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Olen Zellweger

Position
Defence
Age
23Sep 10, 2003
Height
5'10"178 cm
Weight
193 lbs88 kg
Shoots
Left
Born
Calgary, AB, CAN
Nationality
CAN
Draft
2021 · Round 2 · 34th overall · ANA
GP15
G3
A3
PTS6
+/-0
S%10.7%
TOI/GP19:57
GWG1
OTG—
SHG0
PPP0

Olen Zellweger, Buffalo Sabres defenceman, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Calgary, AB, CAN · Draft: 2021 · Round 2, pick 2 (#34 overall) · ANA · 4 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP
177
G
19
A
38
PTS
57
+/-
-1

Playoffs

GP
3
G
1
A
1
PTS
2
+/-
2

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTS+/-STOI
2026-10-31@ LAK000-1119:51
2026-10-29@ ANA011-1018:14
2026-10-27@ SJS1011222:01
2026-10-24@ WSH0111221:06
2026-10-21vs PHI0000218:11

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 15 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s skaters. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Territory

  • Offensive-zone time while on the iceLeague avg 40.6%42.6%Beats 66%
  • Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 41.0%43.4%Beats 69%
  • Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 40.2%38.8%Beats 73%

Speed

  • Top skating speedLeague avg 21.2 mph22.4 mphBeats 91%
  • Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 841Beats 99%
  • Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 01Beats 82%
  • Average shot speedLeague avg 68.3 mph64.7 mphBeats 18%
  • Hardest shotLeague avg 86.7 mph86.5 mphBeats 44%

Where the shots come from

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Shots by rink area

Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

  • Left corner: 0 shots
  • Behind the net: 3 shots
  • Right corner: 0 shots
  • Left side of the net: 2 shots
  • Crease: 0 shots
  • Right side of the net: 1 shots
  • Low slot: 1 shots
  • Left circle: 4 shots
  • Right circle: 3 shots
  • High slot: 0 shots
  • Outside left: 2 shots
  • Outside right: 2 shots
  • Left point: 2 shots
  • Centre point: 5 shots
  • Right point: 2 shots
  • Neutral zone: 0 shots
  • Beyond the red line: 1 shots
  • Close-range shotsLeague avg 11Beats 76%
  • Mid-range shotsLeague avg 37Beats 88%
  • Long-range shotsLeague avg 89More than 71%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

Game LogLast 10 games

DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 7CBJ000W
Nov 5OTT000L
Oct 31@ LAK000W
Oct 30@ ANA011W
Oct 28@ SJS101W
Oct 24@ WSH011L
Oct 21PHI000L
Oct 17@ MTL000L
Oct 15@ TOR000W
Oct 13@ MTL202L
Show all 15 games
DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 7CBJ000W
Nov 5OTT000L
Oct 31@ LAK000W
Oct 30@ ANA011W
Oct 28@ SJS101W
Oct 24@ WSH011L
Oct 21PHI000L
Oct 17@ MTL000L
Oct 15@ TOR000W
Oct 13@ MTL202L
Oct 12FLA011W
Oct 10UTA000L
Oct 8DAL000L
Oct 6MIN000W
Oct 3CHI000W

Career Arc

4 Seasons
PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2026-27BUF133360
2025-26ANA7671522+4
2024-25ANA6271320+1
2023-24ANA26279-6

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