Pavel Zacha

Steady
Depth

Points, 2026–27: 5; 2 G, 3 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 1.9; 2 goals from it
Ice time per game: 18:05; 12 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 48.0; share of chances while he's on

Pavel Zacha has 2 goals and 3 assists (5 points) in 8 games for the Boston Bruins in 2026–27, with 12 shots on goal and 18:05 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 62.3 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 46% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.5
Wins: −0.09

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.13, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 46.3% of 402 rated players

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Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

−0.22 SD · 79th percentile · weight 13% · +0.0 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.0379th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.6179th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 110 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at BUF
Tuesday, April 28
Ice time
Pavel Zacha played 24:19, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 67 points in 83 games this season. It finished 2-1 for the Bruins in overtime.
vs DAL
Tuesday, March 31
Streak
Pavel Zacha has a point in 5 straight games. He has 60 points in 72 games this season. He played 15:46 and had one shot on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Bruins.
at CBJ
Sunday, March 29
Big night
Pavel Zacha had three points, two goals and one assist. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.0. He has now scored in 3 straight. The Bruins beat the Blue Jackets 4-3 in a shootout.
vs MIN
Saturday, March 28
Two goals
Pavel Zacha scored twice. That was his 26th goal of the season. He played 15:32 and had four shots on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Bruins.
at BUF
Wednesday, March 25
Overtime winner
Pavel Zacha won it in overtime. He has 24 goals this season. He played 14:33 and had one shot on goal. The Bruins beat the Sabres 4-3 in overtime.
vs WPG
Thursday, March 19
Streak
Pavel Zacha has scored in 3 straight games. He has 23 goals this season. He played 12:54 and had two shots on goal. The Bruins beat the Jets 6-1.
at MTL
Tuesday, March 17
Two goals
Pavel Zacha scored twice. That was his 22nd goal of the season. He played 16:22 and had four shots on goal. The Bruins lost 3-2 to the Canadiens in overtime.
at PIT
Sunday, March 8
Hat trick
Hat trick for Pavel Zacha. That makes 5 straight games with a point. He has 19 goals this season. The Bruins lost 5-4 to the Penguins in overtime.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game18:05
78
Points per 602.07
57
Goals per 600.83
53
Individual xG per 600.81
50
Shots per 605.0
30

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.87
72
xG against per 60, on ice3.12
16
xGF%48.0%
40

Physical

Hits per 601.7
19
Blocks per 603.3
76
Penalty minutes per 601.7
45

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed21.0 mph
21
Bursts over 20 mph4
17
Distance skated23 mi
75

Shooting

Hardest shot90.8 mph
95
Shots on goal12
59
Shooting %16.7%
67

Zone time

Offensive zone time40.2%
31
Offensive zone time, even strength38.2%
14

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
David Pastrnak, Morgan Geekie	7	54:39	58–56	2.7–2.5	1–0	52%
Morgan Geekie, Casey Mittelstadt	4	37:28	35–34	1.9–2.2	1–0	47%
Casey Mittelstadt, JJ Peterka	3	3:29	3–2	0.3–0.0	0–0	97%
Morgan Geekie, JJ Peterka	4	2:30	1–3	0.0–0.3	0–0	0%
David Pastrnak, Casey Mittelstadt	8	2:25	3–4	0.2–0.1	1–0	62%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 22 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.250.500.75

04-0210-16

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	2	3	5	12	1.9	18:05	4	8	48.0
2025–26	78	30	35	65	131	20.3	16:51	64	35	45.7
2024–25	82	14	33	47	132	19.8	19:04	63	36	48.9
2023–24	78	21	38	59	148	22.9	18:06	106	39	50.4

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-16	17:04	0	2	1	0.18	0	0	0
2026-10-13	17:32	1	0	1	0.27	1	2	0
2026-10-10	19:16	1	0	1	0.22	0	0	2
2026-10-08	16:25	0	1	1	0.10	1	0	2
2026-10-05	20:02	0	0	1	0.38	1	2	0
2026-10-03	19:27	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0
2026-10-02	19:33	0	0	3	0.28	0	4	0
2026-09-29	15:24	0	0	3	0.47	1	0	0
2026-05-01	18:21	0	1	1	0.19	0	0	0
2026-04-28	24:19	0	0	1	0.42	1	1	0
2026-04-26	14:42	0	0	1	0.15	3	0	0
2026-04-23	19:54	0	0	5	0.63	3	1	0
2026-04-21	14:24	1	0	2	0.23	1	0	0
2026-04-19	17:02	0	1	1	0.25	1	1	2
2026-04-14	4:58	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-04-11	17:11	0	0	2	0.14	0	0	0
2026-04-07	16:59	1	1	2	0.22	0	0	0
2026-04-05	16:38	1	0	1	0.45	3	1	0
2026-04-04	16:05	0	1	1	0.03	0	0	0
2026-04-02	17:53	0	0	1	0.17	2	0	0