Zacha recently had a minor surgery to address an undisclosed injury, according to general manager Don Sweeney, per Scott McLaughlin of WEEI on Wednesday.
Zacha's surgery was deemed minor, so he should be ready to return once training camp opens up in the fall. Barring an offseason acquisition, Zacha figures to enter the 2025-26 campaign as the No. 2 center for the Bruins. The 28-year-old Czech saw action in all 82 regular-season games this year in which he tallied 14 goals and 33 helpers -- missing the 20-goal and 50-point thresholds for the first time since 2021-22.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Contributes two assists
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Zacha recorded two assists in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
Zacha ended a five-game point drought with the pair of helpers. The 28-year-old center has found little success on offense since being replaced by Elias Lindholm on the Bruins' top line, which has been the only trio contributing consistently in recent weeks. Zacha is now at 47 points, 129 shots on net, 63 hits and a minus-8 rating across 81 outings overall.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Reaches 30-assist mark
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Zacha logged an assist in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Ducks.
Zacha set up a Morgan Geekie goal in the third period, though it was too late to change the result of the game. The 27-year-old Zacha has three helpers over his last four contests, giving him 30 assists on the year for the third season in a row. He's up to 44 points, 121 shots on net, 52 hits and a minus-2 rating over 73 appearances.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Produces assist Sunday
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Zacha notched an assist, three hits and a minus-2 rating in Sunday's 7-2 loss to the Kings.
Zacha has three points over his last four contests, despite putting just one shot on goal in that span. The 27-year-old center is playing in a top-six role, but he'll need to generate more chances to avoid a season-ending slump. Overall, he's produced 14 goals, 29 helpers, 120 shots on net, 52 hits and a minus-2 rating through 72 appearances. This will likely be his weakest of three seasons as a Bruin, though it's still better than every campaign he had with the Devils.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Deals helper in loss
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Zacha registered an assist and three hits in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Golden Knights.
Zacha has nine points over his last 12 outings while continuing to see a hefty role in the top six. The 27-year-old helped out on Morgan Geekie's tally late in the third period to prevent the Bruins from getting shut out. Zacha is up to 42 points, 120 shots on net, 48 hits and an even plus-minus rating over 70 appearances. While it's decent production given the context of Boston's season, it's well below last year's career-high 59-point pace, so many fantasy managers who banked on similar production from Zacha have come away disappointed at times in 2024-25.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Lights the lamp Monday
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Zacha scored a goal and recorded two shots on net in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to Buffalo.
Zacha netted the first goal of the game for the Bruins off feeds from linemates Morgan Geekie and David Pastrnak. The 27-year-old Zacha is up to 14 goals, 41 points and 120 shots on net in 69 games this season. Boston's top-line center has been a relatively steady presence offensively with eight points in his last 11 games. He is off the pace needed to best his career high of 59 points from a season ago but should contend for the 50-point mark for the third consecutive year. Zacha's best value in fantasy is in deeper leagues, but he has the potential to be a top waiver target in the fantasy playoffs if Boston can get back to its winning ways.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Completes comeback Tuesday
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Zacha scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Panthers.
Zacha picked a good time to end an 11-game goal drought, doing so at 16:43 of the third period. That goal gave the Bruins their first lead of the game, and it stood for the win. During the drought, he still managed seven assists, and his ice time has rarely wavered from first-line minutes. He's now at 13 goals, 40 points, 114 shots on net, 42 hits and a plus-2 rating over 66 appearances this season.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Two helpers in Pittsburgh
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Zacha notched two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Penguins.
Both helpers came in the first period as Zacha got onto the scoresheet for the third straight contest. The 27-year-old center has only one goal in the last 14 games, but he's been plenty productive as a distributor with 10 assists during that stretch.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Snags helper Wednesday
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Zacha produced an assist, two shots on goal and three hits in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers.
Zacha continues a productive stretch of games -- he has three goals and nine assists over his last 11 outings. The 27-year-old center set up David Pastrnak for a game-tying goal at 15:03 of the second period. Zacha now has 33 points, 102 shots on net, 35 hits and a plus-4 rating through 56 contests this season. He's a steady depth option for fantasy managers as a top-six forward.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Two points including GWG
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Zacha scored the game-winning goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Saturday's 6-3 victory over the Rangers.
