Not on an NHL roster · Left wing · Shoots L

Zachary Sanford

Age 31 · 6'4" · 206 lb · Born in Salem, USA

No contract on file.

2023-24 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

5 primary

Points

0.21 per game

TOI/GP

10:50

PP 0:34 · PK 0:00

xGF%

51.8

5v5, +1.7 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.11

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

35.3

42 W · 77 L

Plus/minus

Blocks 19 · Hits 24

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Mar 10 vs ARI · W 7-4	0	4	3	1	13:11	2:00	0:00	2-1	100	0	0	-1	-0.24
Mar 9 @ WSH · L 4-1	1	1	1	0	11:43	0:41	0:00	2-3	100	1	2	+1	-0.14
Mar 5 @ ARI · W 5-2	0	2	0	1	11:23	0:00	0:00	5-4	50	1	0	0	-0.23
Feb 17 vs OTT · W 3-2	0	0	2	0	8:54	0:00	0:00	3-4	—	0	0	0	-0.11
Feb 15 vs PIT · L 4-1	0	1	1	1	12:16	0:50	0:00	3-3	50	0	1	0	-0.15

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2023-24 · 289 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%51.8%

66th percentile

Relative xGF%+7.7

95th percentile

HDCF%54.1%

71st percentile

CF%45.8%

23rd percentile

Relative CF%-1.5

38th percentile

FF%46.1%

26th percentile

GF%50.0%

49th percentile

CF/6054.2

26th percentile

CA/6064.2

30th percentile

ixG/600.73

27th percentile

Goals above expected-3.5

16th percentile

IPP62.5%

42nd percentile

PDO100.8

63rd percentile

OZS%62.7%

83rd percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2023-24

Shooting volume: 14
Playmaking: 86
Zone entries(est.): —
Forechecking: —
Physicality: 66
Defensive impact: 91
Puck management: 97
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

No unblocked shots yet.

Strengths

Puck management: 97th percentile among wingers.
Defensive impact: 91st percentile among wingers.
Playmaking: 86th percentile among wingers.

Watch-outs

Shooting volume: 14th percentile among wingers.

Similar style: Dryden Hunt, Hudson Fasching

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.

Where his Game Score comes from

2023-24 · 29 GP · goals above average

Season total -3.2 goals, or -0.11 per game.

Even strength defense: +0.1
Power play: -0.1
Finishing: -3.5
Playmaking: +0.7
Faceoffs: -0.3

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2023-24	ARI, CHI	29	0	6	6	0	24	10:50	35.3%	-0.11
2022-23	NSH	16	2	1	3	-3	20	13:29	—	-0.12

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 31, forwards typically produce 80% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Skating · NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.