C · CGY · NHL id 8482074
Connor Zary has played 1 game for the Calgary Flames in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 1 shots while averaging 13:19 a night (12:17 at even strength, 0:52 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 93% of his 5v5 minutes with Ryan Strome and 93% with Yegor Sharangovich in his only game so far, and the Flames have controlled 63% of shot attempts with Zary on the ice (1-2 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Flames' most recent game against SEA he was on L1 with Ryan Strome and Yegor Sharangovich and on PP2.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs SEA, detected from shift data
- ixG/60 1.67 (was 0.57)
- 93% of 5v5 TOI with Strome (was 28%)
- Top-six in 1 of last 1 (was 8 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 13:09 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 · 5 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CGY: 5 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.37 expected goals; best chance Connor Zary at 0.17 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 74 GP · 25 points vs 29.4 expected
Last 20 games: -25. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 10.8%
- 99.2
- 56.8%
- G vs xG
- 12 / 13.5
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.072 xG per attempt lately vs 0.092 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 forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played74
- Goals12256th of 715
- Assists13401st of 715
- Points25345th of 715
- Power-play points7211th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal110264th of 715
- Hits45437th of 715
- Blocked shots17622nd of 715
- Plus/minus−9540th of 715
- Penalty minutes22404th of 715
- Faceoffs won76191st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.2%292nd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.1%384th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)46.5%532nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)46.3%531st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.6%519th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)47.3%496th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.05275th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.006136th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.21581st of 719
- Faceoff win %45.8%166th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.050164th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game14:22467th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:38240th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %49.0%397th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.5443rd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO992434th of 719
- Goals above expected−1.5512th of 715
- Luck Meter−37646th of 828
- Ascension score5866th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed20.8695th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts11663rd of 715
- Hardest shot78.9689th of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.0%327th 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 · 73 of 74 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.023
- Season net
- −0.35xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.050
- Season
- −0.08G
- 45.8%166 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 26-35 · NZ 28-31 · DZ 22-24
- Per 60
- 1.05
- Attempts
- 16
- 0.079
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 PP1Jan 25, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Jan 15, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Nov 2, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Dec 31, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Dec 21, 2024 alerts →
- Moved down to L3 from L1Nov 15, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 15, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 13, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
39 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 vs UTA | Deflection | — | 0 | 6.7 | rebound | |
| Mar 18, 2026 vs STL | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 30.4 | 2-on-1 | |
| Feb 26, 2026 @ SJS | Odd-man rush | pass | 2 | 62.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 4, 2026 vs EDM | Deflection | carry | 2 | 46.5 | deflection | |
| Jan 10, 2026 @ PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 73.0 | 2-on-0 | |
| Jan 8, 2026 @ BOS | Cycle | — | 2 | 6.3 | — | |
| Dec 31, 2025 vs PHI | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 21.4 | — | |
| Dec 29, 2025 vs BOS | Rebound | carry | 4 | 2.6 | rebound | |
| Dec 6, 2025 vs UTA | Point shot | — | 1 | 55.6 | — | |
| Dec 4, 2025 vs MIN | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 28.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 23, 2025 @ VAN | Rebound | carry | 0 | 25.4 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Oct 8, 2025 @ EDM | Rebound | — | 0 | 2.9 | rebound | |
