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Betting edges, stake sizing, props priced against the line, fantasy tiers and the graded ledger. $14.99 a month in season, or $99 for the year.
2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#8STEADYPPI 98Zach Werenski is a 29-year-old defenseman for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Selected 8th overall by CBJ in the 2015 NHL Draft. Born in Grosse Pointe, USA.
Zach is having an elite 2025-26 campaign with 22 goals and 59 assists for 81 points through 75 games. He averages 1.08 points per game on 26:36 of ice time. Primarily a playmaker, Zach's game is built around creating chances for teammates.
2025-26 · Regular season
#15 NHL
#24 NHL
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 48–88 pts
STEADY — 92nd percentile at D, 64% hit rate (75 GP, 2025-26)
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Zach was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 75 games, 2,340 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
59.0 vs 54.8 lg
86th percentile
Quality of teammates
57.9 vs 53.2 lg
63th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Zach takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
378
Goals vs expected
22 vs 14.7 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
5%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
82
Offense
61
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
21-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 21-point spread between offensive (82th) and defensive (61th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, a top on-ice shot share, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
21-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 21-point spread between offensive (82th) and defensive (61th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Zach Werenski's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | CBJ | 75 | 22 | 59 | 81 | +7 | 260 | 8.5% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | CBJ | 81 | 23 | 59 | 82 | +12 | 298 | 7.7% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | CBJ | 70 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0 | 202 | 5.4% |
Form
Zach's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | vs WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 25:59 |
| Apr 12 | vs BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 8 | 30:27 |
| Apr 11 | @ MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25:42 |
| Apr 9 | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 28:46 |
| Apr 7 | @ DET | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 33:26 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 22-232022-23 | CBJ | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 41 | 7.3% |
| 21-222021-22 | CBJ | 68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | -15 | 216 | 5.1% |
| 20-212020-21 | CBJ | 35 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 79 | 8.9% |
| 19-202019-20 | CBJ | 63 | 20 | 21 | 41 | +9 | 187 | 10.7% |
| 18-192018-19 | CBJ | 82 | 11 | 33 | 44 | -12 | 168 | 6.6% |
| 17-182017-18 | CBJ | 77 | 16 | 21 | 37 | +8 | 207 | 7.7% |
| 16-172016-17 | CBJ | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | +17 | 188 | 5.9% |
| Career | — | 642 | 135 | 330 | 465 | +11 | 1846 | 7.3% |
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