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Pavel Zacha

Position	Center / Left Wing	Current Team	Boston Bruins
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	4 years ($4.8M CapHit)
Height	6'4"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	211	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	30
Age (DOB)	29 (Apr 6, 1997)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2015, Round 1, Overall 6 (NJD)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jan 14, 2023	Boston Bruins	Signed 4 years @ $4.750M AAV starting in 2023-24
Aug 8, 2022	Boston Bruins	Signed 1 year @ $3.500M AAV starting in 2022-23
Sep 10, 2019	New Jersey Devils	Signed 3 years @ $2.250M AAV starting in 2019-20
Aug 11, 2015	New Jersey Devils	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2015-16	NJD	1	2.12	8.89	-1.47	-1.87	-2.10	-2.06	-	7.02
2016-17	NJD	70	-0.86	-0.01	-1.06	-1.27	0.75	0.23	-	0.01
2017-18	NJD	69	-0.24	0.63	-0.96	-1.48	0.38	0.50	-	0.52
2018-19	NJD	61	-1.13	-1.11	-0.40	-0.28	-0.40	-0.43	-	0.15
2019-20	NJD	65	-0.84	0.48	-1.29	-0.97	1.12	0.12	-	-1.37
2020-21	NJD	50	0.40	-0.19	0.63	0.72	0.30	0.36	-	-1.21
2021-22	NJD	70	-0.58	0.03	-0.90	-1.45	-1.30	0.39	0.16	0.53
2022-23	BOS	82	1.29	2.01	-0.26	1.71	-0.23	0.14	0.20	-1.47
2023-24	BOS	78	1.05	1.42	-0.08	0.92	-0.72	1.30	-0.51	0.74
2024-25	BOS	82	-0.17	1.13	-1.10	-0.96	0.17	0.47	-0.67	-0.67
2025-26	BOS	78	1.21	0.91	0.53	1.96	0.54	0.94	-0.88	-0.59

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2015-16	NJD	1	-0.18	0.13	-0.56	-0.48	4.03	5.41	-
2016-17	NJD	70	-0.33	-0.12	-0.93	-0.17	-0.43	-0.35	40.3
2017-18	NJD	69	-0.25	-0.71	-0.53	0.38	0.52	0.11	43.9
2018-19	NJD	61	-0.22	-0.41	1.07	-0.24	0.04	0.48	48.9
2019-20	NJD	65	-0.10	-0.58	0.78	-1.14	-0.55	1.41	43.3
2020-21	NJD	50	-0.11	0.75	0.05	-0.72	0.16	1.74	51.5
2021-22	NJD	70	0.44	0.41	-1.37	1.03	0.82	-0.72	50.1
2022-23	BOS	82	0.36	-0.33	-0.22	-0.56	-0.26	0.59	45.3
2023-24	BOS	78	0.27	0.83	0.17	0.49	0.98	0.83	54.8
2024-25	BOS	82	0.72	0.53	0.67	0.16	0.49	0.56	53.2
2025-26	BOS	78	-0.07	0.94	-0.99	0.08	0.18	0.15	53.3

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	NJD	1	10:39	0.00	5.63	5.63	0.79	-0.79	0.00	6.99	-6.99	0.00	0.00
2016-17	NJD	70	786:18	0.23	0.61	0.84	0.47	-0.24	4.41	9.02	-4.61	4.49	6.74
2017-18	NJD	69	798:17	0.38	1.05	1.43	0.70	-0.32	5.95	11.02	-5.07	4.96	5.79
2018-19	NJD	61	696:15	0.60	0.52	1.12	0.66	-0.06	11.29	12.41	-1.12	3.23	4.30
2019-20	NJD	65	749:31	0.24	1.04	1.28	0.40	-0.16	5.36	8.98	-3.62	4.11	9.59
2020-21	NJD	50	607:38	0.89	0.79	1.68	0.69	0.20	13.64	10.51	3.12	4.49	6.74
2021-22	NJD	70	909:19	0.46	0.99	1.45	0.80	-0.34	7.22	12.52	-5.30	4.79	2.74
2022-23	BOS	82	1006:47	0.89	1.73	2.62	0.58	0.32	15.96	10.29	5.67	4.06	6.50
2023-24	BOS	78	977:45	0.80	1.53	2.33	0.62	0.18	16.05	12.52	3.53	6.61	5.79
2024-25	BOS	82	1108:11	0.43	1.25	1.68	0.60	-0.17	9.52	13.26	-3.74	3.15	7.87
2025-26	BOS	78	925:35	0.97	1.43	2.40	0.59	0.38	18.75	11.33	7.42	4.10	9.84

