Zach Werenski has 62 points (20 goals, 42 assists) in 52 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 446 points (133 goals, 313 assists) in 619 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: 28.6 yrs (19.07.1997) Height / Weight: 188 cm / 96 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 52% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Zach Werenski is off the ice, the Blue Jackets control 44% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.
He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 35% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 28% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 6th of 285 DefensemenDefense:Def: 117th of 285 Defensemen -
Metric Current Season PlayDriving 0.08-0.140.11OnIce_xGoalsPct 0.520.350.65IceTimePerGame 26.591525Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.870.050.7PrimaryAssists/60 0.870.11SecondaryAssists/60 0.970.11xGoals/60 0.440.090.38OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 3.691.85OnIce_GoalsFor/60 4.191.45.5PP_xGoals/60 0.760.51.5Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 3.472.54.5OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 3.4124.5Penalties/60 0.230.51.5ShotsBlocked/60 2.9526Takeaways/60 1.010.52DZoneGiveaways/60 2.2614DZoneStartPct 0.280.150.4PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 10.35512
| Actual AAV: | $9.583M |
| Player Contract Value: | $9.400M |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22:58 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 30.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27:37 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 31.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:58 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 03.02.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:10 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 04.02.2026 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:45 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 7.7% | 2 | ||
| 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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52 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 8 | 26:22 | 183 | 10.9% | 12 |
| Season Projection | 78 | 30 | 63 | 93 | 12 | 26:21 | 274 | 10.9% | 18 | |
| Total | 619 | 133 | 313 | 446 | 12 | 1769 | 7.5% | 158 | ||
| 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 | 28.6 yrs | 188 cm / 96 kg | 1.19 | 0.72 | 93 | 78 | $9.583M | ||
| 81% | Evan Bouchard | D | 26.4 yrs | 191 cm / 86 kg | 1.09 | 0.74 | 94 | 84 | $10.500M | |
| 78% | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 25.9 yrs | 191 cm / 93 kg | 0.91 | 0.73 | 88 | 78 | $11.000M | |
| 77% | Roman Josi | D | 35.7 yrs | 185 cm / 90 kg | 0.87 | 0.76 | 87 | 81 | $9.059M | |
| 75% | John Carlson | D | 36.1 yrs | 191 cm / 99 kg | 0.84 | 0.67 | 85 | 78 | $8.000M |