Zach Werenski
Columbus Blue Jackets · #8 · Defenseman · age 29 · 6'2" · 214 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Grosse Pointe, Michigan · Drafted 2015 · Rd 1 #8
OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN0.83 points/game from the blue line this season
10 points in 12 games — 18th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
24HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 76% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
83ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 24 lately — hotter than 76% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 24 · +6 over these 12 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
4 points in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 2.4× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 4 | 4.2 | 1.3 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Points | 4 | 4.2 | 1.6 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shots | 18 | 14 | 6 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | −3 | +1.7 | +0.0 | −5 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 28:05 | 28:50 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ DAL | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 28:01 | 24 |
| Oct 29 | @ CAR | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 28:47 | 24 |
| Oct 27 | @ PHI | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 28:09 | 23 |
| Oct 24 | vs VGK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28:15 | 12 |
| Oct 20 | vs TOR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | −1 | 27:11 | 18 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points18th of 228 defensemen10leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists12th of 228 defensemen10leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots14th of 228 defensemen34leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points25th of 228 defensemen2leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus38th of 228 defensemen+4leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game1st of 228 defensemen28:50leads the league
PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: ice time (99th), assists (96th), shots (96th). Below the middle: goals (0th).
■ Werenski this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 68 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 82 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | CBJ | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 | +4 |
| 2025–26 · best | CBJ | 75 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 1.08 | +7 |
| 2024–25 | CBJ | 81 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 1.01 | +12 |
| 2023–24 | CBJ | 70 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0.81 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | CBJ | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.62 | −6 |
| 2021–22 | CBJ | 68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 0.71 | −15 |
| 2020–21 | CBJ | 35 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0.57 | −9 |
| 2019–20 | CBJ | 63 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 0.65 | +9 |
| 2018–19 | CBJ | 82 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 0.54 | −12 |
| 2017–18 | CBJ | 77 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 0.48 | +8 |
| 2016–17 | CBJ | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 0.60 | +17 |