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	NJD	1	10:39	56.34	16.90	5.10	39.44	0.00	1.39	100.00	78.54	3.08	0.20	15.64
2016-17	NJD	70	786:18	36.78	1.14	2.03	39.76	2.14	2.28	34.88	47.04	-0.22	0.02	-2.75
2017-18	NJD	69	798:17	44.35	2.10	2.49	43.74	2.33	2.37	47.46	51.20	0.12	-0.05	1.77
2018-19	NJD	61	696:15	40.76	2.15	2.33	45.07	2.76	2.69	43.86	46.39	-0.19	0.20	-3.90
2019-20	NJD	65	749:31	37.86	2.40	2.21	48.83	3.84	3.13	38.46	41.37	-0.25	0.50	-6.94
2020-21	NJD	50	607:38	40.78	2.17	2.54	45.32	3.36	2.80	39.29	47.52	0.17	0.38	-1.87
2021-22	NJD	70	909:19	47.18	2.51	2.91	40.84	2.77	2.46	47.50	54.18	0.12	-0.22	3.17
2022-23	BOS	82	1006:47	42.49	3.93	2.78	41.72	2.32	2.61	62.86	51.51	-0.11	0.25	-3.42
2023-24	BOS	78	977:45	42.71	3.44	2.63	45.47	1.96	2.62	63.64	50.07	0.31	0.27	0.42
2024-25	BOS	82	1108:11	39.04	2.87	2.54	42.72	2.82	2.53	50.48	50.10	0.41	0.22	2.14
2025-26	BOS	78	925:35	41.23	3.50	2.45	41.81	2.59	2.79	57.45	46.74	-0.03	0.16	-1.76

