Zack
Ostapchuk
C · SJS · Defensive · Below average
- PAL
- 39
- WAR
- 0.1
- Value
- 57
- PTS
- 7
2025-26№ 344 / 615
Zack Ostapchuk (San Jose Sharks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Zack Ostapchuk
#63CPlays: Centre · 79% of faceoffs
San Jose Sharks
HEIGHT : 193 cm · WEIGHT : 98 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : May 28, 2003 · St. Albert, Canada
Drafted : 2021 · OTT · round 2, pick #39
Contract : $2,350,000 · 2026-27 → 2029-30 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $500,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose Sharks | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2025-26 | San Jose Sharks | 59 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
| 2024-25 | San Jose Sharks | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 |
| 2023-24 | Ottawa Senators | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 139 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 108 | |
Zack Ostapchuk: our analysis
2025-26 season: 59 GP, 4 G, 3 A, 7 PTS, -11 +/-, 10:06 TOI. WAR 0.1 (344th of 615) · PAL 39, below average.
In 2025-26, Zack Ostapchuk, 23, posts a PAL Rating of 39 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.1 ranks 344th among 615 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: defense (84, well above average), penalty kill (74, above average) and discipline (72, above average). On the other hand, offense (5, among the weakest in the league) and creation (22, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.7); his biggest cost: EV offense (-1.2).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 6 in 2024-25 to 39; his WAR went from -0.3 to 0.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 57 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Zack Ostapchuk's story
Growing up in St. Albert, Zack Ostapchuk entered major-junior hockey as a first-round selection of the Vancouver Giants in the 2018 WHL draft (12th overall). He worked his way up through limited early appearances, battled back from a knee injury and the pandemic interruption, and ultimately earned the captaincy of Vancouver in March 2022 as the club sought a turnaround.
Ostapchuk’s junior résumé shows steady advancement. After modest initial seasons, he scored 26 goals for 43 points in 60 games in 2021–22 and then, following a midseason trade to the Winnipeg Ice on 8 January 2023, finished 2022–23 with 67 points in 55 games between the two clubs. He played a key role as Winnipeg reached the WHL championship final, where the Ice fell to Seattle.
Selected 39th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Ostapchuk signed a three-year entry-level contract on 29 September 2021. He turned pro with Ottawa’s AHL affiliate in Belleville and made his NHL debut on 12 March 2024 versus the Pittsburgh Penguins. Over the next seasons he moved between Belleville and Ottawa, recording his first NHL point on 29 October 2024 and later notching his first goal with San Jose on 29 December 2025.
On 7 March 2025 he was traded to the San Jose Sharks alongside Noah Gregor and a 2025 second-round pick. Initially assigned to the Barracuda in the AHL, he was recalled and made his Sharks debut in March 2025; he established himself as a fourth-line centre and a penalty-kill option, finishing one season with four goals and seven points in 59 games. He was sent back to the AHL in April to support the Barracuda’s playoff bid and began the following season there before multiple recalls.
Internationally, Ostapchuk was part of Canada’s World Junior gold-medal teams in 2022 and 2023. He plays a straightforward two-way centre’s game: responsible in his own zone, relied upon for penalty killing, and able to chip in offensively when given shifts on the lower lines.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 10:41
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:05
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:55
- Pts/GP
- 0.06
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 44
- Blocks
- 10
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 38.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 8.7 %
- Faceoffs
- 52.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
7between 1 and 15 (80% range)
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 3
- Games
- 66
So far: 1 pts in 17 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.12 pts per game (last season: 0.12).
