Pavel Zacha

Pavel Zacha

28-Year-Old CenterC
Boston Bruins
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15
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22
PP Pts
15
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-5
PIM
28
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Zacha finished the 2024-25 campaign with 14 goals and 47 points across 82 outings. That represented a regression for him, but not a major one -- he had 57 and 59 points in 2022-23 and 2023-24, respectively. What dip he did suffer was in large part due to his shooting percentage going from 15.1 over the previous two campaigns to 10.6 last season, resulting in him falling short of the 21 markers he accumulated in each of those previous two years. His career shooting percentage is 11.8, and those seasons were the only times the 28-year-old has reached the 20-goal mark, so a bounce-back campaign is far from guaranteed. Still, a season in the 45-55 point range is a reasonable expectation, and there’s a chance he’ll perform slightly better than that. Read Past Outlooks
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Center
Shoots Left
Height 6'4"
DOB 4/6/1997
Born Brno, Czech Republic
Drafted 1st Rd, #6 Overall in 2015
Signed a four-year, $19 million contract extension with the Bruins in January of 2023.
Cleared to return
CBoston Bruins
February 21, 2026
Zacha (concussion) will return to the lineup Thursday versus Columbus.
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Zacha was unable to play for Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics after suffering a concussion against Philadelphia on Jan. 29. He will likely center Casey Mittelstadt and Viktor Arvidsson on the second line in his return to action. Zacha has 15 goals and 22 assists in 54 appearances this season, including 15 points on the power play.
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2025–26 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    17:09
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    2:55
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    1:09
 
