Zach Werenski
Columbus Blue Jackets · D · #8- HT
- 6'2"
- WT
- 214 lb
- Age
- 29
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Grosse Pointe, USA
- Draft
- 2015 CBJ · R1 #8
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 45 GP tracked · 20h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 1677 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$9.58M
cap hit
$9.28M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (−$0.3M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Werenski | 83 | Offensive QB | 81 P · 75 GP | $9.58M | $9.28M | C−$0.3M | this player |
 Rasmus Dahlin | 82 | Offensive QB | 74 P · 77 GP | $11.00M | $8.90M | D−$2.1M | 93% |
 Evan Bouchard | 83 | Offensive QB | 95 P · 82 GP | $10.50M | $9.28M | D−$1.2M | 91% |
 Erik Karlsson | 81 | Offensive QB | 66 P · 75 GP | $11.50M | $8.53M | F−$3.0M | 90% |
 Darren Raddysh | 80 | Offensive QB | 70 P · 73 GP | $0.97M | $8.16M | A++$7.2M | 85% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Charlie Coyle · 13 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Zach’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs SJS
0P
0G 0A
vs SJS 03-28
0G 0A · 3 shots · 30:51 TOI
vs BOS
0P
0G 0A
vs BOS 03-29
0G 0A · 2 shots · 30:11 TOI
vs CAR
1P
0G 1A
vs CAR 03-31
0G 1A · 3 shots · 27:29 TOI
@ CAR
0P
0G 0A
@ CAR 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 22:12 TOI
vs WPG
0P
0G 0A
vs WPG 04-04
0G 0A · 0 shots · 27:27 TOI
@ DET
2P
1G 1A
@ DET 04-07
1G 1A · 6 shots · 33:26 TOI
@ BUF
0P
0G 0A
@ BUF 04-09
0G 0A · 5 shots · 28:46 TOI
@ MTL
1P
0G 1A
@ MTL 04-11
0G 1A · 4 shots · 25:42 TOI
vs BOS
0P
0G 0A
vs BOS 04-12
0G 0A · 8 shots · 30:27 TOI
vs WSH
0P
0G 0A
vs WSH 04-14
0G 0A · 3 shots · 25:59 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the left circle - 8 of 22 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 44 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 95 blocks · 17 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 17 |
| 2017-18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 77 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 11 | 33 | 44 | -12 |
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 63 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 35 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -9 |
| 2021-22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | -15 |
| 2022-23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 |
| 2023-24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 81 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 12 |
| 2025-26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 75 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 7 |
| Career | 1 team | 642 | 135 | 330 | 465 | 11 |