#18 · Center

Pavel Zacha

Age: 29
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 212 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Brno, CZE

GP: 7
G: 2
A: 1
P: 3
+/-: +3
SOG: 11

Drafted 2015 · Round 1, #6 overall (NJD)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 7 GP
GP	7	4	7
G	2	1	1+1
A	1	4	5-4
P	3	5	6-3
SOG	11	4	5+6
PPP	1	2	3-2
+/-	+3	+4	+1+2
PIM	4	0	4
TOI/GP	18:14	18:51−0:37	18:27−0:13
SH%	18.2	25.0-6.8	20.0-1.8

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Zacha is shooting 18.2% (2 on 11 shots) against 15.8% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 1.5 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.5).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 46.6; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 48.1; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -7.6; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.067; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.5; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.5; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 50.0; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 14:22; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

24 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Zacha is used

#18 · C · Boston Bruins

Pavel Zacha

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 18:01; 14:22 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 50.0%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 48.1%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 46.6%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Zacha55.9s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Zacha35%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Morgan Geekie75.5 min together48%shot attempts

David Pastrnak48.1 min together50%shot attempts

Casey Mittelstadt32.7 min together44%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Boston Bruins	7	2	1	3	+3	4	0	11	18.2	18:14
2025–26	Boston Bruins	78	30	35	65	+4	28	11	131	22.9	16:51
2025–26 (P)	Boston Bruins	6	1	2	3	-7	2	1	11	9.1	18:07
2024–25	Boston Bruins	82	14	33	47	-8	21	2	132	10.6	19:04
2023–24	Boston Bruins	78	21	38	59	+12	18	6	148	14.2	18:06
2023–24 (P)	Boston Bruins	13	1	5	6	+2	4	0	19	5.3	18:04
2022–23	Boston Bruins	82	21	36	57	+26	16	3	131	16.0	16:03
2022–23 (P)	Boston Bruins	7	0	6	6	+1	2	0	15	0.0	17:31
2021–22	New Jersey Devils	70	15	21	36	-21	22	4	148	10.1	16:51
2020–21	New Jersey Devils	50	17	18	35	-11	10	5	103	16.5	17:09
2019–20	New Jersey Devils	65	8	24	32	-12	14	3	97	8.2	16:16
2018–19	New Jersey Devils	61	13	12	25	-6	15	4	99	13.1	16:05
2017–18	New Jersey Devils	69	8	17	25	-3	30	2	112	7.1	14:22
2017–18 (P)	New Jersey Devils	5	0	0	0	-1	6	0	5	0.0	15:21
2016–17	New Jersey Devils	70	8	16	24	-17	19	5	83	9.6	14:18
2015–16	New Jersey Devils	1	0	2	2	+4	0	0	3	0.0	16:51

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@SJS	1	0	1	+1	1	0	17:32
Sat, Oct 10	vsPHI	1	0	1	+1	1	2	19:16
Thu, Oct 8	vsUTA	0	1	1	0	1	2	16:25
Mon, Oct 5	vsOTT	0	0	0	-1	1	0	20:02
Sat, Oct 3	@MIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	19:27
Fri, Oct 2	@WPG	0	0	0	+2	3	0	19:33
Tue, Sep 29	vsNYR	0	0	0	0	3	0	15:24

	Team / League										TOI
2023–24	Czechia · WC	4	1	0	1	0	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Binghamton Devils · AHL	4	0	5	5	+2	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Sarnia · OHL	51	28	36	64	+17	97	10	163	1720.0	–
2015–16	Albany · AHL	3	1	2	3	+3	2	0	6	1670.0	–
2015–16	Czechia U20 · WJC-20	3	0	1	1	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Sarnia · OHL	7	6	7	13	+6	16	4	29	2070.0	–
2015–16 (P)	Albany · AHL	5	1	2	3	+2	2	1	8	1250.0	–
2014–15	Sarnia · OHL	37	16	18	34	+5	56	6	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Sarnia · OHL	5	2	1	3	-4	10	0	–	–	–
2013–14	Liberec Jr. · CzRep-Jr.	10	6	11	17	–	64	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Benatky · CzRep-2	12	4	5	9	–	6	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Liberec · CzRep	38	4	4	8	–	10	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Czechia · WJ18-A	7	3	2	5	+2	4	0	15	–	–
2013–14 (P)	Liberec Jr. · CzRep-Jr.	3	1	1	2	–	4	–	–	–	–
2013–14 (P)	Liberec · CzRep	3	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Liberec U18 · CzR-U18	6	6	7	13	–	4	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Benatky · CzRep-2	1	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Liberec Jr. · CzRep-Jr.	39	14	26	40	–	26	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	Liberec U18 · CzR-U18	1	1	0	1	–	10	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	Liberec Jr. · CzRep-Jr.	5	2	2	4	–	0	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Liberec U18 · CzR-U18	36	10	15	25	–	20	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Liberec Jr. · CzRep-Jr.	1	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Liberec U18 · CzR-U18	7	2	3	5	–	6	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Bili Tygri Liberec U16 · Czech U16	24	12	11	23	+20	12	–	–	–	–
2009–10	HC Kometa Brno U16 · Czech U16	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2008–09	Pirati Chomutov · QC Int PW	1	0	1	1	–	0	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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