Zach Werenski
#8 · D · Columbus Blue Jackets- Age
- 29
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 216 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Born
- Jul 19, 1997 · Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
- Draft
- 2015 CBJ, R1 #8 overall
A
Overall grade, 2023-24
Ranks 16 of 247 defencemen, score 116
Scoring 95, Goal share 59, Possession 76, Defence 67, Discipline 52, Peripherals 31, Availability 53, Ice time 92
Percentiles · 2023-24
vs. 247 defencemen with 24+ GP. 70 GP.
Points / 60
2.0095
Goals / 60
0.3989
Assists / 60
1.6196
Shots / 60
7.198
TOI / GP
24:2794
PP TOI / GP
2:4490
SH TOI / GP
1:2044
5v5 CF%
48.643
5v5 CF Rel
+1.469
Hits / 60
0.81
Blocks / 60
4.643
Takeaways / 60
1.278
Game Log · 2023-24
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | Shifts | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 | vs CAR | 2 | 2 | 4 | +5 | 3 | 23 | 27:18 | |
| Apr 13 | @ NSH | 0 | +2 | 0 | 24 | 24:00 | |||
| Apr 11 | @ FLA | 0 | -3 | 2 | 23 | 20:57 | |||
| Apr 9 | @ TBL | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 26:15 | |
| Apr 7 | @ CAR | 0 | -2 | 2 | 27 | 25:11 | |||
| Apr 6 | vs PHI | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 22:24 |
| Apr 4 | vs NYI | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 27 | 24:29 | ||
| Apr 1 | vs COL | 0 | +1 | 6 | 28 | 24:56 | |||
| Mar 30 | vs PIT | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 27 | 27:24 | |
| Mar 28 | @ PIT | 0 | -1 | 0 | 24 | 27:10 | |||
| Mar 26 | @ ARI | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 24:22 |
| Mar 23 | @ VGK | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22 | 24:36 | ||
| Mar 22 | @ COL | 0 | -1 | 6 | 24 | 22:45 | |||
| Mar 19 | @ DET | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 25:10 |
| Mar 17 | vs WPG | 0 | -4 | 3 | 20 | 25:07 | |||
| Mar 16 | vs SJS | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 21 | 24:57 | ||
| Mar 14 | vs OTT | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 26:39 | |
| Mar 12 | @ MTL | 0 | -1 | 8 | 24 | 26:32 | |||
| Mar 9 | vs NSH | 0 | -1 | 1 | 23 | 24:32 | |||
| Mar 7 | vs EDM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 22:40 | |||
| Mar 5 | @ PIT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 23:52 | ||
| Mar 4 | vs VGK | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 22 | 23:20 | ||
| Mar 2 | @ CHI | 2 | 2 | +4 | 3 | 23 | 22:13 | ||
| Feb 29 | vs CAR | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 24 | 25:40 | ||
| Feb 28 | @ NYR | 0 | -1 | 0 | 25 | 26:30 | |||
| Feb 25 | vs NYR | 0 | +1 | 4 | 22 | 23:16 | |||
| Feb 23 | vs BUF | 0 | -2 | 1 | 23 | 24:10 | |||
| Feb 21 | @ ANA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 24:25 | ||
| Feb 20 | @ LAK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 19:24 | |||
| Feb 17 | @ SJS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 25:32 | ||
| Feb 13 | @ OTT | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 27 | 26:27 | ||
| Feb 10 | vs TBL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 26:04 | ||
| Jan 30 | @ STL | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 23 | 24:19 | ||
| Jan 28 | @ SEA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 28:44 | |||
| Jan 27 | @ VAN | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 26:44 | |
| Jan 25 | @ CGY | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 25 | 25:13 | ||
| Dec 27 | @ NJD | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12 | 11:15 | |||
| Dec 23 | vs TOR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 26:36 | |||
| Dec 21 | vs WSH | 0 | +1 | 8 | 27 | 25:02 | |||
| Dec 19 | @ BUF | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23:32 | |
| Dec 16 | vs NJD | 0 | -3 | 3 | 25 | 24:22 | |||
| Dec 14 | @ TOR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 29:05 | |
| Dec 10 | vs FLA | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 27 | 28:23 | ||
| Dec 8 | vs STL | 0 | +1 | 2 | 28 | 26:43 | |||
| Dec 7 | @ NYI | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 27 | 26:09 | ||
| Dec 5 | vs LAK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 26:39 | |||
| Dec 3 | @ BOS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 30:26 | ||
| Dec 1 | vs OTT | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 25:16 | |
| Nov 29 | vs MTL | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 21 | 23:07 | ||
| Nov 27 | vs BOS | 0 | +1 | 2 | 25 | 22:16 | |||
| Nov 26 | @ CAR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 23:36 | |||
| Nov 24 | @ NJD | 0 | +2 | 4 | 29 | 24:41 | |||
| Nov 22 | vs CHI | 4 | 4 | +5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20:10 | |
