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Czechia Pavel Zacha
#18 Boston Bruins / NHL - 25/26
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Apr 06, 1997
Position
C/LW
Age
28
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Brno, CZE
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Kometa Brno
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$4,750,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins / Signed
Drafted
2015 round 1 #6 overall by New Jersey Devils
Agency
PREMIUM

Pavel Zacha is an offensively dynamic center with the size, speed, and skill to make a significant impact on the game. He can play physical, but is at his best when using his high-end offensive abilities, such as his shot, stickhandling, and footspeed, to generate numbers in the opposition's end of the ice. All-in-all, Zacha is a lethal weapon that can be depended upon to create, and finish, dangerous scoring chances whenever he is on the ice. (Curtis Joe, EP 2015)

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Pavel Zacha Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 HC Kometa Brno U16 Czechia U16 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2010-11 Bili Tygri Liberec U16 Czechia U16 24* 12* 11* 23* 12* 20* |
Bili Tygri Liberec U18 Czechia U18 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 2* |
2011-12 Bili Tygri Liberec U16 Czechia U16 33* 26* 39* 65* 46* 42* | Playoffs 5 3 6 9 4 6
Bili Tygri Liberec U18 Czechia U18 36* 10* 15* 25* 20* 16* | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 6 2
Bílí Tygři Liberec U20 Czechia U20 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Czechia U16 (all) International-Jr 16* 3* 4* 7* 10* 1* |
2012-13 Bili Tygri Liberec U16 Czechia U16 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
Bili Tygri Liberec U18 Czechia U18 6* 6* 7* 13* 4* 12* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 10 1
Bílí Tygři Liberec U20 Czechia U20 39* 14* 26* 40* 26* -1* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 0 -1
HC Benátky nad Jizerou Czechia2 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Czechia U17 (all) International-Jr 15* 6* 8* 14* 16* 8* |
Czechia U18 WJC-18 5* 0* 3* 3* 2* 3* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 12* 1* 6* 7* 10* 9* |
2013-14 Bílí Tygři Liberec U20 Czechia U20 10* 6* 11* 17* 64* 2* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 4 -3
Bílí Tygři Liberec Czechia 38* 4* 4* 8* 10* -2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
HC Benátky nad Jizerou Czechia2 12* 4* 5* 9* 6* -2* |
Czechia U18 WJC-18 7* 3* 2* 5* 4* 2* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 18* 6* 5* 11* 45* 1* |
Czechia U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2014-15 Sarnia Sting OHL 37* 16* 18* 34* 56* 5* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 10 -4
Czechia U18 WJC-18 5* 5* 0* 5* 10* 2* |
Czechia U18 (all) International-Jr 6* 7* 0* 7* 12* 2* |
Czechia U20 WJC-20 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
2015-16 Sarnia Sting “A” OHL 51* 28* 36* 64* 97* 17* | Playoffs 7 6 7 13 16 6
New Jersey Devils NHL 1* 0* 2* 2* 0* 4* |
Albany Devils AHL 3* 1* 2* 3* 2* 3* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 2
Czechia U20 “A” WJC-20 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
Czechia U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 1* 1* 25* -* |
2016-17 New Jersey Devils NHL 70* 8* 16* 24* 19* -17* |
2017-18 New Jersey Devils NHL 69* 8* 17* 25* 30* -3* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -1
2018-19 New Jersey Devils NHL 61* 13* 12* 25* 15* -6* |
Binghamton Devils AHL 4* 0* 5* 5* 2* 2* |
2019-20 New Jersey Devils NHL 65* 8* 24* 32* 14* -12* |
2020-21 New Jersey Devils NHL 50* 17* 18* 35* 10* -11* |
2021-22 New Jersey Devils NHL 70* 15* 21* 36* 22* -21* |
2022-23 Boston Bruins NHL 82* 21* 36* 57* 16* 26* | Playoffs 7 0 6 6 2 1
2023-24 Boston Bruins NHL 78* 21* 38* 59* 18* 12* | Playoffs 13 1 5 6 4 2
Czechia WC 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2024-25 Boston Bruins NHL 82* 14* 33* 47* 21* -8* |
2025-26 Boston Bruins NHL 49* 14* 21* 35* 24* -2* |
Czechia Olympics OG -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Projected NHL 81* 23* 35* 58* 40* -3* |
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Pavel Zacha Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Pirati Chomutov QC Int PW 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2009-10 Pirati Chomutov QC Int PW 4* 1* 3* 4* 4* -* |
2010-11 Liberecký kraj U15 MMCR 8* 3* 4* 7* 4* 7* |
2012-13 Bílí Tygři Liberec ET 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Czechia U17 EYOF 3* 1* 2* 3* 8* -2* |
2013-14 Bílí Tygři Liberec ET 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
Czechia U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 2* 3* 4* 0* |

Pavel Zacha Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 7* 1* 7* 8* 1.14* 4* 5* | 1 5 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.60 * 2 * 2 *
Czechia 1 38* 4* 4* 8* 0.21* 10* -2* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
Czechia U16 4 58* 38* 50* 88* 1.52* 58* 62* | 2 8 3 * 6 * 9 * 1.13 * 4 * 6 *
Czechia U18 3 45* 17* 22* 39* 0.87* 24* 30* | 2 8 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.75 * 16 * 3 *
Czechia U20 3 50* 20* 37* 57* 1.14* 90* 0* | 2 8 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.75 * 4 * -4 *
Czechia2 2 12* 4* 5* 9* 0.75* 6* -2* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
ET 2 8* 0* 2* 2* 0.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EYOF 1 3* 1* 2* 3* 1.00* 8* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 82* 24* 25* 49* 0.60* 118* 18* | 0 * * * * * *
MMCR 1 8* 3* 4* 7* 0.88* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 11 677* 139* 238* 377* 0.56* 189* -38* | 3 25 1 * 11 * 12 * 0.48 * 12 * 2 *
OG 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 2 88* 44* 54* 98* 1.11* 153* 22* | 2 12 8 * 8 * 16 * 1.33 * 26 * 2 *
QC Int PW 2 5* 1* 4* 5* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 3 17* 8* 5* 13* 0.76* 16* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 13* 1* 2* 3* 0.23* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Pavel Zacha Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/15/2023
01/15/2023 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
08/08/2022
08/08/2022 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Boston Bruins
09/10/2019
09/10/2019 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
08/11/2015
08/11/2015 Confirmed Sarnia Sting New Jersey Devils
08/05/2014
08/05/2014 Confirmed Bílí Tygři Liberec Sarnia Sting
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 1 #1 overall by Sarnia Sting in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2014, 2 #82 overall by Donbass Donetsk in the KHL Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #15 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #6 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #8 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #6 by TSN/McKenzie

Other memorable dates
- 2016-11-03 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Florida Panthers vs. James Reimer)
- 2016-04-09 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Toronto Maple Leafs)