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
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.07 in 24-25, 0.12 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 6 → 39
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 23: usually still improving
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 54 %
67
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 89
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 89
- Confidence 59 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 48
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 60
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 91
- Confidence 59 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 88
- Confidence 43 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 78
- Confidence 59 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 77
- Confidence 65 %
- PA
- Passing
- 54
- Confidence 54 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 60
- Confidence 54 %
- DF
- Defense
- 84
- Confidence 49 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 49
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating89
- Top speed (35 %)37 · 86
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)10.9 · 89
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.6 · 81
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.5 · 89
ST — Strength89
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.117 · 83
- Body mass (50 %)0.934 · 88
EN — Endurance48
- Ice time per game (45 %)11.5 · 48
- Total ice time (20 %)586 · 61
- Shift length (15 %)41 · 55
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)10.8 · 56
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.452 · 60
DU — Durability60
- Share of games played (100 %)0.689 · 60
CK — Checking91
- Hits /60 (70 %)9.884 · 90
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)9.719 · 91
- Season volume (10 %)4.949 · 85
FG — Fighting88
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.6 · 88
DI — Discipline78
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.031 · 79
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.882 · 61
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)1.067 · 88
FO — Faceoffs77
- Faceoff % (85 %)50.5 · 77
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)40 · 77
PA — Passing54
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.411 · 54
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.298 · 54
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.055 · 62
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.668 · 78
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.249 · 60
SC — Scoring60
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.548 · 59
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.615 · 60
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.413 · 71
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.037 · 64
- xG per shot (10 %)0.083 · 76
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.524 · 55
DF — Defense84
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.039 · 78
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.223 · 86
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.431 · 85
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.007 · 79
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.256 · 78
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.7 · 86
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.195 · 84
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience49
- Career regular-season games (65 %)68
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall67
- SC · Scoring (20 %)60
- PA · Passing (20 %)54
- DF · Defense (20 %)84
- SK · Skating (12 %)89
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)77
- EN · Endurance (8 %)48
- DI · Discipline (5 %)78
- ST · Strength (3 %)89
- CK · Checking (2 %)91
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67 | 89 | 60 | 84 |
| 2024-25 | 60 | 87 | 55 | 78 |
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
344 of 615
PAL Rating
39/ 100
Performance · Below average
276 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
57/ 100
Good value
0.83 M$ · expected PAL 33
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 11
- Defense
- 75
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- Offense
- 5
- Creation
- 22
- Shooting
- 25
- Possession
- 31
- Defense
- 84
- Discipline
- 72
- Power play
- 32
- Penalty kill
- 74
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 | SJS | 0.1 | 39 | 57 | 0.83 M$ |
| 2024-25 | SJS | -0.3 | 6 | 15 | 0.83 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
30/ 100
Below average
better than 30% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
77/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
12/ 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, 295 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 13
- Shot selection
- 69
- Penalties drawn
- 94
- Puck management
- 41
Defense
- Takeaways
- 17
- Discipline
- 15
- Safe zone exits
- 47
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 | SJS | 30 | 77 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | SJS | 6 | 13 | 12 |
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
-0.4 to 0.8 — 90% interval
344 of 615 forwards
+0.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -1.2
- EV defense
- +0.7
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- -1.2
- Penalties
- +0.5
- Average → replacement
- +1.5
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SJS | 59 | 0.1 | -0.4 to 0.8 | 344/615 |
| 2024-25 | SJS | 53 | -0.3 | -0.7 to 0.1 | 520/596 |
| 2023-24 | OTT | 7 | -0.0 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 402/608 |
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
- 124.8 km/h23rd percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.0 km/h74th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3278th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 33.9 %0th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 48.3 km38th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.43 km17th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 35.0 %0th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.9 %40th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 48.2 %1st percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1641st percentile | 139th percentile | 6.3 %14th percentile |
| High danger | 433rd percentile | 034th percentile | 0.0 %10th percentile |
| Mid range | 442nd percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 383rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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FLAZack Ostapchuk: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Zack Ostapchuk have in 2026-27?
Zack Ostapchuk has 1 goal and 1 point (0 assists) in 17 games in 2026-27.
How old is Zack Ostapchuk?
Zack Ostapchuk is 23 years old: he was born on May 29, 2003.
How tall is Zack Ostapchuk, and how much does he weigh?
Zack Ostapchuk is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 216 lb (98 kg).
Where is Zack Ostapchuk from?
Canada: Zack Ostapchuk was born in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
What team does Zack Ostapchuk play for?
Zack Ostapchuk plays for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL, at C, wearing number 63.
Is Zack Ostapchuk injured?
No: Zack Ostapchuk is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Zack Ostapchuk?
Zack Ostapchuk produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 344th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 39 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Zack Ostapchuk make?
Zack Ostapchuk earns $825K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 57 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Zack Ostapchuk's contract end?
Zack Ostapchuk's contract runs through the 2029-30 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Zack Ostapchuk overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 57 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Zack Ostapchuk a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 344th 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 Zack Ostapchuk getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 6 in 2024-25 to 39 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Zack Ostapchuk played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Zack Ostapchuk has 1 point (1 goal, 0 assists).
What are Zack Ostapchuk's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Zack Ostapchuk has 139 games, 6 goals, 6 assists and 12 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 7 points in 59 games.
Where was Zack Ostapchuk drafted?
Zack Ostapchuk was drafted 39th overall (round 2) by Ottawa Senators in 2021.
Is Zack Ostapchuk better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.00 points per game at home (0 in 7 games) and 0.10 on the road (1 in 10 games).
How does Zack Ostapchuk perform in the playoffs?
Zack Ostapchuk has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Zack Ostapchuk?
Beck Malenstyn: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Beck Malenstyn's page →Is Zack Ostapchuk a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 7 points in 2026-27, or 0.11 points per game.
What is Zack Ostapchuk's nationality?
Zack Ostapchuk is Canadian. Internationally: Canada national team: gold medals at the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2022 and 2023.
How many championships has Zack Ostapchuk won?
2: Gold medal with Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship — 2022; Gold medal with Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship — 2023.
Where did Zack Ostapchuk play before turning pro?
Major junior hockey: Vancouver Giants (WHL) — 2018–19 to January 2023; Winnipeg Ice (WHL) — January 2023 to 2023.
How many points is Zack Ostapchuk projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 7 points in 66 games in 2026-27 (1 to 15 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his San Jose Sharks teammates
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