Pavel Zacha
Boston Bruins · C · #18- HT
- 6'4"
- WT
- 211 lb
- Age
- 29
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Brno, CZE
- Draft
- 2015 NJD · R1 #6
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 45 GP tracked · 12h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 1015 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$4.75M
cap hit
$7.28M
Alpha-market value
A
Team-friendly deal (+$2.5M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pavel Zacha | 79 | Middle-Six Engine | 65 P · 78 GP | $4.75M | $7.28M | A+$2.5M | this player |
 Gabriel Vilardi | 81 | Middle-Six Engine | 69 P · 82 GP | $7.50M | $7.95M | C+$0.5M | 84% |
 J.T. Miller | 77 | Faceoff General | 53 P · 68 GP | $8.00M | $6.62M | D−$1.4M | 84% |
 Matt Duchene | 76 | Middle-Six Engine | 45 P · 57 GP | $8.00M | $6.30M | D−$1.7M | 82% |
 Morgan Geekie | 81 | Middle-Six Engine | 68 P · 81 GP | $5.50M | $7.95M | A+$2.5M | 81% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Viktor Arvidsson · 19 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Pavel’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ BUF
2P
1G 1A
@ BUF 03-25
1G 1A · 1 shots · 14:33 TOI
vs MIN
2P
2G 0A
vs MIN 03-28
2G 0A · 4 shots · 15:32 TOI
@ CBJ
3P
2G 1A
@ CBJ 03-29
2G 1A · 5 shots · 18:07 TOI
vs DAL
1P
0G 1A
vs DAL 03-31
0G 1A · 1 shots · 15:46 TOI
@ FLA
0P
0G 0A
@ FLA 04-02
0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:53 TOI
@ TBL
1P
0G 1A
@ TBL 04-04
0G 1A · 1 shots · 16:05 TOI
@ PHI
1P
1G 0A
@ PHI 04-05
1G 0A · 1 shots · 16:38 TOI
@ CAR
2P
1G 1A
@ CAR 04-07
1G 1A · 2 shots · 16:59 TOI
vs TBL
0P
0G 0A
vs TBL 04-11
0G 0A · 2 shots · 17:11 TOI
vs NJD
1P
0G 1A
vs NJD 04-14
0G 1A · 0 shots · 4:58 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 10 of 30 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 13 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 34 blocks · 8 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | New Jersey Devils | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | New Jersey Devils | 70 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -17 |
| 2017-18 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -3 |
| 2018-19 | New Jersey Devils | 61 | 13 | 12 | 25 | -6 |
| 2019-20 | New Jersey Devils | 65 | 8 | 24 | 32 | -12 |
| 2020-21 | New Jersey Devils | 50 | 17 | 18 | 35 | -11 |
| 2021-22 | New Jersey Devils | 70 | 15 | 21 | 36 | -21 |
| 2022-23 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 26 |
| 2023-24 | Boston Bruins | 78 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 12 |
| 2024-25 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 14 | 33 | 47 | -8 |
| 2025-26 | Boston Bruins | 78 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 4 |
| Career | 2 teams | 706 | 155 | 252 | 407 | -32 |