| Nov 19 | @ PHI | 0 | -1 | 1 | 25 | 20:00 | |||
| Nov 18 | @ WSH | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 26 | 21:34 | ||
| Nov 16 | vs ARI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 25:40 | ||
| Nov 14 | vs PIT | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 25 | 24:00 | ||
| Nov 12 | @ NYR | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 29 | 24:23 | ||
| Nov 11 | @ DET | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 23 | 25:50 | ||
| Nov 9 | vs DAL | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22 | 23:54 | |||
| Nov 6 | @ FLA | 0 | -2 | 2 | 26 | 24:03 | |||
| Nov 4 | @ WSH | 0 | -1 | 1 | 27 | 25:23 | |||
| Nov 2 | vs TBL | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 30 | 25:34 | ||
| Oct 30 | @ DAL | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 26 | 21:41 | ||
| Oct 28 | vs NYI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 24:24 | |||
| Oct 26 | @ MTL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 26:19 | ||
| Oct 24 | vs ANA | 0 | -1 | 4 | 24 | 26:26 | |||
| Oct 21 | @ MIN | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 30 | 26:59 | ||
| Oct 20 | vs CGY | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 27 | 21:08 | |
| Oct 12 | vs PHI | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16 | 13:43 |
Career · Regular Season
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | +/- | PIM | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 29:06 |
| 2025-26 | OG | USA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16:23 |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 75 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 1.08 | 7 | 18 | 260 | 26:37 |
| 2024-25 | 4 Nations | United States | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20:41 |
| 2024-25 | WC | USA | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 | 9 | 2 | – | – |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 81 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 1.01 | 12 | 31 | 298 | 26:45 |
| 2023-24 | International | Team USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 2023-24 | WC | USA | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 | 7 | 8 | – | – |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 0.81 | 0 | 22 | 202 | 24:27 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.62 | -6 | 0 | 41 | 23:36 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 0.71 | -15 | 22 | 216 | 25:40 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 35 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0.57 | -9 | 13 | 79 | 24:22 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 63 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 0.65 | 9 | 10 | 187 | 23:59 |
| 2018-19 | WC | USA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -1 | 0 | – | – |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 0.54 | -12 | 18 | 168 | 22:54 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 77 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 0.48 | 8 | 16 | 207 | 22:35 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 0.60 | 17 | 14 | 188 | 20:55 |
| 2015-16 | WJC-20 | USA U20 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 10 | 4 | – | – |
| 2015-16 | NCAA | Univ. of Michigan | 36 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 1.00 | 5 | 20 | – | – |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Lake Erie | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | 19 | – |
| 2014-15 | WJC-A | USA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 3 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2014-15 | Big Ten | U. of Michigan | 35 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 0.71 | – | 8 | – | – |
| 2013-14 | U-17 | USNTDP | 16 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.81 | – | 25 | – | – |
| 2013-14 | USHL | USNTDP | 35 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0.54 | -4 | 17 | 66 | – |
| 2012-13 | HPHL | Det. L.C. U18 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0.75 | – | 18 | – | – |
| 2011-12 | T1EHL | Det. B. Tire U16 | 35 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 0.80 | – | 18 | – | – |
| 2010-11 | T1EBHL | Belle Tire Bantam Major AAA | 27 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0.93 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| 2009-10 | T1EMBHL | Belle Tire Bantam Minor AAA | 31 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 1.13 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| 2008-09 | QC Int PW | Belle Tire | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | – | 0 | – | – |