Zach Sanford 
Age 26 Nov 9, 1994
Salem USA
Left Wing shoots left
6'4" 193 cm
207 lbs 94 kg
ELC Signing Age 21
Waivers Signing Age 22
UFA Year 2022
Agent Jerome Buckley 
Transaction History
| Apr 9, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford scored a goal and went plus-2 in Friday's 9-1 win over the Wild. | |
| Apr 5, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford produced an assist and two PIM in Monday's 6-1 loss to the Golden Knights. | |
| Mar 22, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford cleared COVID-19 protocol and rejoined the team at Monday's practice, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. | |
| Mar 21, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford (COVID-19 protocols) stayed in San Jose and is self-isolating, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. | |
| Mar 20, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford was added to the (NHL)'s COVID-19 protocol list Saturday, Lou Korac of (NHL).com reports. | |
| Mar 13, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford scored a power-play goal and an even-strength assist in Friday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Golden Knights. | |
| Mar 3, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford scored a power-play goal on three shots and picked up four hits in a 3-2 win over Anaheim on Wednesday. | |
| Mar 1, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford scored twice on six shots, dished an assist and added three hits in Monday's 5-4 win over the Ducks. | |
| Feb 27, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford scored a goal on three shots, provided an assist, added four PIM and went plus-2 in Saturday's 7-6 win over the Sharks. | |
| Feb 20, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford picked up a goal on his only shot Saturday in a 5-4 loss to the Sharks. | |
| Feb 13, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford scored a goal on four shots but went minus-2 in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Coyotes. | |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Suspended | Arizona Coyotes | Johan Larsson | Larsson has been suspended two games for an Illegal check to the head on Blues' forward Zach Sanford in Friday's loss. |
| Feb 8, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford (illness) will return to the lineup for Monday's game versus the Coyotes, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports. | |
| Feb 6, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford (illness) won't play in Saturday's game against the Coyotes, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. | |
| Jan 30, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford scored a goal in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Ducks. | |
| Jan 13, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Zach Sanford | Sanford had an assist and three blocked shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Avalanche. | |
| Jul 8, 2019 | St. Louis Blues | re-signed LW Zach Sanford to a two-year, $3 million contract. | |
| Jan 23, 2019 | Activated | St. Louis Blues | activated LW Zach Sanford from injured reserve. |
| Jan 17, 2019 | Injured | St. Louis Blues | placed LW Zach Sanford on IR. |
| Jan 3, 2019 | Recalled | St. Louis Blues | recalled LW Zach Sanford from San Antonio (AHL). |
| Dec 28, 2018 | Assigned | St. Louis Blues | assigned LW Zach Sanford to San Antonio (AHL). |
| Dec 17, 2018 | Recalled | St. Louis Blues | recalled LW Zach Sanford from San Antonio (AHL). |
| Dec 15, 2018 | Assigned | St. Louis Blues | assigned LW Zach Sanford to San Antonio (AHL). |
| Oct 16, 2018 | Recalled | St. Louis Blues | recalled LW Zach Sanford from San Antonio (AHL). |
| Oct 2, 2018 | Assigned | St. Louis Blues | assigned LW Zach Sanford to San Antonio (AHL). |
| Feb 15, 2018 | Activated | St. Louis Blues | activated LW Zach Sanford from injured reserve. |
| Feb 15, 2018 | Assigned | St. Louis Blues | assigned LW Zach Sanford to Chicago (AHL). |
| Oct 2, 2017 | Injured | St. Louis Blues | placed LW Zach Sanford on IR. |
| May 8, 2017 | Assigned | St. Louis Blues | assigned LW Zach Sanford to Chicago (AHL). |
| Feb 27, 2017 | Trade | Washington Capitals | acquired D Kevin Shattenkirk and G Pheonix Copley from the St. Louis Blues for C Zach Sanford, C Brad Malone, a 2017 first-round draft pick and a 2019 conditional second-round draft pick. |
| Feb 26, 2017 | Assigned | Washington Capitals | assigned C Zachary Sanford to Hershey (AHL). |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Recalled | Washington Capitals | recalled C Zachary Sanford from Hershey (AHL). |
| Feb 11, 2017 | Assigned | Washington Capitals | assigned C Zachary Sanford to Hershey (AHL). |
| Feb 8, 2017 | Recalled | Washington Capitals | recalled C Zachary Sanford from Hershey (AHL). |
| Dec 28, 2016 | Assigned | Washington Capitals | assigned C Zachary Sanford to Hershey (AHL). |
| Dec 27, 2016 | Recalled | Washington Capitals | recalled C Zachary Sanford from Hershey (AHL). |
| Dec 24, 2016 | Assigned | Washington Capitals | assigned C Zachary Sanford to Hershey (AHL). |
| Dec 17, 2016 | Recalled | Washington Capitals | recalled C Zachary Sanford from Hershey (AHL). |
| Nov 30, 2016 | Assigned | Washington Capitals | assigned C Zachary Sanford to Hershey (AHL). |
| Jul 11, 2016 | Washington Capitals | signed C Zachary Sanford to a three-year, entry-level contract. |
2020-2021 Regular Season Stats
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Zach Sanford |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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| St. Louis Blues
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39 | 9 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 23 | 475 | 44.40 | 48.00 | 0.90 | 47.30 | -1.50 | 0.63 | 1.14 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Pinkerton Academy | USHS-NH | 23 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Pinkerton Academy | USHS-NH | 21 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Pinkerton Academy | USHS-NH | 21 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2012-2013 | Islanders Hockey Club | EJHL | 37 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 22 | Playoffs | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 52 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 60 | Playoffs | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Boston College | NCAA | 38 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Boston College | NCAA | 41 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 254 | 50.00 | 47.44 | -1.38 | 47.01 | -6.29 | 0.47 | 0.71 | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 25 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 137 | 63.64 | 48.88 | -4.32 | 46.41 | -7.68 | 0.87 | 2.19 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017-2018 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 60 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 704 | 57.45 | 59.02 | 7.30 | 50.71 | -0.24 | 0.68 | 1.45 | Playoffs | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019-2020 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 58 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 28 | 700 | 58.80 | 51.70 | 2.70 | 51.10 | 0.90 | 1.20 | 2.40 | Playoffs | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 39 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 475 | 44.40 | 48.00 | 0.90 | 47.30 | -1.50 | 0.63 | 1.14 | ||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 2 Years $3,000,000 1.84% of cap space
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | RFA |
| AAV | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
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Contract History
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,625,000 1.20% of cap space