D · CBJ · NHL id 8478460
Zach Werenski has played 1 game for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots while averaging 28:46 a night (22:07 at even strength, 2:20 on the power play and 4:19 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 72% of his 5v5 minutes with Denton Mateychuk and 32% with Charlie Coyle in his only game so far, and the Blue Jackets have controlled 37% of shot attempts with Werenski on the ice (2-0 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Blue Jackets' most recent game against BUF he was on D1 with Denton Mateychuk and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs BUF, detected from shift data
- 2 P in last 1 (0.80/GP before)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 28:46 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 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 · 5 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CBJ: 5 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.11 expected goals; best chance Zach Werenski at 0.05 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 75 GP · 81 points vs 70.4 expected
Last 20 games: -33. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 8.5%
- 100.6
- 63.8%
- G vs xG
- 22 / 17.7
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:53 a game, PP share 63% → 68%, 1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.032 xG per attempt lately vs 0.044 before.
- 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, 2 A, 1 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played75
- Goals22100th of 715
- Assists5915th of 715
- Points8123rd of 715
- Power-play points2166th of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal26012th of 715
- Hits30539th of 715
- Blocked shots94100th of 715
- Plus/minus+7157th of 715
- Penalty minutes18477th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)53.9%100th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)53.3%124th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)55.0%99th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.8%105th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)55.3%116th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)55.6%73rd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.01295th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.055448th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.30313th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game26:372nd of 715
- Power-play time per game2:58106th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %53.5%275th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.09231st of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1006268th of 719
- Goals above expected+4.335th of 715
- Luck Meter+5337th of 828
- Ascension score51190th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.1103rd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts123139th of 715
- Hardest shot95.382nd of 715
- Offensive-zone time44.2%131st of 715
Compare head to head
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 · 75 of 75 games through the sequence engine
- −0.072
- Season net
- −1.85xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.01
- Attempts
- 26
- 0.025
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
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 22, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 21, 2024 alerts →
- Moved down to D2 from D1Dec 8, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Dec 5, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 12, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Nov 10, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Apr 17, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Mar 26, 2022 alerts →
How the goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1* | 74.3 | 4-on-3 | |
| Mar 24, 2026 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 71.3 | — | |
| Feb 4, 2026 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 29.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 22, 2026 vs DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 71.2 | — | |
| Jan 15, 2026 vs VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 68.4 | — | |
| Jan 13, 2026 vs CGY | Cycle | carry | 1 | 71.7 | 4-on-3 | |
| Jan 6, 2026 @ SJS | Rush | carry | 1* | 52.4 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2026 vs PIT | Dump and chase | dump | 1 | 65.0 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2025 @ ANA | Cycle | — | 3* | 73.4 | — | |
| Dec 18, 2025 vs MIN | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 53.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 18, 2025 vs MIN | Rush | pass | 3* | 72.2 | one-timer | |
| Dec 16, 2025 vs ANA | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 70.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 16, 2025 vs ANA | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 60.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 28, 2025 vs PIT | Point shot | — | 1 | 68.3 | one-timer | |
| Nov 26, 2025 vs TOR | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 61.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 22, 2025 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 24.8 | — | |
| Nov 18, 2025 @ WPG | Forecheck turnover | carry | 2* | 21.5 | 4-on-2 | |
| Nov 17, 2025 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 72.7 | — | |
| Nov 1, 2025 vs STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 70.7 | — | |
| Oct 29, 2025 vs TOR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 73.4 | 5-on-1 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 @ BUF | Point shot | — | 4 | 77.8 | one-timer | |
| Oct 11, 2025 @ MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 73.2 | — | |
| Apr 17, 2025 vs NYI | Odd-man rush | carry | 4* | 48.6 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Apr 13, 2025 @ WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 74.3 | — | |
| Apr 12, 2025 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 31.2 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2025 @ TBL | Rush | carry | 1 | 27.4 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2025 @ TBL | Rush | carry | 0 | 78.7 | — | |
| Jan 31, 2025 @ UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 4* | 36.4 | 2-on-0, one-timer | |
