Zack Ostapchuk
San Jose Sharks · #63 · Center · age 23 · 6'4" · 212 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 St. Albert, Alberta · Drafted 2021 · Rd 2 #7
GRINDER1.1 penalty minutes/game in a depth role (0.07 points/game)
1 point in 14 games — 358th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
15HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 32% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · 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 15 lately — hotter than 32% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 15 · +15 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point and 1 goal in 5 games — 2.8× his usual pace, and 0.4× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ▲ 2.8× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | — |
| Points | 1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | ▲ 2.8× his usual |
| Shots | 2 | 4 | 8 | ▼ 0.5× his usual |
| Shooting % | 50.0% | 8.3% | 13.6% | ▲ 6.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +1 | +0.4 | −0.2 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 11:18 | 10:45 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs OTT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 15 |
| Oct 27 | vs BUF | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 | 16 |
| Oct 24 | @ BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:51 | 16 |
| Oct 22 | @OTT | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 11:00 | 16 |
| Oct 20 | @ MTL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:51 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points358th of 424 forwards1leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals275th of 424 forwards1leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists376th of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots308th of 424 forwards12leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus117th of 424 forwards+1leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game368th of 424 forwards10:45leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), assists (0th).
■ Ostapchuk this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 6 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 7 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | SJS | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | +1 |
| 2025–26 · best | SJS | 59 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.12 | −11 |
| 2024–25 | SJS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | −1 |
| 2024–25 | OTT | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.09 | −7 |
| 2023–24 | OTT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | −1 |