Zachary
Aston-Reese
L · PHI · Defensive · Below average
- PAL
- 30
- WAR
- -0.1
- Value
- 48
- PTS
- 5
2025-26№ 438 / 615
Zachary Aston-Reese (Philadelphia Flyers) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Zachary Aston-Reese
#21LPlays: Left wing · 11% of faceoffs
Philadelphia Flyers
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 92 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : August 9, 1994 · Staten Island, United States
Contract : $875,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 79 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 27 |
| 2023-24 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 77 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 2021-22 | Anaheim Ducks | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 45 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 57 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 43 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 2017-18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 416 | 49 | 53 | 102 | 165 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
Zachary Aston-Reese: our analysis
2025-26 season: 27 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 5 PTS, -1 +/-, 9:44 TOI. WAR -0.1 (438th of 615) · PAL 30, below average.
In 2025-26, Zachary Aston-Reese, 32, posts a PAL Rating of 30 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 438th among 615 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: defense (76, well above average). On the other hand, shooting (12, among the weakest in the league) and possession (23, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.3); his biggest cost: finishing (-1.1).
An improvement on 2024-25, when his PAL was 23; his WAR went from -0.6 to -0.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 48 (fair value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Zachary Aston-Reese's story
Growing up on Staten Island, Zachary Aston-Reese climbed the junior ranks in the New York area before establishing himself in the USHL with the Lincoln Stars. That junior experience paved the way to NCAA hockey, where he spent four seasons with Northeastern University and developed into a prominent two-way forward while completing his studies.
Aston-Reese saved his best collegiate season for last, posting strong point totals and collecting several Hockey East honours, including player of the year, and earning a spot among the Hobey Baker finalists. Undrafted out of school, he turned pro in March 2017 by signing a two-year entry-level deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins and began his professional career in the AHL with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
His NHL tenure has been a mix of call-ups, playoff experience and setbacks. He recorded his first NHL goals with Pittsburgh and debuted in the Stanley Cup playoffs, where an on-ice incident resulted in a broken jaw and concussion. Pittsburgh later traded him to the Anaheim Ducks in March 2022. Ahead of 2022–23 he earned a roster spot with the Toronto Maple Leafs after a professional tryout and finished that season contributing to Toronto’s first playoff series victory since 2004.
The following seasons saw Aston-Reese navigate short-term deals and AHL assignments: a PTO with Carolina that ended in release, a two-way contract with Detroit and time with the Grand Rapids Griffins punctuated by emergency recalls. In October 2024 he was claimed off waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets prior to the 2024–25 season, and in July 2026 he signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.
On the ice, Aston-Reese is straightforward and energetic: a centre who brings physicality, defensive responsibility and willingness to forecheck. He combines checking-zone work with the ability to chip in offensively, attributes that earned him collegiate accolades and roles on NHL bottom-six lines.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 9:44
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:02
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:36
- Pts/GP
- 0.19
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 78
- Blocks
- 17
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 46.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 17.3 %
- Faceoffs
- 28.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
5between 0 and 17 (80% range)
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 4
- Games
- 28
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.18 pts per game (last season: 0.19).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 0.22 in 24-25, 0.19 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 23 → 30
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 32: the age when production usually declines
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 68 %
66
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 82
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 80
- Confidence 72 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 54
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 56
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 89
- Confidence 72 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 80
- Confidence 53 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 68
- Confidence 72 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 65
- Confidence 68 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 64
- Confidence 68 %
- DF
- Defense
- 80
- Confidence 64 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 64
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 79
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating82
- Top speed (35 %)36.2 · 77
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)9.598 · 87
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.5 · 79
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.7 · 78
ST — Strength80
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.542 · 78
- Body mass (50 %)0.051 · 78
EN — Endurance54
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.7 · 62
- Total ice time (20 %)260 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)43.7 · 69
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)10.7 · 54
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.49 · 61
DU — Durability56
- Share of games played (100 %)0.658 · 56
CK — Checking89
- Hits /60 (70 %)9.531 · 89
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)8.345 · 89
- Season volume (10 %)4.369 · 78
FG — Fighting80
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.949 · 80
DI — Discipline68
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.002 · 68
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.795 · 65
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.805 · 78
PA — Passing65
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.545 · 67
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.359 · 64
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.017 · 71
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.634 · 77
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.265 · 61
SC — Scoring64
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.562 · 60
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.712 · 70
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.687 · 65
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.225 · 74
- xG per shot (10 %)0.082 · 73
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.3 · 69
DF — Defense80
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.046 · 79
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.184 · 83
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.575 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.064 · 68