After helping to set up Charlie McAvoy for the game's opening goal midway through the first period, Zacha banged a rebound past Igor Shesterkin late in the second to give the Bruins a 4-1 lead. Zacha has been on a roll of late, producing three goals and 11 points over the last nine games, including four points (two goals, two assists) with the man advantage.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Earns shorthanded assist
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Zacha notched a shorthanded assist, three shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Jets.
Zacha closed out January hot, earning two goals and seven helpers over his last eight contests. The 27-year-old center is getting the job done in all situations as well, and he continues to see top-six minutes. For the season, he's at 11 goals, 30 points (three on the power play, three shorthanded), 96 shots, 31 hits and a plus-2 rating over 53 appearances.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: On four-game point streak
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Zacha logged an assist in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Devils.
Zacha helped out on Morgan Geekie's opening goal 5:50 into the first period, but that was all the Bruins managed Wednesday. The helper extended Zacha's point streak to four games (two goals, five assists). The 27-year-old center is up to 28 points, 90 shots on net, 30 hits and a plus-3 rating over 49 appearances. He's on the top line with Geekie and David Pastrnak, which has often been the Bruins' most effective forward trio this season.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Two-point effort Saturday
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Zacha scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Senators.
That's five points in the last two games for Zacha, who is catching fire on a line with David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie. Incredibly, the power-play tally was Zacha's first of the season despite the fact that he's had a regular spot on the Bruins' first unit and has averaged a 3:05 TOI with the man advantage this season.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Snaps eight-game goal streak
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Zacha scored a goal and added two assists in a 6-2 win over Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
The goal snapped an eight-game goal drought. Zacha's 10 goals put him in a four-way tie for third on the Bruins with Morgan Geekie, Justin Brazeau and Charlie Coyle. He's struggled this season, and he's on pace to barely scrape into the low 40s in points. Zacha had a career-high 59 last season and 57 the year before.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Collects two assists in loss
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Zacha notched a pair of assists in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Zacha earned his first multi-point effort since Dec. 14. It's been a road-heavy part of the campaign for the Bruins, who have been away from TD Garden in nine of their last 12 games. In that span, Zacha has seven points and 13 shots on net while filling a second-line role. The 27-year-old is at nine goals, 20 points, 77 shots on net, 21 hits and a plus-1 rating over 41 appearances in 2024-25.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Produces helper in win
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Zacha notched an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets.
Zacha has a goal and an assist over his last two contests. He's turned things around from his slump over the previous four games. The 27-year-old continues to play as a top-six center between David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie, which has been the Bruins' most consistent line in December. Zacha has nine goals, nine assists, 76 shots on net, 21 hits and a plus-5 rating through 38 outings overall.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Snaps drought with goal
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Zacha scored a goal in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.
Zacha failed to record a point over his previous four games, but he snapped that drought here by finding the twine in the first period to record his ninth goal of the campaign. The 27-year-old endured a slow start to the season but has been picking up in recent weeks, as he's scored four of his 10 goals during the current month.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Second OT winner in three games
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Zacha scored the game-winning goal in a 4-3 overtime victory against Philadelphia on Saturday.
Zacha has two overtime winners in the last three games. He has struggled this season, generating seven goals and six assists through 29 appearances. However, he may finally be warming up, compiling four goals and six points in his past six outings. Zacha had a career-high 59 points in 78 regular-season contests during the 2023-24 campaign. He has more to give this year if he continues to produce.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Seals win in overtime
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Zacha scored the game-winning goal and fired two shots on net in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Red Wings.
Zacha has picked up the pace with three goals and two assists over his last four games. He had come up empty in the six contests before this improved stretch, though the bulk of his offense has come in small bursts this season. The 27-year-old forward is at six goals, 12 points, 61 shots on net and a minus-1 rating through 27 appearances in a top-six role.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Records assist in win
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Zacha had an assist, two shots on net and one hit in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Canadiens.
Good things can happen when one skates on a line with David Pastrnak. Zacha found him uncovered in front of the Canadiens' net, and Boston's goal leader beat Sam Montembeault to the stick side. The assist was Zacha's fourth point (two goals, two assists) in the last three games and upped his season scoring to 11 points through 26 outings.
