Zacha (personal) will be ready for the Bruins' playoff opener against the Sabres after leaving Tuesday's game versus the Devils early, Ty Anderson of 98.5 The Sports Hub reports.
Zacha left Tuesday's game after one period, but postgame updates from the Bruins' coaching staff indicated that his exit was for a positive reason. The 29-year-old will have at least three days to attend to his personal matter. He should be good to go in a second-line role.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Leaves game for personal matter
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Zacha exited Tuesday's game versus the Devils to attend to a personal matter.
Zacha will be away from the team for a bit to attend to this matter. The 29-year-old's availability for the start of the playoffs will be revealed at a later time once he rejoins his teammates.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Back in lineup
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Zacha (rest) will play against the Devils on Tuesday, Scott McLaughlin of WEEI reports.
Zacha will return to the second line in Tuesday's regular-season finale after he sat out Sunday's 3-2 win over Columbus. He has generated 30 goals, 64 points, 131 shots on net and 64 hits across 77 appearances this campaign.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Won't play against Columbus
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Zacha has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Blue Jackets, Adam Pellerin of NESN reports.
Since the Bruins have already clinched a playoff berth, they're resting several of their regulars -- including Zacha -- for their penultimate regular-season game. Across five appearances in April, Zacha has recorded two goals, two assists, five hits and a blocked shot while averaging 16:57 of ice time. It's not yet clear whether he'll suit up Tuesday against the Devils, but he should be back for the start of postseason play.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Two-point effort in Carolina
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Zacha produced a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Hurricanes.
The 29-year-old center scored the game-tying goal midway through the third period. Zacha has reached career highs this campaign with 30 goals and 64 points through 76 appearances. He is finishing the regular season on a hot streak, having reeled off an impressive 15 goals and 26 points over 20 games since the beginning of March.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Scores PP goal in OT loss
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Zacha scored a power-play goal in Sunday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Flyers. He also recorded three hits and a blocked shot.
Zacha has been one of the most productive players for the Bruins in recent weeks, cracking the scoresheet in all but two of his last 13 games while earning 17 points (10 goals, seven assists) in that span. The 29-year-old forward has been deadly on the power play of late, as he's scored his last three goals -- all in Boston's last five games -- with the man advantage. Zacha has scored 11 of his 29 goals this season in power-play situations.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Lights lamp twice on power play
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Zacha scored two power-play goals and added an even-strength assist in Sunday's 4-3 shootout win over Columbus.
The Bruins did all their scoring in the third period to erase a 3-0 deficit, with Zacha's second goal coming with just 11 seconds left in regulation. The 28-year-old center has reeled off three straight multi-point performances and seven over 15 contests in March contests, erupting for 13 goals and 21 points on the month. Zacha is two snipes away from his first career 30-goal campaign and one point shy of reaching 60 for the first time, with eight games left on the schedule for Boston. He's already set new career highs with 10 goals and 21 points on the power play.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Grabs two goals in win
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Zacha tallied two goals and placed four shots on net in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Wild.
Zacha gave the Bruins a 2-0 lead in the first period before his second goal of the evening restored their two-goal lead at 5-3 in the third. The 28-year-old center is up to 26 goals, 56 points, 118 shots on net, 57 hits and 25 blocked shots across 70 games. He has been red-hot since the Olympic break with 11 goals over his last 15 games, which is tied for second in the league since Feb. 28. Zacha has 19 points, 30 shots on net and 14 hits in that span, making him one of the top waiver-wire pickups in all fantasy formats where available.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: One of each in overtime win
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Zacha scored the game-winning goal, dished an assist, added three hits and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sabres.
Zacha helped out on Casey Mittelstadt's equalizer in the third period, which forced the extra session that allowed Zacha to net the game-winner. The 28-year-old Zacha has a trio of multi-point efforts over his last five games, and he's earned nine goals and seven helpers over 13 outings in March. For the season, the center is up to 24 goals (four game-winners), 54 points, 114 shots on net, 57 hits, 28 PIM and a plus-1 rating over 69 appearances.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Lights lamp twice in loss
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Zacha scored two goals, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Montreal.
The 28-year-old center gave Boston a pair of one-goal leads early in the first and second periods, but it was all the offense the visitors could muster. Zacha has been on a tear in March, racking up seven goals and 11 points in nine games to carry him to a career-high 22 goals on the season. He sits one point shy of his third career 50-point campaign.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Hits 20-goal mark
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Zacha scored a goal and added two hits in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Devils.
