Zacha recorded an assist on the power play in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.
The 26-year-old has been on a bit of a tear in the past three games, tallying one goal and two assists. He's averaged 3:29 of ice time on the power play in this stretch and one of his assists was on the man advantage. Zacha also has registered five total shots on goal and six hits in this span. Look for the pivot to keep producing points as he's paired with six-time All-Star Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak on the first line.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Tallies OT winner
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Zacha logged a goal and an assist in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over the Panthers.
Zacha picked up an assist on Charlie McAvoy's game-tying goal in the third period before scoring the game-winner in overtime, beating Sergei Bobrovsky with a wrist shot off a rush. The 26-year-old Zacha now has points in four straight games, tallying three goals and two assists in that span, after he was held to just one point through his first five contests. Zacha's shown chemistry with David Pastrnak on Boston's top line while averaging 3:39 on the power play through his first nine games this season.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Scores first of season
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Zacha scored a goal on his lone shot in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Chicago.
Zacha broke a scoreless tie early in the third period, deflecting a Kevin Shattenkirk shot past Petr Mrazek to give Boston a 1-0 lead. It's the first goal and second point of the season for Zacha after he tallied a career-high 57 points (21 goals, 36 assists) last season. While it's been a slow start for the 26-year-old center, Zacha should be a high-upside fantasy option on the Bruins' first line with David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand while also logging time on the top power-play unit.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Earns helper Saturday
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Zacha notched an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kings.
Zacha earned his first point of the season on a Brad Marchand goal late in the third period. While he's been centering the top line to begin the season, Zacha hasn't been able to generate much offense. He's picked up eight shots on goal, five hits and a plus-2 rating through four contests, though his scoring should pick up if he remains alongside one or both of Marchand and David Pastrnak.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Garners two assists in win
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Zacha notched a pair of helpers and four shots in Sunday's 6-2 rout of the Panthers in Game 4.
Zacha has yet to score in the postseason despite putting 12 shots on net through the first four contests. Still, the Czech center has four helpers in the playoffs, including two with the man advantage. As long as Zacha continues to shoot the puck, he should find the back of the net sooner rather than later, though his opportunities could be reduced once Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci return from their respective upper-body injuries.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Supplies two points Sunday
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Zacha provided a goal and an assist in Boston's 5-3 win over Philadelphia on Sunday.
Zacha earned his second consecutive multi-point game and his third in the span of five contests, giving him three goals and seven points in that longer stretch. He helped out on David Pastrnak's second goal of the second period before contributing his own marker late in the third frame. Through 80 appearances this season, Zacha has 21 goals and 57 points.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Leads Bruins over former team
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Zacha scored twice in Boston's 2-1 victory over New Jersey on Saturday.
Zacha's first marker was scored with the man advantage. He's up to 20 goals and 55 points in 79 contests in 2022-23, including eight power-play points. Zacha, who played with the Devils for parts of seven seasons, has set career highs in goals and points in his first campaign with the Bruins. He's been particularly effective against New Jersey, contributing three goals and four points over three outings.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Three-point effort Saturday
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Zacha recorded three assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Penguins.
With Patrice Bergeron (rest) getting the afternoon off, Zacha moved into a top-six role and took full advantage of his shifts with David Pastrnak, helping set up the last two of the sniper's three goals. Zacha's first season in Boston has been the best of his career, and he's set new career highs with 18 goals, 53 points and a plus-26 rating through 76 games.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Scores in win
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Zacha scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 3-0 win over Winnipeg.
Zacha extended Boston's lead to 2-0 in the first period, ripping a wrist shot from the circle that banked in off the crossbar. Zacha has points in three straight games, logging two goals and two assists in that span. The 25-year-old winger is up to 18 goals and 47 points, both career highs, through 67 games in his first year with the Bruins.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Nets goal in loss to Chicago
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Zacha scored a goal in Boston's 6-3 loss to Chicago on Tuesday.
