Olen Zellweger
Buffalo Sabres · #8 · Defenseman · age 23 · 5'10" · 193 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta · Drafted 2021 · Rd 2 #2
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.46 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
6 points in 13 games — 44th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
25HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 78% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · 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 25 lately — hotter than 78% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 25 · +0 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
3 points and 1 goal in 5 games — 1.3× his usual pace, and 1.8× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Assists | 2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.7× his usual |
| Points | 3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shots | 7 | 10 | 6 | ▼ 0.7× his usual |
| Shooting % | 14.3% | 11.1% | 6.3% | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Plus/minus | 0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:53 | 19:47 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ LAK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 19:51 | 25 |
| Oct 29 | @ ANA | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 18:14 | 25 |
| Oct 27 | @ SJS | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 22:01 | 16 |
| Oct 24 | @ WSH | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 21:06 | 23 |
| Oct 21 | vs PHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:11 | 23 |
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.
Points44th of 228 defensemen6leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals10th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists78th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots23rd of 228 defensemen27leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus103rd of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game92nd of 228 defensemen19:47leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: goals (93rd), shots (91st). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), plus/minus (45th).
■ Zellweger this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 38 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 22 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | BUF | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.46 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | ANA | 76 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 0.29 | +4 |
| 2024–25 | ANA | 62 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0.32 | +1 |
| 2023–24 · best | ANA | 26 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.35 | −6 |