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.423 · 74
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.1 · 78
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.315 · 86
PS — Penalty shot64
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.4 · 57
EX — Experience79
- Career regular-season games (65 %)85
- Career playoff games (25 %)64
- NHL seasons (10 %)78
OV — Overall66
- SC · Scoring (20 %)64
- PA · Passing (20 %)65
- DF · Defense (20 %)80
- SK · Skating (12 %)82
- EN · Endurance (8 %)54
- DI · Discipline (5 %)68
- ST · Strength (3 %)80
- CK · Checking (2 %)89
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 66 | 82 | 64 | 80 |
| 2024-25 | 69 | 86 | 66 | 77 |
| 2022-23 | 72 | 84 | 74 | 87 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.1
wins above replacement
438 of 615
PAL Rating
30/ 100
Performance · Below average
321 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
48/ 100
Fair value
0.78 M$ · expected PAL 32
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 18
- Defense
- 60
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- Offense
- 31
- Creation
- 23
- Shooting
- 12
- Possession
- 23
- Defense
- 76
- Discipline
- 40
- Power play
- 40
- Penalty kill
- 44
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | -0.1 | 30 | 48 | 0.78 M$ |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | -0.6 | 23 | 42 | 0.78 M$ |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 0.4 | 53 | 68 | 0.84 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
8/ 100
Low
better than 8% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
74/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
2/ 100
Low
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 388 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 75
- Shot selection
- 36
- Penalties drawn
- 85
- Puck management
- 67
Defense
- Takeaways
- 17
- Discipline
- 6
- Safe zone exits
- 7
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 8 | 74 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 21 | 59 | 15 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 33 | 21 | 53 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.1
wins above replacement
-0.3 to 0.4 — 90% interval
438 of 615 forwards
-0.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- +0.3
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Shooting
- -1.1
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.7
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 27 | -0.1 | -0.3 to 0.4 | 438/615 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 75 | -0.6 | -1.2 to 0.4 | 563/596 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 3 | -0.1 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 443/608 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 77 | 0.4 | -0.8 to 1.6 | 227/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 133.3 km/h35th percentileleague avg. 134.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.7 km/h49th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 4643rd percentileleague avg. 75
- Offensive zone time
- 37.9 %8th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 68.0 km26th percentileleague avg. 198.8 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.57 km18th percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 38.5 %4th percentileleague avg. 42.0 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.4 %82nd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 43.7 %11th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1722nd percentile | 116th percentile | 5.9 %2nd percentile |
| High danger | 722nd percentile | 120th percentile | 14.3 %17th percentile |
| Mid range | 420th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 437th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2025-2026 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2025-26
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NSHZachary Aston-Reese: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Zachary Aston-Reese have in 2025-26?
Zachary Aston-Reese has 1 goal and 5 points (4 assists) in 27 games in 2025-26.
How old is Zachary Aston-Reese?
Zachary Aston-Reese is 32 years old: he was born on August 10, 1994.
How tall is Zachary Aston-Reese, and how much does he weigh?
Zachary Aston-Reese is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
Where is Zachary Aston-Reese from?
United States: Zachary Aston-Reese was born in Staten Island, New York, United States.
What team does Zachary Aston-Reese play for?
Zachary Aston-Reese plays for the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL, at L, wearing number 21.
Is Zachary Aston-Reese injured?
No: Zachary Aston-Reese is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Zachary Aston-Reese?
Zachary Aston-Reese produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 438th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 30 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Zachary Aston-Reese make?
Zachary Aston-Reese earns $775K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 48 out of 100 (fair value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Zachary Aston-Reese's contract end?
Zachary Aston-Reese's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Zachary Aston-Reese overpaid?
Neither: he delivers about what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 48 out of 100 (fair value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Zachary Aston-Reese a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 438th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Zachary Aston-Reese getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 23 in 2024-25 to 30 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Zachary Aston-Reese played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Zachary Aston-Reese has 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist).
What are Zachary Aston-Reese's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Zachary Aston-Reese has 416 games, 49 goals, 53 assists and 102 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 17 points in 79 games.
Is Zachary Aston-Reese better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2025-26, he averages 0.08 points per game at home (1 in 13 games) and 0.29 on the road (4 in 14 games).
How does Zachary Aston-Reese perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Zachary Aston-Reese has 29 games and 5 points in his career. His pace (0.17 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.25).
Which player is most similar to Zachary Aston-Reese?
Colton Dach: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Colton Dach's page →Is Zachary Aston-Reese a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 5 points in 2026-27, or 0.18 points per game.
What is Zachary Aston-Reese's nationality?
Zachary Aston-Reese is American.
What awards has Zachary Aston-Reese won?
Hobey Baker hat trick finalist ; Named to the Hockey East First All-Star Team (the season following 2015–16) ; Named to the NCAA Division I First All-American Team (the season following 2015–16) ; Hockey East Player of the Year (the season following 2015–16).
How many championships has Zachary Aston-Reese won?
1: Hockey East Tournament champion with the Northeastern Huskies (2015–16).
Where did Zachary Aston-Reese play before turning pro?
Northeastern University — played four seasons; previously played for the New Jersey Rockets (AJHL) and the Des Moines Buccaneers and Lincoln Stars (USHL).
How many points is Zachary Aston-Reese projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 5 points in 28 games in 2026-27 (0 to 17 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Philadelphia Flyers teammates
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