| Mar 20, 2025 @ NJD | Point shot | — | 1 | 19.8 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2025 @ PHI | Rush | carry | 0 | 37.9 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2025 @ PHI | Deflection | — | 2 | 26.8 | deflection | |
| Jan 2, 2025 vs UTA | Deflection | carry | 0 | 12.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 31, 2024 vs VAN | Deflection | pass | 0 | 13.4 | 1-on-0, rebound | |
| Dec 21, 2024 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 28.4 | — | |
| Dec 12, 2024 vs TBL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 63.0 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 8, 2024 @ DAL | Deflection | carry | 0 | 20.7 | rebound | |
| Nov 27, 2024 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 64.3 | — | |
| Nov 21, 2024 vs NYR | Rush | carry | 0 | 36.4 | — | |
| Nov 5, 2024 @ MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 41.4 | — | |
| Oct 13, 2024 @ EDM | Point shot | — | 0 | 45.5 | — | |
| Oct 9, 2024 @ VAN | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 10.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 14, 2024 vs ARI | Rebound | loose | 0 | 29.3 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Apr 12, 2024 @ ANA | Rush | carry | 0 | 26.4 | — | |
| Feb 8, 2024 @ NJD | Rebound | — | 3 | 15.4 | rebound | |
| Feb 6, 2024 @ BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 12.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 25, 2024 vs CBJ | Rebound | — | 0 | 19.3 | rebound | |
| Jan 9, 2024 vs OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 32.6 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2024 @ NSH | Cycle | — | 4* | 57.1 | — | |
| Dec 16, 2023 vs TBL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 34.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 11, 2023 @ COL | Rebound | — | 0 | 6.3 | rebound | |
| Dec 7, 2023 vs CAR | Rebound | carry | 1 | 28.6 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Dec 5, 2023 vs MIN | Deflection | — | 1 | 24.0 | — | |
| Nov 14, 2023 @ MTL | Rebound | — | 1 | 12.1 | rebound | |
| Nov 10, 2023 @ TOR | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 11.9 | 4-on-2, one-timer | |
| Nov 1, 2023 vs DAL | Cycle | — | 0 | — | — |
* 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 Zary
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Zary apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Strome | C | 1 | 11:25 | 93% | 63.6% | 33% (1-2) | 50.0% 0:52 | 25.0% 2:10 |
| Yegor Sharangovich | C | 1 | 11:24 | 93% | 65.2% | 33% (1-2) | 0.0% 0:53 | 33.3% 1:43 |
| Jake Middleton | D | 1 | 6:25 | 52% | 60.0% | 0% (0-1) | 66.7% 5:52 | 58.8% 9:09 |
| Zayne Parekh | D | 1 | 5:56 | 48% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 80.0% 6:21 | 71.4% 10:33 |
| Simon Nemec | D | 1 | 4:04 | 33% | 83.3% | — (0-0) | 55.6% 8:13 | 50.0% 14:30 |
| Kevin Bahl | D | 1 | 3:24 | 28% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 52.6% 8:53 | 40.0% 13:21 |
| Zach Whitecloud | D | 1 | 2:34 | 21% | 60.0% | 50% (1-1) | 63.2% 9:43 | 48.3% 12:19 |
| Yan Kuznetsov | D | 1 | 2:11 | 18% | 50.0% | 50% (1-1) | 65.0% 10:06 | 55.9% 12:27 |
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 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 13:19 | 12:17 | 0:52 | — |
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 | 13:19 | 13:19 | 16 | 9 | 64.0% | 52.9% | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 12:17 | 12:17 | 15 | 9 | 62.5% | 52.9% | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:17 | 12:17 | 15 | 9 | 62.5% | 52.9% | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:52 | 0:52 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
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 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 13:19 |
| 2025-26 | CGY | 74 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -9 | 22 | 110 | 10.9% | 45 | 17 | 14:22 |
| 2024-25 | CGY | 54 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -7 | 14 | 111 | 11.7% | 26 | 26 | 16:04 |
| 2023-24 | CGY | 63 | 14 | 20 | 34 | +12 | 22 | 90 | 15.6% | 29 | 29 | 15:16 |
Connor Zary news
- 2026/27 Calgary Flames Player Preview: Connor ZaryFlame for Thought
- 'You've got to produce': Flames' Connor Zary knows the score on his roleSportsnet.ca
- 4 Calgary Flames Hot Takes Entering the 2026-27 SeasonThe Hockey Writers
- Flames forward Connor Zary looking to rebound from a disappointing seasonCTV News
- Connor Zary HomeNHL.com
- Connor Zary Has a Big Chance Waiting for Him in CalgaryNHL Trade Talk
- Connor Zary News: Healthy headed into campRotoWire
- Flames' Connor Zary: Healthy headed into campCBS Sports
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.