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Zachary L'Heureux

#68 · Left wing · Colorado Avalanche

Born May 15, 2003 in Montréal, Quebec, CAN (age 23) · 5'11", 197 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 27th overall in 2021 by NSH (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Pierre Engvall NYI · 15 P in 62 GP Trent Frederic EDM · 15 P in 58 GP Radek Faksa STL · 15 P in 70 GP Morgan Barron WPG · 15 P in 74 GP Nick Cousins OTT · 15 P in 50 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0510152024-25: 15 points1524-252025-26: 5 points525-262026-27: 1 points126-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2024-25 NSH 62 5 10 15 -6 63 78 198 0.24 $863K
2025-26 NSH 25 4 1 5 3 21 32 64 0.20 $863K
2026-27 COL 3 0 1 1 -1 7 6 10 0.33 $875K
3 seasons Career 90 9 12 21 -4 91 116 272 0.23

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
62 5 10 15 -6 63 78 198 0.24 6.4 12:03

Contract

$863KCap hitends in 2026, then RFA
$58KCap dollars per point15 points in 62 games
$974KCap dollars per goal above replacement0.9 goals above replacement
$1.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$591KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Jul 28, 2021, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.775M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2025-26, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $863K $833K $93K $925K
2024-25 $863K $833K $0 $833K
2025-26 $863K $833K $0 $833K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Mar 18, 2026 Nashville Predators Extension 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $1.75M $875K
Jul 28, 2021 Nashville Predators Entry-level 2023-24 to 2025-26 signed for 2021-22, slid 3 $2.775M $863K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2024-25 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

+0.9Goals above replacement466th of 698 skaters, 312th of 456 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-1.3 33rd percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 53rd percentilePower play-0.3 29th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 90th percentilePenalties-0.2 29th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

00.511.522.52024-252025-262026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

49.5Corsi for %649 attempts for, 661 against
-1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Expected goals for %25.2 expected for, 28.1 against
-1.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
43.9Goals for %25 for, 32 against
98.7PDO8.6% shooting + 90.1% saves
139Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Michael McCarron · Cole Smith · Zachary L'Heureux29122:1944.440.06-4
Gustav Nyquist · Ryan O'Reilly · Zachary L'Heureux1684:4149.457.04-4
Tommy Novak · Zachary L'Heureux · Fedor Svechkov1168:0955.353.74-4
Colton Sissons · Cole Smith · Zachary L'Heureux1663:3252.146.52-3

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
9.2Expected goalsfrom 126 unblocked attempts
-4.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.74 expected goals per 60 minutes47th
Shot quality 7.3% chance per attempt35th
Finishing -4.2 goals above expected9thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 9.2Goals 5

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 16, 2025 vs DAL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 12:43
Apr 14, 2025 vs UTA L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 15:49
Apr 12, 2025 @ VGK L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 14:07
Apr 10, 2025 @ UTA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:15
Apr 8, 2025 vs NYI W 7-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 12:48
Apr 6, 2025 vs MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15:55
Apr 3, 2025 @ DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 12:45
Apr 1, 2025 @ CBJ L 4-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 15:29
Mar 31, 2025 @ PHI L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 15:06
Mar 29, 2025 vs VGK L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 15:29
Mar 27, 2025 vs STL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:59
Mar 25, 2025 @ CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 11:43
Mar 23, 2025 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 5 3 5 11:12
Mar 22, 2025 vs TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:03
Mar 20, 2025 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:40
Mar 18, 2025 vs STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:37
Mar 15, 2025 @ LAK L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 08:51
Feb 7, 2025 @ CHI L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 06:52
Feb 3, 2025 vs OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 09:28
Feb 1, 2025 @ PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 11:57
Jan 31, 2025 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 12:56
Jan 29, 2025 vs VAN L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 5 14:25
Jan 25, 2025 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 11:22
Jan 23, 2025 @ SJS W 6-5 0 2 2 0 5 4 2 16:39
Jan 21, 2025 vs SJS W 7-5 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 12:10
Jan 18, 2025 vs MIN W 6-2 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 12:36
Jan 16, 2025 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:20
Jan 14, 2025 vs VGK W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 11:23
Jan 11, 2025 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 11:10
Dec 31, 2024 @ MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 01:54
Dec 30, 2024 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14:33
Dec 27, 2024 @ STL L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 14:43
Dec 23, 2024 vs CAR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 17:08
Dec 21, 2024 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 5 16:02
Dec 19, 2024 vs PIT L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 16:21
Dec 17, 2024 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:51
Dec 14, 2024 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 16:11
Dec 12, 2024 @ DAL W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 3 13:04
Dec 10, 2024 vs CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 11:38
Dec 7, 2024 @ OTT L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 12:38
Dec 5, 2024 @ MTL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 11:04
Dec 4, 2024 @ TOR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:09
Nov 30, 2024 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 11:44
Nov 29, 2024 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 11:31
Nov 27, 2024 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10:45
Nov 25, 2024 @ NJD L 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 10:47
Nov 23, 2024 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 09:10
Nov 20, 2024 @ SEA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 11:35
Nov 17, 2024 @ VAN W 5-3 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 12:14
Nov 15, 2024 @ CGY L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 08:30
Nov 14, 2024 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 10:55
Nov 11, 2024 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 1 5 11:40
Nov 9, 2024 vs UTA W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:54
Nov 7, 2024 @ FLA L 2-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 08:03
Nov 6, 2024 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 09:22
Nov 4, 2024 vs LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 09:48
Nov 2, 2024 vs COL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10:45
Oct 31, 2024 vs EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:24
Oct 28, 2024 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 08:31
Oct 26, 2024 vs CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 0 6 13:34
Oct 25, 2024 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 08:20
Oct 22, 2024 vs BOS W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 09:59