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 4th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 52nd of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    81.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    0.12
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    26.75
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.64
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.89
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.75
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.54
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.68
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    3.71
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.68
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    8.87
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    3.16
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    2.99
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.39
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    3.63
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.36
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.72
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.26
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    7.96
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    8.63
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Actual AAV: $9.583M
Player Contract Value: $12.000M
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
18.12.2025 Team Logo Wild 1 2 0 2 0 28:30 8 25.0% 0
20.12.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 1 1 2 -1 27:55 4 25.0% 0
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
Total 5 5 4 9 -2 21 23.8% 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 38 16 29 45 5 26:37 141 11.3% 6
Season Projection 78 33 60 93 10 26:37 289 11.4% 12
Total 605 129 300 429 9 1727 7.5% 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 1.18 0.71 100 82 $9.583M
77% Darren Raddysh Team Logo D 29.9 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 1.00 0.51 100 85 $0.975M
76% Evan Bouchard Team Logo D 26.2 yrs 191 cm / 86 kg 0.91 0.71 93 79 $10.500M
72% John Carlson Team Logo D 36 yrs 191 cm / 100 kg 0.79 0.67 91 78 $8.000M
72% Shayne Gostisbehere Team Logo D 32.7 yrs 180 cm / 82 kg 0.97 0.61 95 77 $3.200M
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