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Zdeno Chara

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-9    Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: March 18, 1977 in Trencin, Czechoslovakia

Drafted by the New York Islanders in the 3rd round (56th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 8:23AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #136. Sergei Gonchar… #137. Reggie Leach… #138. Rene Robert… #138. ZDENO CHARA… #140. Steve Duchesne… #140. Brian Bellows… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1997-98 20 NYI NHL 25 0 1 1 0 1 50 0 0 0 0 10 0.0
1998-99 21 NYI NHL 59 2 6 8 3 -8 83 1 0 1 0 56 3.6 1115 18:54
1999-00 22 NYI NHL 65 2 9 11 4 -27 57 2 0 0 1 47 4.3 1486 22:52
2000-01 23 NYI NHL 82 2 7 9 3 -27 157 1 0 1 0 83 2.4 1832 22:20
2001-02 24 OTT NHL 75 10 13 23 9 30 156 5 4 1 2 105 9.5 1670 22:16
2002-03 25 OTT NHL 74 9 30 39 13 29 116 6 3 0 2 168 5.4 1847 24:57
2003-04 26 OTT NHL 79 16 25 41 16 33 147 9 7 0 3 185 8.6 1946 24:38
2005-06 28 OTT NHL 71 16 27 43 16 17 135 5 10 1 3 212 7.5 1930 27:11
2006-07 29 BOS NHL 80 11 32 43 15 -21 100 2 9 0 3 204 5.4 2237 27:58
2007-08 30 BOS NHL 77 17 34 51 18 14 114 7 9 1 0 207 8.2 2067 26:50
2008-09 31 BOS NHL 80 19 31 50 19 23 95 8 11 0 3 216 8.8 2085 26:04
2009-10 32 BOS NHL 80 7 37 44 14 19 87 3 4 0 1 242 2.9 2030 25:22
2010-11 33 BOS NHL 81 14 30 44 16 33 88 5 8 1 2 264 5.3 2060 25:26
2011-12 34 BOS NHL 50 8 22 30 10 24 57 2 6 0 0 150 5.3 1251 25:02
Career NHL 978 133 304 437 154 140 1442 56 71 6 20 2149 6.2 23557 24:43

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1997-98 20 NYI NHL 25 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.01 2.00 0.40 0 1 1 0 10 0 12 3 1 -0.4 1.4 0.9
1998-99 21 NYI NHL 59 0.03 0.10 0.14 0.05 1.41 0.95 2 7 9 3 37 0 64 19 -8 -0.1 1.9 1.8
1999-00 22 NYI NHL 65 0.03 0.14 0.17 0.06 0.88 0.72 2 10 12 4 33 0 102 42 -27 -0.2 0.9 0.6
2000-01 23 NYI NHL 82 0.02 0.09 0.11 0.04 1.91 1.01 2 7 9 3 53 1 123 44 -27 -0.8 2.0 1.2
2001-02 24 OTT NHL 75 0.13 0.17 0.31 0.12 2.08 1.40 11 15 26 10 86 9 69 22 30 2.0 5.5 7.5
2002-03 25 OTT NHL 74 0.12 0.41 0.53 0.17 1.57 2.27 10 33 43 14 108 35 65 21 29 3.2 6.1 9.3
2003-04 26 OTT NHL 79 0.20 0.32 0.52 0.20 1.86 2.34 19 29 48 18 109 24 79 27 33 4.3 6.1 10.3
2005-06 28 OTT NHL 71 0.23 0.38 0.61 0.23 1.90 2.99 16 26 42 16 114 40 94 37 17 3.6 4.5 8.1
2006-07 29 BOS NHL 80 0.14 0.40 0.54 0.18 1.25 2.55 11 32 43 15 114 57 127 49 -21 3.0 3.5 6.5
2007-08 30 BOS NHL 77 0.22 0.44 0.66 0.24 1.48 2.69 19 36 55 20 120 46 86 26 14 5.1 5.4 10.5
2008-09 31 BOS NHL 80 0.24 0.39 0.63 0.23 1.19 2.70 20 31 51 19 126 42 86 25 23 4.8 5.7 10.5
2009-10 32 BOS NHL 80 0.09 0.46 0.55 0.17 1.09 3.03 8 39 47 15 93 24 72 22 19 3.1 7.2 10.2
2010-11 33 BOS NHL 81 0.17 0.37 0.54 0.19 1.09 3.26 15 32 47 17 113 27 81 28 33 4.0 6.0 10.0
2011-12 34 BOS NHL 50 0.16 0.44 0.60 0.21 1.14 3.00 14 38 52 18 24 2.8 3.8 6.6
Career NHL 978 0.14 0.31 0.45 0.16 1.47 2.20 149 336 485 173 1116 305 1060 365 140 34.3 59.9 94.2

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2001-02 24 OTT NHL 10 0 1 1 4 12 0 0 0 0 17 0.0 261 26:07
2002-03 25 OTT NHL 18 1 6 7 3 14 1 0 0 0 32 3.1 452 25:07
2003-04 26 OTT NHL 7 1 1 2 3 8 1 0 0 0 12 8.3 172 24:38
2005-06 28 OTT NHL 10 1 3 4 0 23 0 1 0 0 17 5.9 275 27:32
2007-08 30 BOS NHL 7 1 1 2 -1 12 0 1 0 0 14 7.1 181 25:52
2008-09 31 BOS NHL 11 1 3 4 1 12 0 1 0 1 28 3.6 277 25:11
2009-10 32 BOS NHL 13 2 5 7 1 29 2 0 0 1 34 5.9 366 28:08
2010-11 33 BOS NHL SC 24 2 7 9 16 34 1 1 0 0 62 3.2 664 27:39
Career NHL 1 100 9 27 36 27 144 5 4 0 2 216 4.2 2648 26:29

