Zachary
Sanford
L · Defensive · Around average
- PAL
- 40
- WAR
- -0.4
- PTS
- 4
2023-24№ 540 / 608
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Zachary Sanford
#12L
HEIGHT : 193 cm · WEIGHT : 93 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : November 8, 1994 · Salem, United States
Drafted : 2013 · WSH · round 2, pick #61
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Chicago Blackhawks | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Arizona Coyotes | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | Nashville Predators | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Winnipeg Jets | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 2021-22 | Ottawa Senators | 62 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 37 |
| 2020-21 | St. Louis Blues | 52 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 25 |
| 2019-20 | St. Louis Blues | 58 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 28 |
| 2018-19 | St. Louis Blues | 60 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 21 |
| 2016-17 | St. Louis Blues | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | Washington Capitals | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 334 | 49 | 55 | 104 | 144 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | St. Louis Blues | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | St. Louis Blues | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 2018-19 | St. Louis Blues | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | St. Louis Blues | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cuponce · 2018-19
Zachary Sanford: our analysis
2023-24 season: 18 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 4 PTS, -3 +/-, 11:48 TOI. WAR -0.4 (540th of 608) · PAL 40, around average.
In 2023-24, Zachary Sanford, 31, posts a PAL Rating of 40 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of -0.4 ranks 540th among 608 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: defense (76, well above average). On the other hand, shooting (11, among the weakest in the league) and penalty kill (27, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+0.3); his biggest cost: finishing (-3.5).
A season in line with 2022-23 (PAL of 40); his WAR went from 0.0 to -0.4.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 10:50
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:34
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.21
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 24
- Blocks
- 19
- Takeaways
- 16
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 46.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 36.9 %
- Faceoffs
- 35.3 %
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Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 34 %
67
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 62
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 83
- Confidence 39 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 61
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 54
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 75
- Confidence 39 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 78
- Confidence 22 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 76
- Confidence 39 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 77
- Confidence 34 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 64
- Confidence 34 %
- DF
- Defense
- 80
- Confidence 30 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 65
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 76
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating62
- Top speed (35 %)34.9 · 58
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.599 · 73
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.8 · 74
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.3 · 62
ST — Strength83
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.508 · 81
- Body mass (50 %)0.466 · 80
EN — Endurance61
- Ice time per game (45 %)13 · 66
- Total ice time (20 %)305 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)45.6 · 75
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.3 · 64
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.605 · 66
DU — Durability54
- Share of games played (100 %)0.636 · 54
CK — Checking75
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.061 · 78
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.913 · 78
- Season volume (10 %)3.219 · 59
FG — Fighting78
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.959 · 78
DI — Discipline76
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.021 · 76
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.661 · 75
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.783 · 75
PA — Passing77
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.772 · 80
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.357 · 63
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.065 · 75
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.171 · 73
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.777 · 84
SC — Scoring64
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.641 · 57
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.83 · 71
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.487 · 63
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.131 · 67
- xG per shot (10 %)0.08 · 78
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13.5 · 70
DF — Defense80
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.017 · 76
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.16 · 82
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.647 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.008 · 72
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.607 · 83
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.7 · 74
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.057 · 86
PS — Penalty shot65
- Shootouts (60 %)31.2 · 63
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience76
- Career regular-season games (65 %)82
- Career playoff games (25 %)61
- NHL seasons (10 %)75
OV — Overall67
- SC · Scoring (28 %)64
- PA · Passing (22 %)77
- DF · Defense (18 %)80
- SK · Skating (12 %)62
- EN · Endurance (8 %)61
- DI · Discipline (5 %)76
- ST · Strength (4 %)83
- CK · Checking (3 %)75
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 67 | 62 | 64 | 80 |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 63 | 75 | 76 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
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
-0.4
wins above replacement
540 of 608
PAL Rating
40/ 100
Performance · Around average
263 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 29
- Defense
- 69
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- Offense
- 31
- Creation
- 30
- Shooting
- 11
- Possession
- 59
- Defense
- 76
- Discipline
- 45
- Power play
- 49
- Penalty kill
- 27
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | CHI | -0.4 | 40 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 0.0 | 40 | — | — |
WAR, 2023-24
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.4
wins above replacement
-0.7 to -0.3 — 90% interval
540 of 608 forwards
-2.2 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.3
- EV defense
- +0.2
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -3.5
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.8
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | CHI | 29 | -0.4 | -0.7 to -0.3 | 540/608 |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 16 | 0.0 | -0.5 to 0.6 | 346/617 |
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
- 138.0 km/h43rd percentileleague avg. 136.0 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.2 km/h15th percentileleague avg. 35.6 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1924th percentileleague avg. 73
- Offensive zone time
- 39.8 %22nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 82.0 km29th percentileleague avg. 200.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.73 km21st percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 38.7 %13th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.8 %49th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.4 %22nd percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2425th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 1029th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 1133rd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2023-2024 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2024 | vsARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:11 |
| March 9, 2024 | @ WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:43 |
| March 5, 2024 | @ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 |
| February 17, 2024 | vs OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:54 |
| February 15, 2024 | vs PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 |
Zachary Sanford: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Zachary Sanford have in 2023-24?
Zachary Sanford has 0 goals and 6 points (6 assists) in 29 games in 2023-24.
How old is Zachary Sanford?
Zachary Sanford is 31 years old: he was born on November 9, 1994.
How tall is Zachary Sanford, and how much does he weigh?
Zachary Sanford is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).
Where is Zachary Sanford from?
United States: Zachary Sanford was born in Salem, Massachusetts, United States.
How good is Zachary Sanford?
Zachary Sanford produced -0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023-24, 540th of 608 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 40 out of 100: around average for his position.
Is Zachary Sanford a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 540th of 608 players at his position in the NHL in 2023-24. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Zachary Sanford getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 40 in 2022-23 to 40 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Zachary Sanford's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Zachary Sanford has 334 games, 49 goals, 55 assists and 104 points. His best season: 2019-20, with 30 points in 58 games.
Where was Zachary Sanford drafted?
Zachary Sanford was drafted 61st overall (round 2) by Washington Capitals in 2013.
How does Zachary Sanford perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Zachary Sanford has 25 games and 8 points in his career. His pace (0.32 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.31).
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