| Jan 25, 2025 vs LAK | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 78.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 14, 2025 vs PHI | Rush | carry | 0 | 64.2 | one-timer | |
| Jan 14, 2025 vs PHI | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 57.9 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 9, 2025 vs SEA | Forecheck turnover | carry | 3* | 68.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 2, 2025 vs DET | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 64.8 | — | |
| Dec 19, 2024 vs NJD | Deflection | — | 2 | 60.2 | — | |
| Dec 12, 2024 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 78.0 | — | |
| Dec 10, 2024 vs PHI | Point shot | — | 3* | 49.8 | one-timer | |
| Nov 29, 2024 vs CGY | Cycle | — | 2 | 44.8 | — | |
| Nov 27, 2024 vs MTL | Cycle | — | 2* | 31.5 | — | |
| Nov 21, 2024 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 62.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 21, 2024 vs TBL | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 56.7 | — |
* 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 Werenski
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Werenski apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Mateychuk | D | 1 | 15:16 | 72% | 45.8% | 100% (1-0) | 18.2% 6:02 | 50.0% 8:09 |
| Charlie Coyle | C | 1 | 6:51 | 32% | 36.4% | 100% (1-0) | 37.5% 14:27 | 44.4% 6:01 |
| Cole Sillinger | C | 1 | 6:50 | 32% | 45.5% | 100% (1-0) | 33.3% 14:28 | 45.5% 7:01 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | RW | 1 | 5:53 | 28% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 43.3% 15:25 | 50.0% 6:29 |
| Conor Garland | RW | 1 | 5:53 | 28% | 28.6% | — (0-0) | 42.9% 15:25 | 80.0% 5:15 |
| Mathieu Olivier | RW | 1 | 5:51 | 27% | 40.0% | 100% (1-0) | 36.0% 15:27 | 45.5% 7:05 |
| Sean Monahan | C | 1 | 5:33 | 26% | 20.0% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 15:45 | 50.0% 5:27 |
| Ryan Lomberg | LW | 1 | 5:33 | 26% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 36.0% 15:45 | 75.0% 3:48 |
| Danton Heinen | LW | 1 | 5:31 | 26% | 41.7% | — (0-0) | 34.8% 15:47 | 60.0% 4:55 |
| Dmitri Voronkov | LW | 1 | 5:03 | 24% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 37.5% 16:15 | 50.0% 4:13 |
| Matthew Knies | LW | 1 | 4:10 | 20% | 44.4% | 100% (1-0) | 34.6% 17:08 | 35.7% 8:50 |
| Adam Fantilli | C | 1 | 4:06 | 19% | 50.0% | 100% (1-0) | 33.3% 17:12 | 44.4% 10:01 |
| Emil Andrae | D | 1 | 3:18 | 15% | 11.1% | 100% (1-0) | 46.2% 18:00 | 46.7% 12:19 |
| Kent Johnson | C | 1 | 2:35 | 12% | 42.9% | 100% (1-0) | 35.7% 18:43 | 41.2% 9:55 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,551 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
70th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
82nd percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Top-line role: strong linemates against the other team's best.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Werenski's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Werenski's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs BUF | W 6-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 28:46 | 22:07 | 2:20 | 4:19 |
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 | 28:46 | 28:46 | 19 | 33 | 36.5% | 41.0% | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1.2 | 1.4 | 29% |
| Even strength | 1 | 22:07 | 22:07 | 13 | 22 | 37.1% | 42.3% | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.7 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 21:18 | 21:18 | 13 | 22 | 37.1% | 42.3% | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0.9 | 0.7 | 50% |
| Power play | 1 | 2:20 | 2:20 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.3 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 4:19 | 4:19 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 2:20 | 2:20 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.3 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 2:19 | 2:19 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
| 3v5 | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
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 | CBJ | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 28:46 |
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 75 | 22 | 59 | 81 | +7 | 18 | 260 | 8.5% | 30 | 94 | 26:37 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 81 | 23 | 59 | 82 | +12 | 31 | 298 | 7.7% | 19 | 131 | 26:45 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 70 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0 | 22 | 202 | 5.4% | 23 | 130 | 24:27 |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 41 | 7.3% | 5 | 24 | 23:36 |
| 2021-22 | CBJ | 68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | -15 | 22 | 216 | 5.1% | 33 | 95 | 25:40 |
| 2020-21 | CBJ | 35 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 13 | 79 | 8.9% | 21 | 39 | 24:22 |
| 2019-20 | CBJ | 63 | 20 | 21 | 41 | +9 | 10 | 187 | 10.7% | 36 | 58 | 23:59 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | CBJ | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 9 | 15 | 6.7% | 20 | 19 | 26:37 |
| 2018-19 | CBJ | 82 | 11 | 33 | 44 | -12 | 18 | 168 | 6.5% | 67 | 89 | 22:54 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | CBJ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5.6% | 8 | 8 | 24:11 |
| 2017-18 | CBJ | 77 | 16 | 21 | 37 | +8 | 16 | 207 | 7.7% | 58 | 92 | 22:35 |
Zach Werenski news
- Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski: Delivers two helpers in season-opening winCBS Sports
- Zach Werenski speeding past the throne at the Blue Jackets' blue carpet walkThe Columbus Dispatch
- What Blue Jackets' Captaincy Decision May Say About Zach Werenski's FutureYahoo Sports
- Blue Jackets Open 2026-27 Season With a Locked Up Core After a Chaotic OffseasonThe Hockey Writers
- 3 Takeaways From Blue Jackets 4-0 Preseason Shutout of PenguinsThe Hockey Writers
- Adam Fantilli Signs 6-Year, $82.5 Million Deal with Blue Jackets After Missing Start of CampThe Hockey Writers
- Blue Jackets Get Unwelcome Update on Zach Werenski Extensionheavy.com
- NHL Trade Talk Recap: Oilers, Maple Leafs & Blue Jackets IssueNHL Trade Talk
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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.