D · CGY · NHL id 8480727
Zach Whitecloud has played 1 game for the Calgary Flames in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 19:14 a night (15:43 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 3:31 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 78% of his 5v5 minutes with Yan Kuznetsov and 32% with Joel Farabee in his only game so far, and the Flames have controlled 50% of shot attempts with Whitecloud on the ice (1-2 in goals, 75% offensive-zone starts). In the Flames' most recent game against SEA he was on D3 with Yan Kuznetsov and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs SEA, detected from shift data
- −3:08 5v5 TOI
- 0 P in last 1 (0.30/GP before)
- Top-four D in 0 of last 1 (was 19 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 19:14 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals · dots are equal size until the xG model lands
Shot map, OPP at CGY: 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.00 expected goals.
No shot data for this range yet.
Luck
2025-26 · 78 GP · 17 points vs 17.4 expected
Last 20 games: +3. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 3.0%
- 98.8
- 30.9%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 3.9
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 3:41 a game): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played78
- Goals2578th of 715
- Assists15354th of 715
- Points17442nd of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal67459th of 715
- Hits124115th of 715
- Blocked shots14028th of 715
- Plus/minus−6472nd of 715
- Penalty minutes30294th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.9%392nd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)48.4%445th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)47.3%479th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.5%469th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)47.9%464th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)46.2%553rd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.27638th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.037332nd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.16684th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game20:19113th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:04545th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %46.1%472nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.30475th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO988469th of 719
- Goals above expected−1.9537th of 715
- Luck Meter−32616th of 828
- Ascension score40345th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.3634th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts35497th of 715
- Hardest shot94.0117th of 715
- Offensive-zone time39.7%573rd of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 76 of 78 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.062
- Season net
- −1.41xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.27
- Attempts
- 6
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D2Dec 15, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Nov 25, 2023 alerts →
- Moved down to D3 from D1Jan 4, 2022 alerts →
- Played 9:14 less than his 5-game averageJan 4, 2022 alerts →
- Played 5:55 more than his 5-game averageDec 21, 2021 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Jun 10, 2021 alerts →
- Played 6:23 more than his 5-game averageJun 10, 2021 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Jun 8, 2021 alerts →
How his goals happened
8 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2026 @ SJS | Point shot | — | 3 | 82.2 | — | |
| Dec 11, 2025 @ PHI | Rush | carry | 1 | 25.8 | — | |
| Feb 8, 2025 @ BOS | Rush | carry | 1* | 14.4 | — | |
| Jan 7, 2025 @ SJS | Rush | carry | 1* | 45.2 | — | |
| Dec 31, 2024 vs MTL | Rush | carry | 0 | 36.9 | — | |
| Oct 9, 2024 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 65.9 | — | |
| Dec 9, 2023 @ DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 63.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 6, 2023 @ STL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 53.5 | 4-on-2 |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Whitecloud
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Whitecloud apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Kuznetsov | D | 1 | 11:40 | 78% | 45.2% | 33% (1-2) | 100.0% 3:13 | 100.0% 2:58 |
| Joel Farabee | LW | 1 | 4:43 | 32% | 55.6% | 0% (0-1) | 48.0% 10:10 | 33.3% 8:06 |
| Samuel Honzek | LW | 1 | 4:31 | 30% | 55.6% | 0% (0-1) | 48.0% 10:22 | 46.7% 7:35 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | 1 | 4:19 | 29% | 55.6% | 0% (0-1) | 48.0% 10:34 | 43.8% 8:21 |
| Martin Pospisil | C | 1 | 4:09 | 28% | 45.5% | — (0-0) | 52.2% 10:44 | 70.0% 6:39 |
| Matt Coronato | RW | 1 | 3:54 | 26% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 52.0% 10:59 | 59.1% 8:19 |
| Adam Klapka | RW | 1 | 3:43 | 25% | 45.5% | — (0-0) | 52.2% 11:10 | 71.4% 7:46 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov | RW | 1 | 3:42 | 25% | 45.5% | — (0-0) | 52.2% 11:11 | 70.0% 7:55 |
| Matvei Gridin | RW | 1 | 3:37 | 24% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 52.0% 11:16 | 61.9% 7:25 |
| Morgan Frost | C | 1 | 3:27 | 23% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 11:26 | 59.1% 7:57 |
| Ryan Strome | C | 1 | 3:00 | 20% | 50.0% | 50% (1-1) | 50.0% 11:53 | 60.0% 10:35 |
| Yegor Sharangovich | C | 1 | 2:57 | 20% | 60.0% | 50% (1-1) | 48.3% 11:56 | 61.9% 10:10 |
| Connor Zary | C | 1 | 2:34 | 17% | 60.0% | 50% (1-1) | 48.3% 12:19 | 63.2% 9:43 |
| Simon Nemec | D | 1 | 1:42 | 11% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 46.9% 13:11 | 52.8% 16:52 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs SEA | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 19:14 | 15:43 | — | 3:31 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 19:14 | 19:14 | 20 | 24 | 45.5% | 46.9% | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25% | 0.6 | 1.8 | 43% |
| Even strength | 1 | 15:43 | 15:43 | 18 | 18 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.4 | 1.2 | 75% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 14:53 | 14:53 | 17 | 17 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.4 | 1.0 | 75% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 3:31 | 3:31 | 2 | 6 | 25.0% | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 3:24 | 3:24 | 2 | 6 | 25.0% | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 19:14 |
| 2025-26 | CGY, VGK | 78 | 2 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 30 | 67 | 3.0% | 124 | 140 | 20:19 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | VGK | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 8 | 8 | 0.0% | 28 | 16 | 17:30 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 74 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +7 | 37 | 72 | 5.6% | 117 | 103 | 17:31 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | VGK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0% | 9 | 5 | 15:24 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 61 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 32 | 51 | 3.9% | 129 | 105 | 17:35 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | VGK | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +14 | 21 | 19 | 10.5% | 37 | 40 | 18:42 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 59 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +10 | 41 | 64 | 7.8% | 90 | 97 | 17:07 |
| 2021-22 | VGK | 59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +21 | 20 | 94 | 8.5% | 98 | 115 | 18:48 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | VGK | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 16 | 16 | 6.3% | 31 | 39 | 17:02 |
| 2020-21 | VGK | 51 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +9 | 24 | 54 | 3.7% | 85 | 75 | 17:49 |
| 2019-20 | VGK | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 9 | 0.0% | 10 | 16 | 14:19 |
| 2017-18 | VGK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 16:42 |
Zach Whitecloud news
- Why the Flames named Zach Whitecloud and Jonathan Huberdeau alternate captainsCalgary Herald
- Zach Whitecloud HomeNHL.com
- Zach Whitecloud Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Five Players Who Could Get Traded, and the Flyers Could Eye Another Big NameNHLRumors.com
- Zach Whitecloud Trade Rumors: Are the Canadiens Quietly Circling Calgary's Most Valuable Trade Chip?nhltraderumor.com
- Pittsburgh Penguins Musings, and the Top NHL Trade TargetsNHLRumors.com
- 10 players who will define Calgary Flames' 2026-27 season: Zach WhitecloudCalgary Herald
- 6 Flames Chasing Major Milestones in 2026-27The Hockey Writers
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.