Left wing · #13
Zachary Sanford
Washington Capitals
St. Louis Blues
Ottawa Senators
Winnipeg Jets
Nashville Predators
Arizona Coyotes
Chicago Blackhawks(traded during the season)- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- Left
- Height
- 193 cm
- Weight
- 93 kg
- Born
- Salem, USA
- Draft
- 2013, round 2, #61 (WSH)
Career · 7 seasons
- Games
- 183
- Goals
- 36
- Points
- 71
- TOI per game
- 13:35
- xGF% (5v5)
- 51.1%
- Goals above expected
- +5.6
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
| 2016–17 | WSH | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10:09 | 23 | 8.7% | 0 | 2.4 | 46.2% |
| 2016–17 | STL | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 12:14 | 13 | 15.4% | 0 | 1.6 | 51.3% |
| 2016–17 | All teams | 39 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 10:51 | 36 | 11.1% | 0 | 3.9 | 47.8% |
| After a break: 2018–19 | STL | 60 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +8 | 12:35 | 77 | 10.4% | 1 | 7.9 | 56.6% |
| 2019–20 | STL | 58 | 16 | 14 | 30 | +13 | 13:44 | 90 | 17.8% | 1 | 11.8 | 48.9% |
| 2020–21 | STL | 52 | 10 | 6 | 16 | −13 | 14:53 | 67 | 14.9% | 3 | 9.1 | 46.6% |
| 2021–22 | OTT | 62 | 9 | 8 | 17 | −13 | 14:11 | 85 | 10.6% | 3 | 10.5 | 45.3% |
| 2021–22 | WPG | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −2 | 14:41 | 19 | 0.0% | 0 | 3.3 | 49.7% |
| 2021–22 | All teams | 80 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −15 | 14:18 | 104 | 8.7% | 3 | 13.9 | 46.5% |
| 2022–23 | NSH | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 13:29 | 20 | 10.0% | 0 | 2.4 | 46.0% |
| 2023–24 | ARI | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 9:15 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | 1.1 | 57.3% |
| 2023–24 | CHI | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −3 | 11:48 | 15 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.2 | 46.3% |
| 2023–24 | All teams | 29 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10:50 | 24 | 0.0% | 1 | 3.4 | 49.8% |
| Total | 7 teams | 334 | 49 | 55 | 104 | −8 | 13:14 | 418 | 11.7% | 9 | 52.4 | 49.2% |
Form
Rolling averages smooth out single games so the trend shows.
Points and individual expected goals per game (left scale), averaged over the previous ten games. Ice time is on the second chart.
Player card
How 7 seasons compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
3rd line
43rd percentile among qualified forwards, blending scoring 40%, play-driving 40%, usage 20%.
- 1st line
- 2nd line
- 3rd line
- 4th line
- Extra / AHL
Scoring
3rd line- Goals /600.6648th pct
- Assists /600.7535th pct
- ixG /600.7147th pct
- Goals above expected−3.432nd pct
Play-driving
3rd line- xGF% (5v5)49.2%52nd pct
- CF% (5v5)47.3%32nd pct
- Relative xGF%0.059th pct
- Penalty diff /600.0043rd pct
Usage
3rd line- TOI per game13:1448th pct
- PP time share16.8%47th pct
- Offensive zone starts51.7%40th pct
- Quality of competition24.0%51st pct
Percentiles among forwards with 200+ minutes at 5-on-5 and 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).
Most similar players this season
Faceoffs
How often Sanford wins the draw over 7 seasons, against whom and where, and what a win leads to. Ranked among players with 1327+ draws over the same seasons.
Win rate
36.4%
103–180 · below the 1327 draws of a regular
Against an average centre
35.5%
Opponents won 49.1% of their draws; an average centre would have won 50.9% against them.
Wins above average
−41
Draws won beyond what an average centre facing the same opponents would have won.
Draws per game
2.9
283 draws in all.
By dot, attacking to the right
Win rate at each dot; the small numbers are draws and the xG swing (×100) of winning rather than losing there.
By zone
- Offensive zone32.5% 37–77
- Neutral zone38.8% 38–60
- Defensive zone39.4% 28–43
By strength
- Even strength36.2% 97–171
- Power play38.5% 5–8
- Shorthanded50.0% 1–1
What a win leads to
Shot attempts in the next 20 seconds, for minus against, per 100 draws: +5 after a win, −5 after a loss. Each win was worth 0.3 expected goals per 100 draws more than a loss.
Most-faced opponents
- Joel Eriksson Ek44.4% 8–10
- Derek Ryan22.2% 2–7
- Patrick Marleau44.4% 4–5
- Jeff Carter28.6% 2–5
- Jack McBain28.6% 2–5
- Nick Bonino40.0% 2–3
- Nazem Kadri20.0% 1–4
- Dylan Gambrell40.0% 2–3
Season by season
| Season | Draws | Win rate | Against average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 39 | 43.6% | 44.4% |
| 2018–19 | 13 | 61.5% | 60.7% |
| 2019–20 | 9 | 11.1% | 12.3% |
| 2020–21 | 68 | 41.2% | 39.7% |
| 2021–22 | 22 | 22.7% | 22.5% |
| 2022–23 | 13 | 15.4% | 12.3% |
| 2023–24 | 119 | 35.3% | 34.1% |
Cumulative goals (solid) and individual xG (dashed) through the season. The gap is finishing: above the dashed line, the player scored more than an average shooter would from the same chances.
+5.6 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games
Speed and tracking
From the NHL's EDGE tracking system (2021–22 on): skating speed, shot speed, distance and zone time, for the selected seasons and then every tracked season, to show improvement or decline.
Values from the NHL's puck and player tracking, with the NHL's own league percentile for each. Missing values mean the player wasn't tracked enough.
Tracking
- Top skating speed34.2 km/h15th pct
- Speed bursts over 20 mph1924th pct
- Hardest shot138.0 km/h43rd pct
- Distance skated82 km29th pct
- Offensive-zone time39.8%22nd pct
Each season against the other forwards that season with 20+ games. A season in progress appears once half its games are played, as provisional: season bests only grow. Bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of ice time, so seasons with fewer games still compare. Percentiles are on these rates, so they can differ from the NHL's, which are on season totals.
Top skating speed
34.2 km/h5th pct
▲ +0.2 km/h since 2022–23
Bursts over 20 mph per 60
3.631st pct
▲ +0.6 since 2022–23
Distance skated per 60
15.7 km58th pct
▲ +0.6 km since 2022–23
Hardest shot
138.0 km/h30th pct
▲ +6.7 km/h since 2022–23
Offensive-zone time
39.8%26th pct
▲ +0.1 points since 2022–23