
Zach Aston-Reese
#27
age31
posLW
shotl
h6'1"
w201lbs
Depth Chart
RW4
Current Contract
Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Year 1 of 1
25/26
Expiry Status
UFA
2026 age 31
Profile
Undrafted
Agent
Daniel Milstein
Birthdate
Aug 10, 1994
Birthplace
Staten Island, New York
Nationality
USA
Stick
Bauer Proto R

GP392
G48
A50
P98
NHL POINTS PER GAME
0.25
NHL GOALS PER GAME
0.12
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K
Zach Aston-Reese is signed to a 1 year, $775,000 contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season, playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Aston-Reese an Unrestricted Free Agent.
% Cap Contract Start
0.81%
Signing Status
UFAage 31
Abbreviated $Amounts
2025-26
|
2026 |
|
---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $775,000$775K | UFAage 31 |
AAV | $775,000$775K | |
Base | $775,000$775K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | |
Total Salary | $775,000$775K | |
Minors Salary |
$775,000$775K
|
|
Clauses | ||
Year Type | UFA | |
UFA Year | ||
Buy Out |
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Career Stats By Contract

GP392
G48
A50
P98
NHL POINTS PER GAME
0.25
NHL GOALS PER GAME
0.12
Season | Age |
Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | GF% | xGF% | RelxGF% | CF% | RelCF% | G60 | P60 | Pen Dif | TOI 5v5/GP | TOI PP/GP | TOI PK/GP | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-26 | 31 | $775,000 $775K |
NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 40.0 | -9.0 | 38.0 | -16.0 | 0.00 | 2.37 | 0 | 8:27 | 0:00 | 2:00 | ||||||||||
2024-25 | 30 | $775,000 $775K |
NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 79 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 39.5 | 50.0 | 2.8 | 46.0 | -2.6 | 0.38 | 1.08 | 0 | 11:58 | 0:06 | 1:06 | ||||||||||
2023-24 | 29 | $775,000 $775K |
NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 50.0 | -7.0 | 31.0 | -15.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 4:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | ||||||||||
2022-23 | 28 | $840,630 $841K |
NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 77 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 43.8 | 50.0 | -5.9 | 47.0 | -5.5 | 0.78 | 1.10 | 3 | 9:56 | 0:02 | 0:49 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2021-22 | 27 | $1,725,000 $1.73M |
NHL | Anaheim Ducks | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 56.5 | 49.0 | -2.7 | 49.0 | -2.1 | 0.23 | 1.00 | 6 | 11:21 | 0:01 | 1:29 | ||||||||||
2021-22 | 27 | $1,725,000 $1.73M |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020-21 | 26 | $1,000,000 $1.00M |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 45 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 58.8 | 52.0 | 4.1 | 48.0 | -2.4 | 0.75 | 1.17 | 2 | 12:30 | 0:03 | 1:47 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2019-20 | 25 | $1,000,000 $1.00M |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 57 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 55.3 | 57.0 | 5.4 | 51.0 | 0.6 | 0.35 | 0.95 | 7 | 12:11 | 0:30 | 1:28 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2018-19 | 24 | $925,000 $925K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 43 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 61.1 | 54.0 | 0.8 | 48.0 | -2.3 | 0.73 | 1.83 | 3 | 11:26 | 0:07 | 1:49 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2017-18 | 23 | $925,000 $925K |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Playoffs | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
NHL Totals | 392 | 48 | 50 | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Player Updates
Signings & Trades
Transactions & Updates
17
Sep
Aston-Reese (undisclosed) is not listed with an injury on the Columbus Blue Jackets' training camp roster released Wednesday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
17
Apr
Aston-Reese will not play Thursday versus the New York Islanders due to an undisclosed injury, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
11
Apr
Aston-Reese scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
4
Apr
Aston-Reese scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 7-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Contract History
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K
expiry
2025
UFA
age 30
% Cap Contract Start
0.88%
Signing Status
UFAage 30
Abbreviated $Amounts
2024-25
|
2025 |
|
---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $775,000$775K | UFAage 30 |
AAV | $775,000$775K | |
Base | $775,000$775K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | |
Total Salary | $775,000$775K | |
Minors Salary |
$475,000$475K
|
|
Clauses | ||
Year Type | UFA | |
UFA Year |
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K
expiry
2024
UFA
age 29
% Cap Contract Start
0.93%
Signing Status
UFAage 29
Abbreviated $Amounts
2023-24
|
2024 |
|
---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $775,000$775K | UFAage 29 |
AAV | $775,000$775K | |
Base | $775,000$775K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | |
Total Salary | $775,000$775K | |
Minors Salary |
$300,000$300K
|
|
Clauses | ||
Year Type | UFA | |
UFA Year |
Notes
$350K Guaranteed
1yr
value$840,630$841K
cap hit$840,630$841K
expiry
2023
UFA
age 28
% Cap Contract Start
1.02%
Signing Status
UFAage 28
Abbreviated $Amounts
2022-23
|
2023 |
|
---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $840,630$841K | UFAage 28 |
AAV | $840,630$841K | |
Base | $750,000$750K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | $90,630$91K | |
Total Salary | $840,630$841K | |
Minors Salary |
$840,630$841K
|
|
Clauses | ||
Year Type | UFA | |
UFA Year |
1yr
value$1,725,000$1.73M
cap hit$1,725,000$1.73M
expiry
2022
UFA
age 27
% Cap Contract Start
2.12%
Signing Status
RFAage 27
Abbreviated $Amounts
2021-22
|
2022 |
|
---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $1,725,000$1.73M | UFAage 27 |
AAV | $1,725,000$1.73M | |
Base | $1,725,000$1.73M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | |
Total Salary | $1,725,000$1.73M | |
Minors Salary |
$1,725,000$1.73M
|
|
Clauses | ||
Year Type | RFA | |
UFA Year |
2yrs
value$2,000,000$2.00M
cap hit$1,000,000$1.00M
expiry
2021
RFA
age 26
% Cap Contract Start
1.23%
Signing Status
RFAage 25
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
2019-20
|
2020-21
|
2021 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $1,000,000$1.00M | $1,000,000$1.00M | RFAage 26 |
AAV | $1,000,000$1.00M | $1,000,000$1.00M | |
Base | $1,000,000$1.00M | $1,000,000$1.00M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
Total Salary | $1,000,000$1.00M | $1,000,000$1.00M | |
Minors Salary |
$1,000,000$1.00M
|
$1,000,000$1.00M
|
|
Clauses | |||
Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
UFA Year |
2yrs
value$1,850,000$1.85M
cap hit$925,000$925K
expiry
2019
RFA
age 24
% Cap Contract Start
1.23%
Signing Status
age 23
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
2017-18
|
2018-19
|
2019 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $925,000$925K | $925,000$925K | RFAage 24 |
AAV | $925,000$925K | $925,000$925K | |
Base | $832,500$833K | $832,500$833K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | $92,500$93K | $92,500$93K | |
Total Salary | $925,000$925K | $925,000$925K | |
Minors Salary |
$70,000$70K
|
$70,000$70K
|
|
Clauses | |||
Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
UFA Year |
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