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

What Charlie Coyle’s contract means for Bruins’ offseason, Pavel Zacha extension at Causway Crowd (Wed May 13, 2026)
Taking a look at the history of the 6th overall pick since the 2010 NHL draft at The Win Column (Thu May 7, 2026)
Bruins Need to Back up the Brink’s Truck for Pavel Zacha at The Hockey Writers (Thu Apr 23, 2026)
Marco Sturm pushed the right buttons in Bruins' Game 2 win vs. Sabres at Causway Crowd (Wed Apr 22, 2026)
Off Night Puts Spotlight on Bruins’ Second Line at Boston Hockey Now (Mon Apr 20, 2026)
Why 2 Bruins teammates spent the last few nights in same hospital at Boston.com (Thu Apr 16, 2026)
Boston Bruins Should Prepare To Give Pavel Zacha A Hefty Raise at The Hockey News (Fri Apr 3, 2026)
Boston Bruins News: Season-ending injury, Pavel Zacha nets more than goals in March at Causway Crowd (Thu Apr 2, 2026)
Pavel Zacha's career-best season came at perfect time for Bruins at Causway Crowd (Tue Mar 31, 2026)
Comeback! Bruins Stun Blue Jackets at Boston Hockey Now (Sun Mar 29, 2026)
BOS 4, CBJ 3 (SO): Blue Jackets Squander Three-Goal Lead In Third, Fall To Bruins In Shootout In Demoralizing Loss at 1st Ohio Battery (Sun Mar 29, 2026)
Brimming with motivation after missing Olympics, Pavel Zacha is playing his best hockey for Bruins at Boston.com (Sat Mar 28, 2026)
Bruins Pick Up Another Big Win During Playoff Push at Boston Hockey Now (Sat Mar 28, 2026)
Pavel Zacha scores twice as Bruins beat Minnesota 6-3, spoiling Wild's chance to clinch playoff spot at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Mar 28, 2026)
Bruins' growing trust in team system led to Pavel Zacha's crucial goal vs. Wild at Causway Crowd (Sat Mar 28, 2026)
Recap: Zacha’s OT goal lifts Bruins to 4-3 win over Buffalo at Stanley Cup of Chowder (Thu Mar 26, 2026)
Recap: Zacha’s OT goal lifts Bruins to 4-3 win over Buffalo at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Mar 26, 2026)
Pavel Zacha scores 38 seconds into OT to give the Bruins a 4-3 win over the Sabres at Sabres Space (Thu Mar 26, 2026)
Pavel Zacha scores 38 seconds into OT to give the Bruins a 4-3 win over the Sabres at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Mar 25, 2026)
Bruins Benefiting Greatly From Zacha’s Career Season in Final Stretch at The Hockey Writers (Wed Mar 25, 2026)
The Bruins’ second line isn’t just a pleasant surprise. They’ve been one of the NHL’s best this year. at Boston.com (Fri Mar 20, 2026)
Pavel Zacha's disappointing injury was a blessing in disguise for Bruins at Causway Crowd (Fri Mar 20, 2026)
Zacha Reaches Career-Highs as Bruins Enter Final Stretch at Boston Hockey Now (Wed Mar 18, 2026)
Bruins benefitting from Don Sweeney not giving in on trade demand for key forward at Causway Crowd (Wed Mar 18, 2026)
‘Every Point is Really Important’: Breaking Apart Bruins’ OT Loss in Montreal at Boston Hockey Now (Wed Mar 18, 2026)
Zacha Scores Twice, Bruins Fall to Canadiens in Overtime at Boston Hockey Now (Tue Mar 17, 2026)
Second Period Collapse: Breaking Apart Bruins’ OT Loss to Devils at Boston Hockey Now (Tue Mar 17, 2026)
The impact of this Boston Bruins forward should not be understated at Causway Crowd (Wed Mar 11, 2026)
Bruins’ Second Line Continues to Dominate in Playoff Push at Boston Hockey Now (Mon Mar 9, 2026)
Blown Lead, Road Loss: Breaking Apart the Bruins’ Loss in Pittsburgh at Boston Hockey Now (Mon Mar 9, 2026)
Blown Lead, Road Loss: Breaking Apart the Bruins’ Loss in Pittsburgh at Boston Hockey Now (Mon Mar 9, 2026)
Bruins Blow Three-Goal Lead, Fall in Overtime at Boston Hockey Now (Sun Mar 8, 2026)
Bruins Blow Three-Goal Lead, Fall in Overtime at Boston Hockey Now (Sun Mar 8, 2026)
Arvidsson, Zacha Lift Bruins to 12th Straight Home Win at Boston Hockey Now (Sat Mar 7, 2026)
Arvidsson, Zacha Lift Bruins to 12th Straight Home Win at Boston Hockey Now (Sat Mar 7, 2026)
Taking stock of Bruins’ top trade chips entering the NHL deadline at Boston.com (Mon Mar 2, 2026)
Bruins Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Bruins Gold, Zacha Update, Back to Work and More at The Hockey Writers (Sun Feb 22, 2026)
Bruins Get Zacha Back at Perfect Time at The Hockey Writers (Sun Feb 22, 2026)
Bruins Pavel Zacha reveals concerning injury that caused him to miss the Olympics at Causway Crowd (Sat Feb 21, 2026)
Boston Bruins News: Olympics, Pavel Zacha, Marco Sturm, prospect called up at Causway Crowd (Thu Feb 19, 2026)
