Zach Werenski fantasy outlook 2026-27
Zach Werenski ranks 37th of 520 in points leagues at 2.39 fantasy points per game, 25th in categories leagues and 3rd among defensemen. In 2026-27 so far he has 0 goals and 4 assists in 5 games, playing 28:55 a night with 3:07 on the power play. In categories he helps most in blocked shots, assists and shots on goal and costs you in hits and goals.

Points leagues
#37
2.39 FP/G
Categories
#25
+3.9 value
D rank
D3
points order
Ice time
28:55
last 5 games
How Zach Werenski is being used
Over CBJ's last 5 games Zach Werenski played 5 games, 28:55 a night with 3:07 on the power play: pair 1 by even-strength ice time and the first power-play unit.
Zach Werenski's ice time is up: 28:55 over his last 5 games against 27:04 on the board.
Lines and units are derived from the NHL's per-game ice time over CBJ's last 5 games, not an official line chart. He was on the ice for 74% of the team's power-play time.
Per-game stats
| Season | GP | TOI | PP TOI | G | A | PTS | PPP | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 5 | 28:55 | 3:07 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 |
| 2025-26 | 75 | 26:37 | 3:02 | 0.29 | 0.79 | 1.08 | 0.28 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.09 |
Category profile
Each bar is his per-game output against the 180 skaters a 12-team league rosters, in standard deviations. Right helps your team, left hurts it.
- G-0.5
- A+1.5
- +/-+0.8
- PPP+0.1
- SOG+1.4
- HIT-0.9
- BLK+1.5
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Last 4 games, 2026-27
| Game | TOI | G | A | PPP | SOG | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-10 at STL | 28:13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-09 vs PIT | 29:36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10-03 vs UTA | 31:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-01 vs BUF | 28:46 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Zach Werenski in Week 3 (Oct 12-18)
Columbus Blue Jackets play 3 games in Week 3: Tue FLA, Sat NYR, Sun @MIN. One is the second night of a back-to-back. At 2.39 fantasy points a game, that projects to 7.2 for the week in points leagues. Week 4 (Oct 19-25): 2 games.
Defensemans ranked around him
- D12.88 FP/G
Evan BouchardDEDM - D22.50 FP/G
Cale MakarDCOL - D32.39 FP/G
Zach WerenskiDCBJ - D42.29 FP/G
Quinn HughesDMIN - D52.21 FP/G
Rasmus DahlinDBUF - D62.16 FP/G
Roman JosiDNSH
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Common questions
Where does Zach Werenski rank in fantasy hockey for 2026-27?
37th of 520 in points leagues at 2.39 fantasy points per game, 25th in categories leagues, and 3rd among defensemen.
What line and power-play unit is Zach Werenski on?
By ice time over CBJ's last 5 games: pair 1, power-play unit 1, 28:55 a night with 3:07 on the power play. Derived from the NHL's ice-time reports, not an official line chart.
What does Zach Werenski help with in categories leagues?
Above the pool in blocked shots, assists and shots on goal. Below it in hits and goals.
By the Parlae deskPlayer data updated Oct 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number