Pavel Zacha
Boston Bruins · #18

Pavel Zacha

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C · 6'4" · 212 lb · Shoots L
Age 29
Career
0.58
P / GP
410P in 713 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$4.75M
Signed through 2027
Career points
410
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
1.6
20 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
+0.4
vs expected
5v5 ixG
1.4
18 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
+0.6
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
4.3
133 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
5.1
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
45.6
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+3
3 GF · 0 GA

Statistical comparables

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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 → 2027 · age 23–29
Boston Bruins
0.68 P/GP
448 GP · 120G · 184A

Pavel Zacha, a center for the Boston Bruins, is entering his age-29 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 8 games, a 0.62 points-per-game pace, 3 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 45.6% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +0.4. HighDanger's model projects 62 points for 2026-27, in a 55 to 69 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2382213657+2616816:030.70
2023–2478213859+12181518:060.76
2024–2582143347-821719:040.57
2025–2678303565+4282216:510.83
2026–278235+34318:050.62
Career713157253410-29197104—0.58

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Trajectory

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

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