Zacha has five goals and four helpers over eight outings in March. He reached the 20-goal mark for the year Monday -- it's a level he's achieved in three of his four seasons with the Bruins. The 28-year-old has 47 points (17 on the power play), 103 shots on net, 48 hits and a minus-2 rating over 64 contests. He'll set a career high in goals if he can score twice more this season.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Hat trick not enough Sunday
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Zacha scored three goals, including one on the power play, in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to Pittsburgh.
The 28-year-old center found the back of the net in each regulation period, but Zacha didn't get a chance to produce one more in OT as Thomas Novak ended the game just 17 seconds into the extra frame. The hat trick was the second of Zacha's career, and the power-play tally was his career-high seventh of the season. Over the course of a five-game point streak, he's collected four goals and eight points, and he's now at 19 tallies and 45 points through 60 contests overall.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Dishes two helpers in loss
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Zacha logged two assists and two hits in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Predators.
Zacha has four helpers over his last three games. The 28-year-old has filled a second-line role since returning from a concussion that kept him out of the Olympics. Zacha is up to 41 points, 90 shots on net, 45 hits, 23 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through 58 appearances. He's topped the 40-point mark in four straight seasons and could get back over 50 after missing that threshold last year if he stays healthy the rest of the way.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Snags assist Saturday
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Zacha logged an assist in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Flyers.
A concussion cost Zacha two games before the Olympics as well as the opportunity to represent Czechia at the tournament. The 28-year-old has played in both games since the break and looks to be fine handling a second-line role. He's up to 38 points, 89 shots on net, 43 hits, 22 blocked shots, 28 PIM and a minus-4 rating through 56 outings this season.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Cleared to return
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Zacha (concussion) will return to the lineup Thursday versus Columbus.
Zacha was unable to play for Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics after suffering a concussion against Philadelphia on Jan. 29. He will likely center Casey Mittelstadt and Viktor Arvidsson on the second line in his return to action. Zacha has 15 goals and 22 assists in 54 appearances this season, including 15 points on the power play.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Unavailable for Olympic Games
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Zacha (upper body) has been ruled out of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports Saturday.
Czechia pegged Zacha to start on the top line with Boston teammate David Pastrnak, but that plan won't come to fruition. The Czechs will replace Zacha with Filip Chlapik of the Czech Extraliga on the roster. Zacha will have some additional time over the Olympic break to recover, but it's unclear if he will be in the lineup against Columbus on Feb. 26.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Not on road trip
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Zacha (upper body) will not accompany the team to Florida ahead of Boston's two-game road trip, Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe reports Friday.
Zacha suffered the injury against Philadelphia on Thursday. The center has 15 goals and 37 points, including 15 with the man advantage, over 54 appearances this season. He is unlikely to play against Tampa Bay on Sunday and could return after the Olympic break if he doesn't join the team ahead of Wednesday's matchup against the Panthers.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Suffers upper-body injury
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Zacha won't return to Thursday's game against Philadelphia because of an upper-body injury.
Zacha scored a goal at 10:30 of the first period to put Boston ahead 2-0, and he logged 10:46 of ice time before exiting the game. He's up to 15 goals and 37 points in 54 outings, including Thursday's action. If Zacha can't play Saturday in Tampa Bay, then Alex Steeves might draw into the lineup. However, Elias Lindholm (upper body) couldn't play against the Flyers, so it's also possible that Lindholm will draw into the lineup Saturday, which would likely leave Steeves as a healthy scratch even if Zacha is unavailable.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Registers two assists
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Zacha posted two assists, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in 5-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Zacha continues to surge in January. He has four goals and five assists over eight contests this month. The 28-year-old center is up to 35 points (14 goals, 21 helpers), 75 shots on net, 40 hits, 24 PIM, 19 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 48 appearances. Zacha should continue to have plenty of scoring upside in a second-line role. He's on pace to push for the first 60-point campaign of his career.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Pots game-winner Tuesday
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Zacha scored a goal on five shots in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Red Wings.
Zacha scored at 10:59 of the second period, and that was all the Bruins needed for the win. The 28-year-old has earned four goals and two assists over his last five outings, giving him a productive run early in January to maintain his top-six role. The center is at 14 goals -- matching last year's total -- and 32 points through 46 contests while adding 72 shots on net, 40 hits and 24 PIM.
