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Zdeno Chara

#33 · Defence · New York Islanders · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Mar 18, 1977 in Trencin, SVK · 6'9", 250 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 56th overall in 1996 by NYI (round 3)

Trophy case

Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2010-11
Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2010-11
James Norris Memorial Trophy Top Defenseman 2008-09

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Torey Krug BOS · 40 P in 79 GP Roman Josi NSH · 40 P in 72 GP Erik Johnson COL · 39 P in 80 GP Brent Seabrook CHI · 41 P in 82 GP Alex Goligoski DAL · 42 P in 81 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020401997-98: 1 points197-981998-99: 8 points81999-00: 11 points1199-002000-01: 9 points92001-02: 23 points2301-022002-03: 39 points392003-04: 41 points4103-042005-06: 43 points432006-07: 43 points4306-072007-08: 51 points512008-09: 50 points5008-092009-10: 44 points442010-11: 44 points4410-112011-12: 52 points522012-13: 19 points1912-132013-14: 40 points402014-15: 20 points2014-152015-16: 37 points372016-17: 29 points2916-172017-18: 24 points242018-19: 14 points1418-192019-20: 14 points142020-21: 10 points1020-212021-22: 14 points14

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1997-98 NYI 25 0 1 1 1 50 10 52 0.04
1998-99 NYI 59 2 6 8 -8 83 56 214 0.14
1999-00 NYI 65 2 9 11 -27 57 47 309 0.17
2000-01 NYI 82 2 7 9 -27 157 83 373 0.11
2001-02 OTT 75 10 13 23 30 156 105 299 0.31
2002-03 OTT 74 9 30 39 29 116 168 74 0.53
2003-04 OTT 79 16 25 41 33 147 185 239 0.52
2005-06 OTT 71 16 27 43 17 135 212 224 0.61 $1.862M
2006-07 BOS 80 11 32 43 -21 100 204 203 0.54 $7.5M
2007-08 BOS 77 17 34 51 14 114 207 223 0.66 $7.5M
2008-09 BOS 80 19 31 50 23 95 216 169 0.63 $7.5M
2009-10 BOS 80 7 37 44 19 87 242 151 0.55 $7.5M
2010-11 BOS 81 14 30 44 33 88 264 153 0.54 $7.5M
2011-12 BOS 79 12 40 52 33 86 224 166 0.66 $6.5M
2012-13 BOS 48 7 12 19 14 70 119 101 0.40 $6.917M
2013-14 BOS 77 17 23 40 25 66 168 163 0.52 $6.917M
2014-15 BOS 63 8 12 20 0 42 138 125 0.32 $6.917M
2015-16 BOS 80 9 28 37 12 71 158 134 0.46 $6.917M
2016-17 BOS 75 10 19 29 18 59 136 130 0.39 $6.917M
2017-18 BOS 73 7 17 24 22 60 144 141 0.33 $4M
2018-19 BOS 62 5 9 14 22 57 99 81 0.23 $5M
2019-20 BOS 68 5 9 14 26 60 86 78 0.21 $2M
2020-21 WSH 55 2 8 10 5 44 67 88 0.18 $795K
2021-22 NYI 72 2 12 14 8 85 81 125 0.19 $750K
24 seasons Career 1680 209 471 680 301 2085 3419 4015 0.40

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2001-02 OTT 10 0 1 1 4 12 17 40 0.10
2002-03 OTT 18 1 6 7 3 14 32 52 0.39
2003-04 OTT 7 1 1 2 3 8 12 26 0.29
2005-06 OTT 10 1 3 4 0 23 17 29 0.40
2007-08 BOS 7 1 1 2 -1 12 14 21 0.29
2008-09 BOS 11 1 3 4 1 12 28 37 0.36
2009-10 BOS 13 2 5 7 1 29 34 39 0.54
2010-11 BOS 24 2 7 9 16 34 62 56 0.38
2011-12 BOS 7 1 2 3 -1 8 21 26 0.43
2012-13 BOS 22 3 12 15 7 20 55 72 0.68
2013-14 BOS 12 2 2 4 4 14 22 45 0.33
2016-17 BOS 6 0 1 1 -3 2 8 36 0.17
2017-18 BOS 12 1 2 3 7 4 26 36 0.25
2018-19 BOS 23 2 4 6 11 16 21 57 0.26
2019-20 BOS 10 0 1 1 -2 8 11 24 0.10
2020-21 WSH 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 10 0.00
16 seasons Playoffs 197 18 51 69 51 218 385 606 0.35

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 17 23 40 25 66 168 163 0.52 10.1 24:39

Contract

$6.917MCap hit2013-14
$173KCap dollars per point40 points in 77 games
$671KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.3 goals above replacement
$6.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$470KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2020-21 to 2021-22 $795K
2019-20 to 2019-20 $2M
2018-19 to 2018-19 $5M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $4M
2012-13 to 2016-17 $6.917M
2011-12 to 2017-18 $6.5M
2006-07 to 2010-11 $7.5M
2005-06 to 2005-06 $1.862M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2013-14 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+10.3Goals above replacement55th of 672 skaters, 11th of 234 defencemen
+1.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 234 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+1.4 86th percentileEven-strength defence+2.3 86th percentilePower play+1.2 97th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 41st percentilePenalties-0.8 44th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