Bruins give promising Pavel Zacha injury update that forced him to miss the Olympics at Causway Crowd (Wed Feb 18, 2026)
Pavel Zacha’s Olympic dream turned into a nightmare due to ill-timed injury at Boston.com (Wed Feb 18, 2026)
Pavel Zacha Returns to Bruins Practice in a Non-Contact Sweater at Boston Hockey Now (Wed Feb 18, 2026)
Pavel Zacha's absence looms large for Czechia, and the Bruins will feel it too at Causway Crowd (Thu Feb 12, 2026)
Bruins Need Zacha Healthy to Hold Onto Playoff Spot at The Hockey Writers (Tue Feb 10, 2026)
Czechia loses injured Bruins' Zacha for Games at ESPN (Sat Feb 7, 2026)
Pavel Zacha’s Injury Will Keep Him Away From the Olympics at Boston Hockey Now (Sat Feb 7, 2026)
Team Czechia hit with major blow as Pavel Zacha is ruled out of Milan Olympics at Habs Fanatics (Sat Feb 7, 2026)
Bruins’ Korpisalo Added to Finland Olympic Roster; Lindholm, Zacha Still Expected To Go at Boston Hockey Now (Tue Feb 3, 2026)
The one move Bruins could make with Elias Lindholm, Pavel Zacha injuries at Causway Crowd (Sat Jan 31, 2026)
Bruins will be without their two top centers for outdoor game in Tampa at Boston.com (Fri Jan 30, 2026)
Bruins forward sends loud and clear message to Don Sweeney about his future in Boston at Causway Crowd (Wed Jan 14, 2026)
NHL Rumor Mill – January 12, 2026 at Spectors Hockey (Mon Jan 12, 2026)
Boston Bruins News: Morgan Geekie, Marco Sturm, Pavel Zacha, welcome back at Causway Crowd (Mon Jan 12, 2026)
Bruins forward takes playful dig at teammate following career afternoon at Causway Crowd (Sun Jan 11, 2026)
Bruins make history as Pavel Zacha, Marat Khusnutdinov both score hat tricks at Boston.com (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
TEN Goals, Two Hat Tricks Lead Bruins to Dismantle Rangers at Boston Hockey Now (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
Zacha, Khusnutdinov hat tricks power Bruins' win at ESPN (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
Key takeaways after Rangers ‘look helpless’ in 10-2 loss to Bruins at Forever Blueshirts (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
Recap: Rangers Routed 10-2 as Two Bruins Score Hat Tricks, Pastrnak Adds 6 Assists at Blue Shirt Banter (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
How the Dvorak & Wennberg Extensions Affect Zacha’s Next Contract With the Bruins at The Hockey Writers (Thu Jan 8, 2026)
This Bruins forward is exactly what the Leafs are missing at Editor in Leaf (Tue Dec 30, 2025)
Boston Bruins Rumors: Pavel Zacha, Michael DiPietro and Quinn Hughes at Causway Crowd (Thu Dec 11, 2025)
Steeves, Geekie, and Zacha Lead Bruins to Victory Over Blues at The Hockey Writers (Fri Dec 5, 2025)
Injury Bug Bites Bruins Again; Pastrnak, Zacha Out Versus Rangers at Boston Hockey Now (Fri Nov 28, 2025)
NHL insider still beating the drum about the Bruins trading away a key player at Causway Crowd (Fri Nov 21, 2025)
NHL writer slams door shut on Bruins trade rumors surrounding sought-after player at Causway Crowd (Fri Nov 14, 2025)
NHL Rumor Roundup: Latest On Predators' Stamkos, Bruins' Zacha And Kings' Clarke at The Hockey News (Fri Nov 7, 2025)
Bruins’ Second Line Providing Added Boost During Winning Streak at The Hockey Writers (Fri Nov 7, 2025)
Recap: Zacha’s OT goal pushes winning streak to five at Stanley Cup of Chowder (Fri Nov 7, 2025)
Pavel Zacha scores with 6 seconds left in OT as Bruins beat Senators 3-2 and earn fifth straight victory at Boston.com (Fri Nov 7, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Pavel Zacha and Blake Coleman at NHL Rumors (Thu Nov 6, 2025)
3 Takeaways From the Bruins’ 4-3 Shootout Win Over the Islanders at The Hockey Writers (Wed Nov 5, 2025)
Canucks Centre Trade Targets: Stamkos, Zacha & Kadri at The Hockey Writers (Wed Nov 5, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Zacha, Panarin, Oilers’ Dilemma, & Early Goalie Return at The Hockey Writers (Tue Nov 4, 2025)
NHL Rumor Mill – November 4, 2025 at Spectors Hockey (Tue Nov 4, 2025)
Pavel Zacha accepterait une transaction à Montréal at Dans Les Coulisses (Mon Nov 3, 2025)
Bleacher Report lists three wild trade destinations for Boston Bruins forward at Causway Crowd (Mon Nov 3, 2025)
Vancouver Canucks Facing Unexpected Roadblock in Pursuit of Boston Bruins' Pavel Zacha at Canucks Daily (Sun Nov 2, 2025)
NHL Rumor Roundup: Updates On Bruins' Zacha, Blue Jackets' Chinahkov And Blues at The Hockey News (Fri Oct 31, 2025)
NHL Rumors: The Boston Bruins don’t have to trade Pavel Zacha at NHL Rumors (Thu Oct 30, 2025)
