#8 · Defence · CBJ
ZachWerenski
Next milestone 33 points from 500
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 0
- A
- 2
- P
- 2
- +/-
- +2
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 4
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 1
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- July 19, 1997 (age 29)
- Birthplace
- Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Weight
- 216 lb (98 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2015 CBJ, round 1, #8 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed19.8 mphleague avg 20.4 mph25th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph0league avg 1.50th percentile
- Distance skated8.6 mileague avg 6.6 mi75th percentile
- Hardest shot89.0 mphleague avg 79.1 mph88th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone37.6%league avg 41.6%20th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.18 | -0.18 | 8 | 0 | .022 |
| 2025-26 | 22 | 17.08 | +4.92 | 590 | 14 | .029 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 2 games · 46:27 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 58.3% | 46.7% | +11.6 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 46.2% | 41.9% | +4.2 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–0
- xG for–against
- 2.0–1.4
- Average rating
- 6.7
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Mateychuk | 2 | 34:40 | 60.3% |
| Emil Andrae | 2 | 5:29 | 31.0% |
| Erik Gudbranson | 2 | 4:00 | 54.0% |
| Carson Soucy | 2 | 1:51 | 100.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.7 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 0 G · 2 A · 2 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 644 | 135 | 332 | 467 | +13 | 164 | 1850 | 7.3 | 139 |
| Playoffs | 29 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +2 | 15 | 73 | 5.5 | 5 |
Season by season (11)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Blue Jackets | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | Blue Jackets | 75 | 22 | 59 | 81 | +7 | 18 | 260 | 8.5 | 21 |
| 2024-25 | Blue Jackets | 81 | 23 | 59 | 82 | +12 | 31 | 298 | 7.7 | 25 |
| 2023-24 | Blue Jackets | 70 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0 | 22 | 202 | 5.4 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | Blue Jackets | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 41 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Blue Jackets | 68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | -15 | 22 | 216 | 5.1 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | Blue Jackets | 35 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 13 | 79 | 8.9 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | Blue Jackets | 63 | 20 | 21 | 41 | +9 | 10 | 187 | 10.7 | 13 |
| 2018-19 | Blue Jackets | 82 | 11 | 33 | 44 | -12 | 18 | 168 | 6.6 | 15 |
| 2017-18 | Blue Jackets | 77 | 16 | 21 | 37 | +8 | 16 | 207 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2016-17 | Blue Jackets | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | +17 | 14 | 188 | 5.9 | 21 |