Defence · #8 · CBJ

Zach Werenski

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 216 lb
Born: Jul 19, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
Draft: 2015, CBJ, round 1, 8th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 16; CBJ
TOI: 453; 28:17 a game
CF%: 50.9; 438–422
xGF%: 48.3; 24.5–26.3
GF%: 56.1; 23–18

2026-27 individual

G: 2
A1: 7
A2: 5
P: 14
iSF: 50
Sh%: 4.0
ixG: 3.11
G−ixG: -1.11

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	4.0	7.6	-3.6	6.5
On-ice Sh%	10.2	10.4	-0.3	10.9
PDO	101.6	99.7	+1.9	99.7
G−ixG	-1.11	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.9. Within what chance gives: at the 7.5% expected of him, his 50 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts42.4 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net39.6 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 453 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

72 unblocked · 50 SOG · 2 G · 3.11 ixG. The density is shaded against his own busiest spot, blank under a quarter of it.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	3	3	0	0.0	20.6
High slot	2	2	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	24	16	1	6.3	9.9
Point and perimeter	43	29	1	3.4	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 CBJ	CBJ	63	1511	51.7	55.6	53.1	+2.3	76.67	67.76	9.5	91.0	100.5
2020-21 CBJ	CBJ	35	853	49.8	44.0	43.8	-2.4	34.07	43.80	7.4	90.3	97.8
2021-22 CBJ	CBJ	68	1745	53.5	49.5	51.1	+10.9	104.25	99.95	10.6	89.0	99.6
2022-23 CBJ	CBJ	13	307	56.1	41.5	58.2	+22.3	17.93	12.87	9.0	83.7	92.7
2023-24 CBJ	CBJ	70	1712	52.1	51.6	50.1	+9.6	100.59	100.33	11.3	88.9	100.2
2024-25 CBJ	CBJ	81	2166	54.2	55.4	54.6	+13.1	131.53	109.48	10.8	89.5	100.3
2025-26 CBJ	CBJ	75	1996	55.5	55.0	56.2	+12.4	123.43	96.27	11.3	88.5	99.8
2026-27 CBJ	CBJ	16	453	50.9	56.1	48.3	+7.0	24.51	26.26	10.2	91.4	101.6
Total CBJ	CBJ	421	10743	53.3	52.5	52.4	+9.5	612.98	556.72	10.4	89.3	99.8

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Werenski without	Without Werenski	With	Werenski without	Without Werenski	With	Werenski without	Without Werenski	With	Werenski without	Without Werenski
SeversonDamon Severson D	218	122	55	46.3 9.3–10.8	52.5 -6.2	60.1 -13.8	48.3 194–208	55.0 -6.7	58.8 -10.6	73.3 11–4	44.4 4–5	75.0 3–1
CoyleCharlie Coyle C	120	220	95	56.8 6.7–5.1	43.0 +13.8	47.1 +9.7	54.4 118–99	48.6 +5.7	43.9 +10.4	66.7 8–4	58.3 7–5	50.0 4–4
FantilliAdam Fantilli C	119	221	134	51.9 4.9–4.5	46.7 +5.2	45.8 +6.1	53.8 105–90	49.2 +4.7	48.7 +5.1	85.7 6–1	52.9 9–8	36.4 4–7
OlivierMathieu Olivier RW	118	222	100	51.6 6.0–5.7	46.3 +5.3	41.7 +9.9	52.2 109–100	49.9 +2.3	41.3 +10.9	60.0 6–4	64.3 9–5	37.5 3–5
KniesMatthew Knies LW	115	225	113	49.6 4.2–4.3	47.9 +1.6	43.0 +6.6	51.0 98–94	50.5 +0.6	47.0 +4.0	66.7 4–2	61.1 11–7	40.0 4–6
SillingerCole Sillinger C	106	234	112	52.2 6.3–5.8	45.8 +6.4	40.5 +11.7	52.3 115–105	49.8 +2.5	43.1 +9.2	61.5 8–5	63.6 7–4	25.0 2–6
JohnsonKent Johnson C	98	242	121	54.2 4.1–3.4	46.4 +7.7	44.5 +9.7	53.0 88–78	49.8 +3.2	50.2 +2.8	85.7 6–1	52.9 9–8	30.8 4–9
NichushkinValeri Nichushkin RW	86	254	132	44.2 3.3–4.1	49.8 -5.6	49.7 -5.6	49.0 77–80	51.2 -2.1	51.9 -2.9	50.0 3–3	66.7 12–6	50.0 5–5
MateychukDenton Mateychuk D	76	264	226	53.8 3.0–2.6	47.1 +6.6	47.6 +6.2	59.2 77–53	48.4 +10.9	52.1 +7.1	40.0 2–3	68.4 13–6	53.8 7–6
MonahanSean Monahan C	72	268	127	36.6 2.6–4.5	52.0 -15.5	44.9 -8.3	44.7 68–84	52.5 -7.8	47.9 -3.1	40.0 2–3	68.4 13–6	37.5 3–5
GarlandConor Garland RW	61	279	121	39.1 2.2–3.4	50.5 -11.4	46.4 -7.3	46.0 58–68	51.8 -5.8	47.6 -1.5	25.0 1–3	70.0 14–6	25.0 1–3