Zacha found the back of the net early in the third period to put Boston up 3-2, but the Bruins weren't able to hold onto that lead. He's up to 17 goals and 46 points in 66 games this season. Zacha also registered two assists in his previous contest Sunday.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Two helpers against Detroit
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Zacha picked up two assists in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Red Wings.
The Bruins came out flat in this one and were down 4-0 late in the second period, but Zacha helped lead a comeback attempt that made the final score a little more respectable. The 25-year-old continues to add to his career-best numbers on the season, and through 14 games since the All-Star break, Zacha has five goals and 10 points.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Ties game on power play
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Zacha scored a power-play goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Flames.
Zacha capitalized on chaos in the Flames' zone late on a third-period power play. A big hit by Nikita Zadorov took another Flame out of the play, leaving Zacha wide open at the far post to shovel in a pass from Dmitry Orlov. Zacha enjoyed a productive February with six tallies and two assists over 10 games. The 25-year-old has a career-high 41 points, including four on the power play, with 95 shots on net, 53 hits and a plus-19 rating through 60 appearances.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Reaches 40-point mark
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Zacha contributed a goal in a 3-2 win over Edmonton on Monday.
Zacha's marker at 19:30 of the second period proved to be the game-winner. He has 14 goals and 40 points in 59 contests this season. The 25-year-old has reached the 40-point milestone for the first time in his career. In 2021-22, Zacha finished with 15 goals and what was at the time a personal-best 36 points in 70 contests while playing for New Jersey.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Generates helper
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Zacha recorded an assist in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Kraken.
Zacha set up David Krejci on the Bruins' first goal. Over his last 15 contests, Zacha has been both steady and impressive with eight goals and six helpers in a middle-six role. The 25-year-old has enjoyed a career year in his first season in Boston, racking up 39 points, 89 shots on net, 51 hits and a plus-19 rating through 57 appearances.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Gets two points Tuesday
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Zacha scored a goal and registered an assist in Boston's 3-2 overtime win over Dallas on Tuesday.
Zacha found the back of the net at 10:12 of the third period to tie the contest at 2-2. He's up to 12 goals and 37 points in 53 games this season. Zacha's been held off the scoresheet just once over his last four contests.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Pots pair of goals
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Zacha scored twice on six shots, added two hits and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
Zacha helped the Bruins pull away in the third period with a pair of goals separated by just 3:11. The 25-year-old has racked up six tallies and four assists over his last nine outings while primarily playing on the second line. He has 11 goals, 35 points -- one shy of his career high -- and 83 shots on net through 51 games this season.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Chips in assist Sunday
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Zacha picked up an assist in Sunday's 4-1 loss to Carolina.
Zacha had the primary helper on Taylor Hall's 15th goal of the season to get Boston on the board in the third period. The 25-year-old forward is up to 33 points, including 24 assists, through 50 games this season.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Three points in Monday's rout
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Zacha scored two goals and an assist in Monday's 6-0 win over the Flyers.
After setting up David Pastrnak early in the first period for what proved to be the game-winning goal, Zacha potted a couple of his own for his first multi-goal game of the season. This was the 25-year-old's first game since signing a four-year contract extension over the weekend, and he remains on track for a career-best campaign with seven goals and 28 points through 43 games.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Receives four-year extension
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Zacha signed a four-year, $19 million extension with the Bruins on Saturday, Conor Ryan of MassLive.com reports.
Zacha has produced 25 points through 42 contests in his first season with the Bruins, which was enough to earn an additional four-year commitment from the team. The 25-year-old forward's new deal runs through the end of the 2026-27 campaign. He's played primarily in a middle-six role this season after being traded for Erik Haula over the summer.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Dishes pair of assists
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Zacha notched two assists, a plus-4 rating and two PIM in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Ducks.
Zacha posted his first multi-point game since Dec. 13 versus the Islanders. The Bruins opted to reunite their "Czeching" line, putting Zacha alongside David Krejci and David Pastrnak, with the trio dominating the first two periods. Zacha is up to five goals, 20 helpers, 63 shots on net, a plus-11 rating and 31 hits through 40 contests this season. He should continue to skate in a middle-six role.
