Pavel Zacha
Boston Bruins · #18 · Center · age 29 · 6'4" · 211 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇿 Brno, CZE · Drafted 2015 · Rd 1 #6
PLAYMAKER67% of points are assists this season
9 points in 14 games — 108th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
33HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 64% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Pavel Zacha is the archetypal high draft pick who’s finally put it all together, leveraging his 6’4” frame to become a true dual-threat center. After years as a consistent setup man, he’s unlocked an elite scoring touch this season, commanding nearly 17 minutes a night as a top-six offensive driver who now beats goalies as often as he sets up teammates.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 55 after the game against NSH, 33 now — still hotter than 64% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 33 · +15 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
4 points and 1 goal in 5 games — 1.2× his usual pace, and 1.6× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Assists | 3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Points | 4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shots | 8 | 9 | 8 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shooting % | 12.5% | 12.5% | 13.6% | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +3 | +1.8 | −0.2 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 20:00 | 19:01 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs CHI | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 22:12 | 33 |
| Oct 29 | @ STL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 21:00 | 25 |
| Oct 27 | @ CAR | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 20:53 | 44 |
| Oct 24 | vs SJS | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:46 | 45 |
| Oct 22 | vs NSH | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 16:11 | 55 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points108th of 424 forwards9leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals138th of 424 forwards3leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists76th of 424 forwards6leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots144th of 424 forwards24leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points44th of 424 forwards5leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus48th of 424 forwards+5leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game57th of 424 forwards19:01leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: ice time (87th), power-play points (86th), plus/minus (85th). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Zacha this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 53 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 65 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | BOS | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.64 | +5 |
| 2025–26 · best | BOS | 78 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 0.83 | +4 |
| 2024–25 | BOS | 82 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 0.57 | −8 |
| 2023–24 | BOS | 78 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 0.76 | +12 |
| 2022–23 | BOS | 82 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 0.70 | +26 |
| 2021–22 |  NJD | 70 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 0.51 | −21 |
| 2020–21 | NJD | 50 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 0.70 | −11 |
| 2019–20 | NJD | 65 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 0.49 | −12 |
| 2018–19 | NJD | 61 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 0.41 | −6 |
| 2017–18 | NJD | 69 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0.36 | −3 |
| 2016–17 | NJD | 70 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 0.34 | −17 |
| 2015–16 | NJD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | +4 |