55.3Corsi for %1370 attempts for, 1109 against
+1.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.0Expected goals for %52.5 expected for, 41.2 against
+2.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
59.8Goals for %55 for, 37 against
101.3PDO7.5% shooting + 93.9% saves
255Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Zdeno Chara · Dougie Hamilton59659:1355.554.323-16
Zdeno Chara · Johnny Boychuk68367:3858.062.512-9
Zdeno Chara · Torey Krug43109:1760.361.74-5
Zdeno Chara · Kevan Miller4291:5747.350.14-1

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

17Goalsnot counting empty-netters
11.8Expected goalsfrom 239 unblocked attempts
+5.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.37 expected goals per 60 minutes96th
Shot quality 4.9% chance per attempt97th
Finishing +5.2 goals above expected98thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 17Expected 11.8

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 12, 2014 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 1 14 0 1 20:53
Apr 8, 2014 @ MIN L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 0 1 0 22:42
Apr 5, 2014 vs PHI W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 4 22:26
Apr 3, 2014 @ TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 27:00
Apr 2, 2014 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 22:13
Mar 30, 2014 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 4 2 24:07
Mar 29, 2014 @ WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 23:42
Mar 27, 2014 vs CHI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 21:32
Mar 24, 2014 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 26:40
Mar 22, 2014 @ PHX W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 23:20
Mar 21, 2014 @ COL W 2-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 22:10
Mar 18, 2014 @ NJD W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 23:43
Mar 17, 2014 vs MIN W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 4 24:25
Mar 15, 2014 vs CAR W 5-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 23:36
Mar 13, 2014 vs PHX W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 26:53
Mar 12, 2014 @ MTL W 4-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 22:59
Mar 9, 2014 @ FLA W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 22:54
Mar 8, 2014 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 3 2 27:35
Mar 6, 2014 vs WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 20:38
Mar 4, 2014 vs FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 25:15
Mar 2, 2014 @ NYR W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:57
Mar 1, 2014 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 25:55
Feb 26, 2014 @ BUF L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 24:09
Feb 4, 2014 vs VAN W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 23:52
Feb 1, 2014 vs EDM W 4-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 5 27:50
Jan 30, 2014 vs MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 23:51
Jan 28, 2014 vs FLA W 6-2 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 20:37
Jan 27, 2014 @ NYI W 6-3 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 22:50
Jan 25, 2014 @ PHI W 6-1 2 0 2 1 2 4 0 21:43
Jan 20, 2014 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 25:17
Jan 19, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 28:08
Jan 16, 2014 @ DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 26:26
Jan 14, 2014 vs TOR L 3-4 0 1 1 1 2 4 4 26:20
Jan 11, 2014 @ SJS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 26:04
Jan 9, 2014 @ LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 26:12
Jan 7, 2014 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 24:58
Jan 4, 2014 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 22:15
Jan 2, 2014 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 24:16
Dec 31, 2013 vs NYI L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 25:14
Dec 27, 2013 vs OTT W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 23:02
Dec 23, 2013 @ NSH W 6-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 22:07
Dec 21, 2013 vs BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 27:17
Dec 19, 2013 @ BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 25:09
Dec 17, 2013 vs CGY W 2-0 2 0 2 0 0 5 1 22:44
Dec 14, 2013 @ VAN L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 22:10
Dec 12, 2013 @ EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25:33
Dec 10, 2013 @ CGY W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 24:22
Dec 8, 2013 @ TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 26:55
Dec 7, 2013 vs PIT W 3-2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 25:35
Dec 5, 2013 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 29:50
Nov 30, 2013 vs CBJ W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 26:05
Nov 29, 2013 vs NYR W 3-2 1 1 2 2 7 2 0 19:50
Nov 27, 2013 @ DET L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 24:42
Nov 25, 2013 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 25:38
Nov 23, 2013 vs CAR W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 27:05
Nov 21, 2013 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 29:57
Nov 19, 2013 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 31:27
Nov 18, 2013 @ CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:23
Nov 15, 2013 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 24:29
Nov 14, 2013 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 25:08
Nov 11, 2013 vs TBL W 3-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 24:19
Nov 9, 2013 vs TOR W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 28:04
Nov 7, 2013 vs FLA W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 24:14
Nov 5, 2013 vs DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 29:16
Nov 2, 2013 @ NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 2 1 4 24:50
Oct 31, 2013 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 6 3 29:45
Oct 30, 2013 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 24:43
Oct 26, 2013 vs NJD L 3-4 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 23:47
Oct 24, 2013 vs SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20:15
Oct 23, 2013 @ BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 22:46
Oct 19, 2013 @ TBL W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23:31
Oct 17, 2013 @ FLA W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 25:12
Oct 14, 2013 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 24:45
Oct 12, 2013 @ CBJ W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 25:31
Oct 10, 2013 vs COL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 4 21:39
Oct 5, 2013 vs DET W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 22:23
Oct 3, 2013 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 24:14