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Power Play
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2023–24
18:06
2:49
1:38
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19:04
2:32
1:46
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17:09
2:55
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Zacha has been a good fit alongside David Pastrnak in the last two campaigns, scoring 21 goals in consecutive years while improving from 57 points in 2022-23 to 59 points in 2023-24, despite playing in four fewer contests. The Czech forward also tied his previous best with 148 shots on net and registered a career-high 106 hits across 78 regular-season outings. It is anticipated that the natural center will move to the left wing this upcoming year, a position he occupied during his first season with the Bruins and received again during the 2024 playoffs, to accommodate Elias Lindholm's arrival to the top-line center role. Staying with Pastrnak while adding Lindholm to the mix should ensure another productive showing for the 27-year-old Zacha in 2024-25, as he could surpass the 60-point plateau for the first time in his NHL career.
After spending the first seven seasons of his career with New Jersey, Zacha flourished in his first campaign with the Bruins in 2022-23, setting career highs in goals (21), assists (36) and plus-minus rating (plus-26) while averaging 16:03 of ice time per contest in a top-six role. His career year was aided by the fact that the Bruins finished second in the NHL for goals scored with 301 and set a new NHL record with an eye-popping 65 regular-season wins, numbers that will be hard to replicate in 2023-24, particularly with Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci both retiring this summer. Nonetheless, it's safe to assume Boston will be a playoff team next season, and Zacha's spot in the top six and on the second power-play unit should remain secure, so he should be able to approach 20 goals while putting up 50-plus points next year.
Zacha never found his way over parts of six seasons with New Jersey. He finished last year with a career-high 36 points in 70 games, but along with that offensive production came a horrific minus-21 rating. The Devils finally pulled the plug, trading Zacha to Boston in July in exchange for Erik Haula. Zacha won't turn 26 years old until next April and it wouldn't be the least bit surprising to see him thrive in a lesser role for a considerably more stable Bruins team in 2022-23. Don't give up on Zacha just yet.
You may not have heard, but the Devils had a bit of a disappointing 2020-21 season. In fact, Zacha was one of only a handful of guys that played well for the club. His 17 goals and 35 points were both career-best marks, and they came in just 50 games. Zacha chipped in 11 points with the man advantage for good measure. The bad news is that Zacha's production came with a minus-11 rating and a likely unsustainable 16.5 percent shooting percentage. New Jersey spent a fortune on Dougie Hamilton and others in an effort to become more competitive this coming year. That newly found depth may actually work against Zacha, who is best served as a secondary scoring option. Don't reach for him in your draft.
Zacha has thus far failed to live up to the hype of being selected sixth overall in 2015, though he needed just 65 games to rack up a career-high 32 points last season. Even with four full seasons under his belt, he'll only be turning 24 in April, so Zacha's best hockey is likely still ahead of him. His best chance at fantasy relevance in 2021 involves a move to wing. If Zacha stays at his natural center position, he'll be blocked from a top-six role by Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier, and the Devils lack the wing depth to put together two promising lines, let alone a third for Zacha.
Zacha has lost most of his luster after being selected sixth overall in the 2015 draft, having plateaued with either 24 or 25 points in each of his three full NHL campaigns. The 6-foot-3 Czech forward will likely be locked into a third-line role, but his reluctance to shoot the puck and limited physicality despite his large frame should make Zacha a fantasy afterthought. It's not too late for his career to find a second wind at age 22, but Zacha hasn't shown much to suggest that's going to happen.
Thus far, Zacha's failed to live up to the hype of being selected sixth overall in the 2015 draft. The 6-foot-3 Czech center posted just 25 points in 69 appearances last season after totaling 24 points in 70 games the previous year, though his rating did improve from a dreadful minus-17 to a passable minus-3. A 33-year-old Travis Zajac is the only thing standing between Zacha and a second-line center role, but Zacha failed to seize his chance in similar circumstances last season, so he's far from a lock to do so this time around.
Zacha has just 26 points through 71 NHL appearances, but the sixth overall pick in the 2015 draft still has time to hone his offensive game at just 20 years of age. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound pivot has already shown promise on the power play, notching five goals and 13 points with the extra man last season. Zacha’s fantasy stock will largely depend on his role heading into the season, but that could realistically range from first to fourth-line center for a Devils team with lots of depth but plenty of mystery at the position. Chances are he'll open on the third line behind first overall pick Nico Hischier and veteran Travis Zajac, though the team also signed Brian Boyle this offseason and Adam Henrique can slot in at either wing or center.
The sixth overall pick in the 2015 NHL draft is just 19 years old, but he didn’t disappoint in his first taste of NHL hockey, notching two assists in a late-season appearance with the Devils. Zacha will probably need a season of seasoning at the AHL level, but he does have an NHL-ready 6-foot-3, 210-pound frame and will make a push to land with the big club in camp. Even if successful, he’ll probably be limited to a bottom-six role at first, but the Czech centerman has the offensive skills to make a push for a top-six spot as soon as this year. This elite prospect should be on everyone’s radar if he’s still in New Jersey once the games start counting.
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Unavailable for Olympic Games
CBoston Bruins
Upper Body
February 7, 2026
Zacha (upper body) has been ruled out of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports Saturday.
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Not on road trip
CBoston Bruins
Upper Body
January 30, 2026
Zacha (upper body) will not accompany the team to Florida ahead of Boston's two-game road trip, Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe reports Friday.
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Suffers upper-body injury
CBoston Bruins
Upper Body
January 29, 2026
Zacha won't return to Thursday's game against Philadelphia because of an upper-body injury.
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Registers two assists
CBoston Bruins
January 17, 2026
Zacha posted two assists, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in 5-2 win over the Blackhawks.
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Pots game-winner Tuesday
CBoston Bruins
January 14, 2026
Zacha scored a goal on five shots in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Red Wings.
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Olympics in peril?
CBoston Bruins
February 7, 2026
Zacha, who missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, may not be able to play for Czechia in the 2026 Winter Olympics, according to Czech NHL reporter Zdenek Janda on Saturday.
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Janda reports that there has been no improvement in Zacha's injury over the past few days. Czechia plays its first game against Canada on Thursday. While there is still some time for Zacha to recover, the 28-year-old may have to miss his first chance to play in the Olympic Games.
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