Zach Werenski
Columbus Blue Jackets · D · #8
Points / GP
1.08
Goals / GP
0.29
Assists / GP
0.79
Shots / GP
3.5
Plus/Minus
+7
PP Points
21
HockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 75 GP · 1312 games analyzedxG Share?xG ShareA player's individual xG as a share of their team's total xG in the games they played. Shows how much of the offense runs through them.
8.2%
ZEIS?Zone Exit/Entry Impact Score (ZEIS)Transition impact: rush shots plus zone-coded takeaways, minus costly giveaways, per game. Positive = drives play up ice; negative = bleeds possession. Event-derived proxy (the NHL feed has no entry/exit tracking).
-1.63
PSPL?Pre-Shot Pass Lethality (PSPL)The xG a player creates for teammates within 3 seconds — rebounds their shots generate and shots off their offensive-zone steals. Playmaking danger the assist column misses. Event-derived proxy.
0.82
Def Suppression?Defensive SuppressionBlocked shots plus defensive-zone takeaways minus defensive-zone giveaways, per game. A proxy for who kills opposing offense before it starts.
0.15
Percentiles vs. league defensemen with 20+ GP · hockeyalpha.com
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 214 lb
- Born
- 1997-07-19
- Birthplace
- Grosse Pointe, USA
- Shoots
- L
- Draft
- 2015 CBJ · R1 #8
Recent form · last 10 games
Last 5 games
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | vs WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25:59 |
| 2026-04-12 | vs BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30:27 |
| 2026-04-11 | @ MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25:42 |
| 2026-04-09 | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28:46 |
| 2026-04-07 | @ DET | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 33:26 |
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 75 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 7 |
| 2024–25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 81 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 12 |
| 2023–24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 |
| 2021–22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | -15 |
| 2020–21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 35 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -9 |
| 2019–20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 63 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 9 |
| 2018–19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 11 | 33 | 44 | -12 |
| 2017–18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 77 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 8 |
| 2016–17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 17 |