#8 · Defense

Zach Werenski

Age: 29
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 216 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA

GP: 5
G: 0
A: 4
P: 4
+/-: +5
SOG: 12

Drafted 2015 · Round 1, #8 overall (CBJ)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 5 GP
GP	5	3	5
G	0	1	1-1
A	4	2	3+1
P	4	3	4
SOG	12	19	22-10
PPP	1	1	1
+/-	+5	+4	+6-1
PIM	0	0	0
TOI/GP	28:55	27:17+1:38	26:39+2:15
SH%	0.0	5.3-5.3	4.5-4.5

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Werenski is shooting 0.0% (0 on 12 shots) against 7.4% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.6 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.6).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 55.9; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 59.5; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +4.7; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.080; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.6; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.6; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 50.8; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 22:34; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

32 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Werenski is used

#8 · D · Columbus Blue Jackets

Zach Werenski

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 4 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 28:57; 22:34 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 50.8%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 59.5%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 55.9%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Werenski55.1s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Werenski35%

NHL average26%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Damon Severson49.6 min together54%shot attempts

Adam Fantilli34.0 min together67%shot attempts

Matthew Knies31.6 min together55%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Columbus Blue Jackets	5	0	4	4	+5	0	0	12	0.0	28:55
2025–26	Columbus Blue Jackets	75	22	59	81	+7	18	4	260	8.5	26:37
2024–25	Columbus Blue Jackets	81	23	59	82	+12	31	5	298	7.7	26:45
2023–24	Columbus Blue Jackets	70	11	46	57	0	22	2	202	5.4	24:27
2022–23	Columbus Blue Jackets	13	3	5	8	-6	0	0	41	7.3	23:36
2021–22	Columbus Blue Jackets	68	11	37	48	-15	22	4	216	5.1	25:40
2020–21	Columbus Blue Jackets	35	7	13	20	-9	13	0	79	8.9	24:22
2019–20	Columbus Blue Jackets	63	20	21	41	+9	10	5	187	10.7	23:59
2019–20 (P)	Columbus Blue Jackets	10	1	2	3	+1	4	0	26	3.8	30:03
2018–19	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	11	33	44	-12	18	2	168	6.6	22:54
2018–19 (P)	Columbus Blue Jackets	10	1	5	6	+3	9	1	15	6.7	26:37
2017–18	Columbus Blue Jackets	77	16	21	37	+8	16	3	207	7.7	22:35
2017–18 (P)	Columbus Blue Jackets	6	1	2	3	0	2	1	18	5.6	24:11
2016–17	Columbus Blue Jackets	78	11	36	47	+17	14	4	188	5.9	20:55
2016–17 (P)	Columbus Blue Jackets	3	1	0	1	-2	0	1	14	7.1	23:29

	Opp					TOI
Tue, Oct 13	vsFLA	0	0	+2	3	26:16
Sat, Oct 10	@STL	1	1	0	1	28:13
Fri, Oct 9	vsPIT	1	1	+1	4	29:36
Sat, Oct 3	vsUTA	0	0	0	1	31:43
Thu, Oct 1	vsBUF	2	2	+2	3	28:46

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	USA · OG	6	1	5	6	+8	4	0	12	8.0	16:23
2024–25	USA · WC	7	1	5	6	+9	2	–	–	–	–
2024–25	United States · 4 Nations	4	0	6	6	+3	2	0	13	0.0	20:41
2023–24	USA · WC	8	2	5	7	+7	8	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Team USA · International	1	0	1	1	0	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19	USA · WC	2	0	0	0	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Lake Erie · AHL	7	1	0	1	+2	0	0	19	530.0	–
2015–16	Univ. of Michigan · NCAA	36	11	25	36	+5	20	–	–	–	–
2015–16	USA U20 · WJC-20	7	2	7	9	+10	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Lake Erie · AHL	17	5	9	14	+8	2	1	39	1280.0	–
2014–15	U. of Michigan · Big Ten	35	9	16	25	–	8	3	–	–	–
2014–15	USA · WJC-A	5	1	1	2	+3	2	0	4	–	–
2013–14	USNTDP · USHL	35	6	13	19	-4	17	2	66	910.0	–
2013–14	USNTDP · U-17	16	2	11	13	–	25	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Det. L.C. U18 · HPHL	28	7	14	21	–	18	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Det. B. Tire U16 · T1EHL	35	8	20	28	–	18	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Det. B. Tire U16 · T1EHL	7	3	5	8	–	4	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Belle Tire Bantam Major AAA · T1EBHL	27	10	15	25	0	8	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Belle Tire Bantam Minor AAA · T1EMBHL	31	16	19	35	0	10	–	–	–	–
2008–09	Belle Tire · QC Int PW	4	0	1	1	–	0	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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