Zdeno Chara
Zdeno Chara "Big Z"
Born: March 18, 1977
Trencin, Slovakia
Position: D
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 255
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1997-2021
Minor league statistics
Zdeno Chara scored 209 goals and recorded 471 assists in his 1680-game career with the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals. He began playing during the 1997 season and last took the ice during the 2021 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | NHL | New York Islanders | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 1998-99 | NHL | New York Islanders | 59 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 83 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3.6 |
| 1999-00 | NHL | New York Islanders | 65 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 57 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 4.3 |
| 2000-01 | NHL | New York Islanders | 82 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 157 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 2.4 |
| 2001-02 | NHL | Ottawa Senators | 75 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 156 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 9.5 |
| 2002-03 | NHL | Ottawa Senators | 74 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 116 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 5.4 |
| 2003-04 | NHL | Ottawa Senators | 79 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 147 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 185 | 8.6 |
| 2005-06 | NHL | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 135 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 212 | 7.5 |
| 2006-07 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 80 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 100 | -21 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 204 | 5.4 |
| 2007-08 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 77 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 114 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 8.2 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 80 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 95 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 8.8 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 80 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 87 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 242 | 2.9 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 81 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 88 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 264 | 5.3 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 79 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 86 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 5.4 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 48 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 70 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 5.9 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 77 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 66 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 10.1 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 63 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 5.8 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 80 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 158 | 5.7 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 75 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 59 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 7.4 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 73 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 60 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 4.9 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 62 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 5.1 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 68 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 5.8 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3.0 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | New York Islanders | 72 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 2.5 |
| Totals | 1680 | 209 | 471 | 680 | 2085 | 301 | 93 | 133 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 3 | 3419 | 6.1 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | NHL | Ottawa Senators | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| 2002-03 | NHL | Ottawa Senators | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 |
| 2003-04 | NHL | Ottawa Senators | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| 2005-06 | NHL | Ottawa Senators | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| 2007-08 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3.6 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 5.9 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3.2 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4.8 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 22 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5.5 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9.1 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9.5 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 200 | 18 | 52 | 70 | 218 | 49 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 387 | 4.7 |
Awards
2003 - NHL First Team All-Star
2005 - NHL Second Team All-Star
2007 - NHL Second Team All-Star
2008 - NHL Norris
2008 - NHL First Team All-Star
2010 - NHL Second Team All-Star
2010 - NHL Messier
2011 - NHL Second Team All-Star
2013 - NHL First Team All-Star
