135 G · 330 A · 642 GP
0.724 P/GP · 138 PPP · 24:12 ATOI
Columbus Blue Jackets#8Active
Zach Werenski
D · 6′2″ / 214 lb · Shoots L · Grosse Pointe, USA · Age 29 · 2015 #8 by CBJ
465Career points
0.724Career P/GP
642Games played
135Goals
10 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2681points
The latest read.
81 points in 75 games in 2025-26. Career: 465 points across 642 games.
75GP
22goals
59assists
81points
260shots
21PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
4 G · 9 A · 29 GP
0.448 P/GP · 5 PPP · 26:58 ATOI
0.603 → 1.080P/GP by season · 10 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2025-26
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 10 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled626 all-time peers
Playoff career · 29 GP · 4 G · 9 A · 13 pts (0.448 P/GP)
74.1
69.2
79.7
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-14vs WSH25:59 TOI0G 0A0 P · 3 S
2026-04-12vs BOS30:27 TOI0G 0A0 P · 8 S
2026-04-11@ MTL25:42 TOI0G 1A1 P · 4 S
2026-04-09@ BUF28:46 TOI0G 0A0 P · 5 S
2026-04-07@ DET33:26 TOI1G 1A2 P · 6 S
What this draft slot returns.
Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC
2015 draft#8round 1 · CBJ
29Players in sample
100.0%Reached the NHL
Most games in this sample: Derian Hatcher (1990, MNS), 1,045 NHL games.
Sample: 29 players taken #8, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Zach Werenski's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.
These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Zach Werenski. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2025-26 peak: 75 GP / 22 G / 59 A / 81 Pts / 1.080 P/GP · 26:37 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 1.080 |
| 2024-25 | 81 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 1.012 |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0.814 |
| 2021-22 | 68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 0.706 |
| 2019-20 | 63 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 0.651 |
| Prime-five | 357 | 87 | 222 | 309 | 0.866 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
James Norris Memorial Trophy2025-26All-Star Team2nd · 2025James Norris Memorial Trophy2nd · 2025Calder Memorial Trophy3rd · 2017
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart10 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Peak | Columbus Blue Jackets | 75 | 22 | 59 | 81 | +7 | 21 | 260 |
| 2024-25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 81 | 23 | 59 | 82 | +12 | 25 | 298 |
| 2023-24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0 | 12 | 202 |
| 2022-23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 2 | 41 |
| 2021-22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | -15 | 14 | 216 |
| 2020-21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 35 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 5 | 79 |
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 63 | 20 | 21 | 41 | +9 | 13 | 187 |
| 2018-19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 11 | 33 | 44 | -12 | 15 | 168 |
| 2017-18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 77 | 16 | 21 | 37 | +8 | 10 | 207 |
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | +17 | 21 | 188 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 26 |
| 2018-19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 3 | 15 |
| 2017-18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 14 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2025-26 is the best season either way: 1.080 raw, 1.036 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Best adjusted | 75 | 1.080 | 3.13 | 1.036 |
| 2024-25 | 81 | 1.012 | 3.04 | 0.999 |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 0.814 | 3.11 | 0.785 |
| 2021-22 | 68 | 0.706 | 3.14 | 0.673 |
| 2020-21 | 35 | 0.571 | 2.94 | 0.584 |
| 2019-20 | 63 | 0.651 | 3.02 | 0.647 |
| 2018-19 | 82 | 0.537 | 3.01 | 0.534 |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 0.481 | 2.97 | 0.485 |
| 2016-17 | 78 | 0.603 | 2.77 | 0.654 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | USA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 4 Nations | United States | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | WC | USA | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | International | Team USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | WC | USA | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | WC | USA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Lake Erie | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | NCAA | Univ. of Michigan | 36 | 11 | 25 | 36 |
| 2015-16 | WJC-20 | USA U20 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Lake Erie | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2014-15 | Big Ten | U. of Michigan | 35 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 2014-15 | WJC-A | USA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | U-17 | USNTDP | 16 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2013-14 | USHL | USNTDP | 35 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2012-13 | HPHL | Det. L.C. U18 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2011-12 | T1EHL | Det. B. Tire U16 | 35 | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| 2011-12 | T1EHL | Det. B. Tire U16 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2010-11 | T1EBHL | Belle Tire Bantam Major AAA | 27 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 2009-10 | T1EMBHL | Belle Tire Bantam Minor AAA | 31 | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| 2008-09 | QC Int PW | Belle Tire | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Defencemen only; career games played within ±20% of 642 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 514 to 770); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 46 of them cleared the band.
