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Zach Sawchenko

Position Goaltender Current Team Columbus Blue Jackets
Catches Left Current Contract 1 years
Height 6'1" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 187 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 28
Age 27 (Dec 30, 1997) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
Sep 28, 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets Cleared Waivers
Sep 27, 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets Placed on Waivers
Jun 28, 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Oct 2, 2024 Columbus Blue Jackets Assigned to AHL
Oct 1, 2024 Columbus Blue Jackets Recalled from AHL
Jul 7, 2024 Columbus Blue Jackets Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023 Vancouver Canucks Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 14, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Apr 12, 2021 San Jose Sharks Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2021-22 SJS 6 203:50 49.45 34.15 3.29 2.65 0.64 92.24 90.36 1.88

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2021-22 SJS 6 24:44 50.94 38.81 4.85 7.28 -2.43 81.25 87.52 -6.27

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic Definition
SAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%Save Percentage.
xSv%Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AESave Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).
Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 27 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $130,000 UFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $130,000
Signed: June 28, 2025
Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
GM: Don Waddell
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.81
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $160,000.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 26 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $120,000 UFA-Grp6
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $120,000
Signed: July 7, 2024
Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
GM: Don Waddell
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.88
Note: Guaranteed Minimum salary of $150,000.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 25 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $200,000 UFA-Grp6
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $200,000
Signed: July 1, 2023
Team: Vancouver Canucks
GM: Patrik Alvin
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.93

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 24 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $85,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $85,000
Signed: July 14, 2022
Team: Carolina Hurricanes
GM: Don Waddell
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.91
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $110,000.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 22 $725,000 $725,000 - - $725,000 $725,000 $80,000 ELC
2021-22 23 $725,000 $725,000 - - $725,000 $725,000 $80,000 ELC
Total - - $1,450,000 $1,450,000 $160,000
Signed: Apr 12, 2021
Team: San Jose Sharks
GM: Doug Wilson
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv% GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv%
2010-11 HCBAA 16 1.89 0.940
2010-11 HCAA U15 3 0.67 0.980
2011-12 AEHL U15 15 1.47 0.944
2011-12 Alberta Cup 3 5.08 0.836
2012-13 SMHL 27 3.42 0.896
2012-13 SMAAAHL 3 5.41 0.806
2013-14 WHC-17 5 2.40 0.929
2014-15 WHL 49 21 22 2 1463 152 3.32 0.896
2014-15 WJC-18 5 4 1 166 17 3.61 0.898
2014-15 Hlinka Gretzky C 4 2.25 0.910
2015-16 WHL 51 28 16 6 1823 152 3.02 0.917 10 5 5 347 31 3.28 0.911
2016-17 WHL 51 30 14 7 1667 139 2.79 0.917 7 3 4 222 17 2.46 0.923
2017-18 USports 15 2.12 0.911 1 1.00 0.966
2018-19 USports 19 16 2 1 28 1.46 0.926 5 4 1 1 8 1.61 0.927
2019-20 ECHL 13 8 2 3 441 31 2.35 0.930
2019-20 AHL 13 6 4 2 405 36 2.87 0.911
2020-21 ECHL 7 5 2 242 18 2.55 0.926
2020-21 AHL 5 1 3 128 11 2.59 0.914
2021-22 NHL 7 7 1 2 1 151 15 3.35 0.901
2021-22 AHL 14 4 10 383 47 4.03 0.877
2022-23 AHL 41 17 18 3 1133 119 3.10 0.895
2023-24 AHL 6 4 1 132 10 2.12 0.924 6 2 4 176 18 2.96 0.898
2024-25 AHL 27 10 11 4 758 76 3.00 0.900
NHL Career 7 7 1 2 1 151 15 3.35 0.901