Weighing the pros and cons of a Pavel Zacha trade for the Bruins at Boston.com (Wed Oct 29, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins, and the Detroit Red Wings at NHL Rumors (Wed Oct 29, 2025)
Zacha to remain key piece in Bruins future at Causway Crowd (Wed Oct 29, 2025)
Coin des rumeurs : Artemi Panarin lié aux Hurricanes at Dans Les Coulisses (Wed Oct 29, 2025)
Vancouver Canucks Could Lose Major Piece if Boston Bruins Push for Pavel Zacha Trade at Canucks Daily (Tue Oct 28, 2025)
NHL insider drops major Bruins trade rumor update at Causway Crowd (Tue Oct 28, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Teams Interested in Pavel Zacha and Casey Middelstadt, Bruins Will Be Patient at NHL Rumors (Tue Oct 28, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Zacha Interest, Schmaltz Contract, Plan for Woll at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 28, 2025)
NHL Rumor Roundup: Bruins' Zacha Drawing Interest, Updates On Chinakhov, Robertson And Othmann at The Hockey News (Tue Oct 28, 2025)
Should the Canucks trade for Bruins centre Pavel Zacha? at Canucks Army (Mon Oct 27, 2025)
3 reasons the Bruins shouldn't trade Pavel Zacha at Causway Crowd (Mon Oct 27, 2025)
What is a realistic return from Canucks in a Pavel Zacha trade? at Causway Crowd (Mon Oct 27, 2025)
Canucks Calling For Bruins Center Pavel Zacha Amid Filip Chytil Injury at The Hockey News (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
Bruins News and Rumors: Zacha Trade Interest, Lindholm Injury Updates at The Hockey Writers (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, and the Boston Bruins at NHL Rumors (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
Sunday NHL Rumor Roundup – October 26, 2025 at Spectors Hockey (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
NHL insider hints at Bruins trade chatter surrounding one forward is active once again at Causway Crowd (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
Friedman: Canucks in contact with Bruins on centre Pavel Zacha at Canucks Army (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
2 Boston Bruins forwards linked to Western Conference team amid trade rumors at Causway Crowd (Fri Oct 24, 2025)
Shaking up the struggling Boston Bruins' line up at Causway Crowd (Fri Oct 24, 2025)
One Bruins contract that carries tremendous value for GM Don Sweeney at Causway Crowd (Thu Oct 23, 2025)
Lightning score early, defend late to pick up 4-3 victory over the Bruins at Raw Charge (Mon Oct 13, 2025)
Experts Weigh Proposal to Bring Pavel Zacha to Canadiens in Multi-Player Trade at Habs Fanatics (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
"Je ne suis pas prêt à payer ce prix pour Pavel Zacha" at HABSolument Fan (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
Bruins Roster Battles: Who Has The Edge Entering The Final Week of Training Camp? at Boston Hockey Now (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
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Bruins rumors: Trade candidate emerges at center, and it isn't Pavel Zacha at Causway Crowd (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
Bruins Playing Zacha at Center Is the Right Call at The Hockey Writers (Sun Sep 21, 2025)
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Pavel Zacha reveals a clearer picture of Bruins' roster plans at Causway Crowd (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
5 takeaways from Day 3 of Bruins training camp at Boston.com (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
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Bruins’ lineup hinges on 1 big question about Pavel Zacha at Causway Crowd (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
NHL Rumor Roundup: Kaprizov's Contract Talks Spark Trade Rumors While Zacha Chatter Continues at The Hockey News (Tue Sep 16, 2025)
The Montreal Canadiens' interest in Boston Bruins' forward Pavel Zacha at A Winning Habit (Mon Sep 15, 2025)
Flames News & Rumours: Zacha, Wolf, Andersson & More at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 15, 2025)
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NHL Rumor Mill – September 12, 2025 at Spectors Hockey (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
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Bruins Trade Rumors: Moving Mittelstadt, Zacha Now Makes Zero Sense at Boston Hockey Now (Tue Aug 19, 2025)
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Current Contract