Rasmus DahlinD · 2018 #1 · active586 GP · 102 G · 332 A · 434 P0.741 P/GP · +0.016Shea TheodoreD · 2013 #26 · active634 GP · 88 G · 314 A · 402 P0.634 P/GP · −0.090John KlingbergD · 2010 #131 · retired700 GP · 92 G · 351 A · 443 P0.633 P/GP · −0.091Charlie McAvoyD · 2016 #14 · active573 GP · 71 G · 290 A · 361 P0.630 P/GP · −0.094Miro HeiskanenD · 2017 #3 · active552 GP · 67 G · 279 A · 346 P0.627 P/GP · −0.097
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed95.3mph80.2
153.4 km/h equivalent · league average 88.9 mph
Max skating speed23.1mph93.5
37.1 km/h equivalent · league average 21.6 mph
Distance skated465.3km97.8
289.1 mi equivalent · league average 214.3 km
Most distance in one game8.0km99.7
5.0 mi equivalent · league average 5.2 km
Bursts over 20 mph123bursts96.9
league average 31.3
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time44.2%85.8
league average 42.3
Neutral zone time18.0%59.1
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time37.8%84.9
league average 40.9
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal260shots100.0
league average 62.1 shots
High-danger shots on goal17shots97.5
league average 4.0 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
L Point482 G99th
High Slot363 G100th
Center Point332 G93th
Outside L302 G100th
R Circle286 G99th
L Circle274 G99th
Low Slot161 G98th
Outside R162 G97th
R Point120 G69th
Beyond Red Line70 G82th
L Net Side30 G92th
R Net Side20 G87th
Crease10 G75th
L Corner10 G97th
Behind the Net00 G0th
Offensive Neutral Zone00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
17high danger1 G · 5.9%
91mid danger13 G · 14.3%
93long range4 G · 4.3%
Method: 260 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
2 trophy wins · 5 top-three finishes · 18 ballot appearances · 439 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Points / game
3 consecutive qualified seasons · 75.3 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.TBL31 points36 GP · 9 G · 22 A99 shots · 12 PP points
Career vs.DET27 points28 GP · 6 G · 21 A86 shots · 9 PP points
Career vs.TOR23 points25 GP · 3 G · 20 A75 shots · 4 PP points
Career vs.PHI23 points28 GP · 9 G · 14 A70 shots · 4 PP points
Career vs.CHI22 points20 GP · 4 G · 18 A45 shots · 7 PP points
Career vs.NYR22 points28 GP · 3 G · 19 A70 shots · 4 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.CHI1.10 P/GP20 GP · 4 G · 18 A45 shots · 7 PP points
Pace vs.OTT1.00 P/GP21 GP · 4 G · 17 A61 shots · 8 PP pointsPace vs.DET0.96 P/GP28 GP · 6 G · 21 A86 shots · 9 PP points
Pace vs.ANA0.94 P/GP16 GP · 9 G · 6 A54 shots · 4 PP pointsPace vs.TOR0.92 P/GP25 GP · 3 G · 20 A75 shots · 4 PP points
Pace vs.UTA0.92 P/GP12 GP · 4 G · 7 A29 shots · 7 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
760 shots on goal against 83 goaltenders, 56 goals: 7.4% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 5 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John GibsonDET | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | wrist |
| Filip GustavssonMIN | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | wrist |
| Cam TalbotDET | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | wrist |
| Joonas KorpisaloBOS | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | wrist |
| Sergei BobrovskyFLA | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | snap |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joonas KorpisaloBOS | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | wrist |
| Sergei BobrovskyFLA | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | snap |
| Cam TalbotDET | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | wrist |
| Filip GustavssonMIN | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | wrist |
| John GibsonDET | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | wrist |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
2.54blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#10Yahoo#12Fantrax#12Roto#15
25-2675 GP22 G59 A2.53 pts/gm
2nd half-0.69Market avg#11.5Point games64%Worst blank run3
This desk has Zach Werenski No. 10 among skaters on the ESPN points board, and the four-source market average lands within two seats of it.
The room.
Every current Columbus Blue Jackets teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory