D · CBJ · #8
Zach Werenski
- Height
- HT 6'2"
- Weight
- WT 214 lbs
- Birth date
- Jul 19, 1997 (age 29)
- Bio
- USA · Shoots L
He ranks D2 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.
Dynasty Value Score
7,501
#11 overall · D3 of 272
2025–26 scoring
351.5 pts
75 GP · 4.7 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
341.8 pts
75.0 games · 4.6 PPG
19.7 G · 55.8 A · 75.5 P · 26:15 TOI · 2:52 PP · 15.8 xG
Projection range
290.5–373.7
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 26:37 | 3:02 | 44.2% | 22 | 16.3 | 23.1 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 26:15 | 2:52 | 43.5% | 19.7 | 15.8 | 23.2 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 75.0 | 341.8 | 4.6 | 26:15 | 2:52 | 19.7 | 55.8 | 75.5 | 20.2 | 1.4 | 257.0 | 25.0 | 111.1 | 3.5 | 22.5 | — | 15.8 | 50.1 |
| 2025–26 | 75 | 351.5 | 4.7 | 26:37 | 3:02 | 22 | 59 | 81 | 21 | 1 | 260 | 30 | 94 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 16.3 | 53 |
| 2024–25 | 81 | 389.3 | 4.8 | 26:45 | 2:41 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 25 | 3 | 298 | 19 | 131 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 18.4 | 57 |
| 2023–24 | 70 | 275.9 | 3.9 | 24:27 | 2:44 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 202 | 23 | 130 | 0 | 22 | — | 11.5 | 35 |
| 2022–23 | 13 | 46.4 | 3.6 | 23:36 | 3:04 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 24 | -6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 68 | 242.5 | 3.6 | 25:40 | 3:13 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 216 | 33 | 95 | -15 | 22 | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 35 | 97.0 | 2.8 | 24:22 | 2:10 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 21 | 39 | -9 | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 63 | 222.5 | 3.5 | 23:59 | 2:44 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 187 | 36 | 58 | 9 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 82 | 221.1 | 2.7 | 22:54 | 2:27 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 15 | 0 | 168 | 67 | 89 | -12 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 77 | 235.4 | 3.1 | 22:35 | 2:26 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 207 | 58 | 92 | 8 | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016–17 | 78 | 248.9 | 3.2 | 20:55 | 2:47 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 188 | 41 | 90 | 17 | 14 | 0 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Zach Werenski's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Werenski's Dynasty Value Score?
- Werenski scores 7,501 out of 10,000 (#11 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Werenski's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 341.8 NHL-standard fantasy points over 74.99000000000001 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.