Pavel Zacha signed a $19,000,000 4-year contract with the Boston Bruins and General Manager Don Sweeney on January 14, 2023 with an AAV of $4,750,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 5.69% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	26	M-NTC	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	-	-	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	UFA
2024-25	27	M-NTC	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	-	$1,000,000	$3,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA
2025-26	28	M-NTC	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	-	$1,000,000	$3,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA
2026-27	29	M-NTC	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	-	-	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	UFA
Total					-	$2,000,000	$17,000,000	$19,000,000	$19,000,000

Signed: Jan 14, 2023

Team: Boston Bruins

GM: Don Sweeney

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.69

Clause: In 2023-24 and 2024-25 player has a 10 team no trade list. In 2025-26 and 2026-27 player has an 8 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Pavel Zacha signed a $3,500,000 1-year contract with the Boston Bruins and General Manager Don Sweeney on August 8, 2022 with an AAV of $3,500,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.24% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	25		$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000

Signed: Aug 8, 2022

Team: Boston Bruins

GM: Don Sweeney

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.24

Pavel Zacha signed a $6,750,000 3-year contract with the New Jersey Devils and General Manager Ray Shero on September 10, 2019 with an AAV of $2,250,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.76% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	22	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	-	-	$1,750,000	$1,750,000	$1,750,000	RFA
2020-21	23	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	24	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000

Signed: Sep 10, 2019

Team: New Jersey Devils

GM: Ray Shero

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 2.76

Pavel Zacha signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the New Jersey Devils and General Manager Ray Shero on August 11, 2015 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2015-16 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.30% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2015-16	18	$925,000	$1,775,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2016-17	19	$894,167	$1,744,167	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2017-18	20	$894,167	$1,744,167	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2018-19	21	$894,167	$1,744,167	$850,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$2,550,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: Aug 11, 2015

Team: New Jersey Devils

GM: Ray Shero

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2008-09	QC Int PW	Pirati Chomutov	1	0	1	1
2009-10	Czech U16	HC Kometa Brno U16	1	0	0	0
2010-11	Czech U16	Bili Tygri Liberec U16	24	12	11	23	+20	12
2011-12	CzRep-Jr.	Liberec Jr.	1	0	0	0
2011-12	CzR-U18	Liberec U18	36	10	15	25		20				7	2	3	5		6
2012-13	CzRep-2	Benatky	1	0	0	0
2012-13	CzRep-Jr.	Liberec Jr.	39	14	26	40		26				5	2	2	4
2012-13	CzR-U18	Liberec U18	6	6	7	13		4				1	1		1		10
2013-14	CzRep-2	Benatky	12	4	5	9		6
2013-14	WJ18-A	Czech Republic	7	3	2	5	+2	4	15
2013-14	CzRep	Liberec	38	4	4	8		10				3
2013-14	CzRep-Jr.	Liberec Jr.	10	6	11	17		64				3	1	1	2		4
2014-15	OHL	Sarnia	37	16	18	34	+5	56				5	2	1	3	-4	10
2015-16	WJC-20	Czechia U20	3	0	1	1	-1
2015-16	NHL	New Jersey Devils	1	0	2	2	+4		3	0.0	16:51
2015-16	OHL	Sarnia	51	28	36	64	+17	97	163	1,720.0		7	6	7	13	+6	16	29	2,070.0
2015-16	AHL	Albany	3	1	2	3	+3	2	6	1,670.0		5	1	2	3	+2	2	8	1,250.0
2016-17	NHL	New Jersey Devils	70	8	16	24	-17	19	83	9.6	14:18
2017-18	NHL	New Jersey Devils	69	8	17	25	-3	30	112	7.1	14:22	5				-1	6	5	0.0	15:21
2018-19	NHL	New Jersey Devils	61	13	12	25	-6	15	99	13.1	16:05
2018-19	AHL	Binghamton Devils	4	0	5	5	+2	2
2019-20	NHL	New Jersey Devils	65	8	24	32	-12	14	97	8.2	16:16
2020-21	NHL	New Jersey Devils	50	17	18	35	-11	10	103	16.5	17:09
2021-22	NHL	New Jersey Devils	70	15	21	36	-21	22	148	10.1	16:51
2022-23	NHL	Boston Bruins	82	21	36	57	+26	16	131	16.0	16:03	7		6	6	+1	2	15	0.0	17:31
2023-24	NHL	Boston Bruins	78	21	38	59	+12	18	148	14.2	18:06	13	1	5	6	+2	4	19	5.3	18:04
2024-25	NHL	Boston Bruins	82	14	33	47	-8	21	132	10.6	19:04
2025-26	NHL	Boston Bruins	78	30	35	65	+4	28	131	22.9	16:51	6	1	2	3	-7	2	11	9.1	18:07
NHL Career			706	155	252	407	-32	193	1187	13.0	16:34	31	2	13	15	-5	14	50	4.0	17:31