D · CGY · #28
Zach Whitecloud
- Height
- HT 6'2"
- Weight
- WT 210 lbs
- Birth date
- Nov 28, 1996 (age 29)
- Bio
- CAN · Shoots R
He ranks D94 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.
Dynasty Value Score
344
#419 overall · D121 of 272
2025–26 scoring
147.1 pts
78 GP · 1.9 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
140.3 pts
73.7 games · 1.9 PPG
3.8 G · 12.6 A · 16.4 P · 19:01 TOI · 0:03 PP · 3.2 xG
Projection range
119.3–154.3
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 | 20:19 | 0:04 | 39.7% | 2 | 3.5 | 21.3 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 19:01 | 0:03 | 45.5% | 3.8 | 3.2 | 21.4 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 | 73.7 | 140.3 | 1.9 | 19:01 | 0:03 | 3.8 | 12.6 | 16.4 | — | 0.2 | 65.5 | 123.4 | 122.3 | -0.8 | 32.6 | — | 3.2 | 6.5 |
| 2025–26 | 78 | 147.1 | 1.9 | 20:19 | 0:04 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 124 | 140 | -6 | 30 | 0 | 3.5 | 7 |
| 2024–25 | 74 | 128.0 | 1.7 | 17:31 | 0:01 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 117 | 103 | 7 | 37 | — | 3.1 | 6 |
| 2023–24 | 61 | 120.2 | 2.0 | 17:35 | 0:05 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 129 | 105 | -3 | 32 | 0 | 2.9 | 6 |
| 2022–23 | 59 | 115.8 | 2.0 | 17:07 | 0:01 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 90 | 97 | 10 | 41 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 59 | 167.2 | 2.8 | 18:48 | 0:04 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 98 | 115 | 21 | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 51 | 100.6 | 2.0 | 17:49 | 0:03 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 85 | 75 | 9 | 24 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 16 | 16.1 | 1.0 | 14:19 | 0:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16:42 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Zach Whitecloud'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 Whitecloud's Dynasty Value Score?
- Whitecloud scores 344 out of 10,000 (#419 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 Whitecloud's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 140.3 NHL-standard fantasy points over 73.67 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.