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 12 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-10 vs FLA · L 1-4	vs FLA	L 1-4	66.1	–	59.1	28	1.69	1.17	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-06 @ BUF · L 2-5	@ BUF	L 2-5	40.0	33.3	29.0	25	1.00	2.46	9.1	87.5	96.6
2026-11-05 vs DAL · W 2-1 SO	vs DAL	W 2-1 SO	62.5	100.0	76.4	29	1.93	0.60	5.6	100.0	105.6
2026-11-03 vs COL · W 7-2	vs COL	W 7-2	44.7	80.0	53.7	25	1.78	1.53	44.4	92.3	136.8
2026-10-31 @ DAL · L 1-3	@ DAL	L 1-3	61.0	33.3	54.0	28	1.59	1.36	7.7	71.4	79.1
2026-10-29 @ CAR · L 2-3	@ CAR	L 2-3	52.9	33.3	52.8	29	1.55	1.39	8.3	84.6	92.9
2026-10-27 @ PHI · W 4-3 OT	@ PHI	W 4-3 OT	45.2	66.7	46.1	28	1.23	1.43	25.0	90.9	115.9
2026-10-24 vs VGK · W 2-1 OT	vs VGK	W 2-1 OT	52.7	100.0	52.9	28	1.48	1.31	7.1	100.0	107.1
2026-10-20 vs TOR · L 2-6	vs TOR	L 2-6	60.8	0.0	54.3	27	1.71	1.44	0.0	90.9	90.9
2026-10-18 @ MIN · L 1-2	@ MIN	L 1-2	36.7	100.0	23.5	29	0.86	2.79	9.1	100.0	109.1
2026-10-17 vs NYR · W 1-0 OT	vs NYR	W 1-0 OT	45.6	100.0	47.5	32	1.77	1.96	7.7	100.0	107.7
2026-10-13 vs FLA · L 3-7	vs FLA	L 3-7	51.9	40.0	47.2	26	1.24	1.39	15.4	66.7	82.1
2026-10-10 @ STL · L 3-5	@ STL	L 3-5	50.0	50.0	35.6	28	1.11	2.01	20.0	76.9	96.9
2026-10-09 vs PIT · W 3-2 SO	vs PIT	W 3-2 SO	63.8	66.7	60.0	30	3.13	2.09	7.4	92.3	99.7
2026-10-03 vs UTA · L 1-4	vs UTA	L 1-4	42.6	0.0	41.8	32	1.21	1.69	0.0	88.9	88.9
2026-10-01 vs BUF · W 6-3	vs BUF	W 6-3	36.5	100.0	42.4	29	1.21	1.65	21.4	100.0	121.4