Pavel Zacha
Boston Bruins · #18

Pavel Zacha

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C · 6'4" · 211 lb · Shoots L
Age 29
Career
0.58
P / GP
407P in 706 GP
Archetype
Elite Scorer
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$4.75M
Signed through 2027
Career points
407
Regular season

Pavel Zacha, a center for the Boston Bruins, is entering his age-29 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 65 points (30 goals, 35 assists) in 78 games, a 0.83 points-per-game pace, 22 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 46.2% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +8.1. HighDanger's model projects 61 points for 2026-27, in a 54 to 68 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–2270152136-2122816:510.51
2022–2382213657+2616816:030.70
2023–2478213859+12181518:060.76
2024–2582143347-821719:040.57
2025–2678303565+4282216:510.83
Career706155252407-321931030.58

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 3092nd
Assists 3585th
Avg TOI / GP 16:5170th
Shots 13165th
PIM 2863rd

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 6587th
Primary points 2580th
xGF % 46.2%23rd
xGF / 60 1.3621st
xGA / 60 1.5952nd

Career journey

Rookie
2015–16 · age 18
New Jersey Devils
2.0 P/GP
1 GP · 0G · 2A
Emerging
2016–17 → 2020 · age 19–22
New Jersey Devils
0.4 P/GP
265 GP · 37G · 69A
Prime
2020–21 → 2026 · age 23–28
Boston Bruins
0.68 P/GP
440 GP · 118G · 181A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL forwards by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.