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1994-95 17 Dukla Trencin U18 Svk-U18 30 22 22 44 113
1994-95 17 Dukla Trencin Jr. Slovak-Jr. 2 0 0 0 0
1995-96 18 Dukla Trencin Jr. Slovak-Jr. 22 1 13 14 80
1995-96 18 HK VTJ Piestany Slovak-2 10 1 3 4 10
1995-96 18 HC Sparta Praha Jr. CzRep-Jr. 15 1 2 3 42
1995-96 18 HC Sparta Praha CzRep 1 0 0 0 0
1996-97 19 Prince George Cougars WHL 49 3 19 22 -5 120 2 0 1 0
1997-98 20 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 48 4 9 13 0 125 4 0 0 0 64 6.3
1998-99 21 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 23 2 2 4 5 47 2 0 0 0 38 5.3
1998-99 21 Slovakia WC-A 6 1 0 1 6
1999-00 22 Slovakia WC-A 9 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0
2000-01 23 Slovakia WC-A 7 0 1 1 1 10 0 0 0 0
2001-02 24 Dukla Trencin Slovakia 8 2 2 4 32
2003-04 26 Slovakia WC-A 9 2 0 2 2
2004-05 27 Slovakia W-Cup 4 0 2 2 -5 8
2004-05 27 Farjestads BK Karlstad Sweden 33 10 15 25 132
2004-05 27 Slovakia WC-A 7 0 2 2 2
2005-06 28 Slovakia Olympics 6 1 1 2 6 2 1 0 0 0
2006-07 29 Slovakia WC-A 7 3 1 4 4
2009-10 32 Slovakia Olympics 7 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons AHL 71 6 11 17 5 172 6 0 0 0 102 5.9
Career 1 Season CzRep 1 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season CzRep-Jr. 15 1 2 3 42
Career 2 Seasons Olympics 13 1 4 5 6 8 1 0 0 0
Career 1 Season Slovak-2 10 1 3 4 10
Career 2 Seasons Slovak-Jr. 24 1 13 14 80
Career 1 Season Slovakia 8 2 2 4 32
Career 1 Season Svk-U18 30 22 22 44 113
Career 1 Season Sweden 33 10 15 25 132
Career 1 Season W-Cup 4 0 2 2 -5 8
Career 6 Seasons WC-A 45 6 4 10 2 36 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season WHL 49 3 19 22 -5 120 2 0 1 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1996-97 19 Prince George Cougars WHL 15 1 7 8 6 45 1 0 0 0
1997-98 20 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
2004-05 27 Farjestads BK Karlstad Sweden 13 3 5 8 82
Career 1 Season AHL 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season Sweden 13 3 5 8 82
Career 1 Season WHL 15 1 7 8 6 45 1 0 0 0

Similarity Scores

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Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Zdeno Chara 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.3 8.1 7.5 6.5 1.8 1.2 0.9 0.6
Dan Boyle 88.9 10.6 10.4 10.2 9.9 8.5 8.3 8.2 4.3 2.9 1.9 1.5 0.4
Flash Hollett 87.6 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.2 7.2 6.3 6.0 5.5 4.6 3.6 3.2 2.5
Brian Rafalski 85.3 11.7 10.4 9.7 9.7 9.4 9.4 8.7 8.5 7.4 7.2 6.8
Serge Savard 85.1 12.2 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.5 8.3 7.9 6.6 5.2 4.5 3.5 2.9 0.1
Sandis Ozolinsh 84.9 11.2 11.1 10.4 8.9 8.6 7.3 7.3 6.5 5.3 3.8 3.2 2.9 2.7
Steve Duchesne 84.3 10.4 9.9 9.7 9.0 8.6 8.0 7.0 6.9 6.6 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.7
George Boucher 84.2 8.6 7.9 7.6 7.2 6.7 6.5 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.8 3.7 2.7 0.9
Guy Lapointe 84.0 13.6 13.3 12.5 11.0 9.2 9.1 8.4 8.2 8.0 3.8 1.6 0.2 0.0
Sprague Cleghorn 84.0 6.6 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.0 1.8
Doug Harvey 83.6 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.1 7.5 7.2 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.9 2.8
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Zdeno Chara 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.3 8.1 7.5 6.5 1.8 1.2 0.9 0.6
Dan Boyle 88.7 10.6 10.4 10.2 9.9 8.5 8.3 8.2 4.3 2.9 1.9 1.5 0.4
Flash Hollett 87.4 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.2 7.2 6.3 6.0 5.5 4.6 3.6 3.2 2.5
Brian Rafalski 85.2 11.7 10.4 9.7 9.7 9.4 9.4 8.7 8.5 7.4 7.2 6.8
Sandis Ozolinsh 83.9 11.2 11.1 10.4 8.9 8.6 7.3 7.3 6.5 5.3 3.8 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.3 0.2
Sprague Cleghorn 83.8 6.6 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.0 1.8
Babe Pratt 81.9 8.6 7.9 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.2 4.6 4.2 2.7 1.3
George Boucher 81.4 8.6 7.9 7.6 7.2 6.7 6.5 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.8 3.7 3.4 2.7 1.4 0.9
Guy Lapointe 80.8 13.6 13.3 12.5 11.0 9.2 9.1 8.4 8.2 8.0 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.0 1.6 0.2 0.0
Serge Savard 80.4 12.2 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.5 8.3 7.9 6.6 5.2 4.8 4.5 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.7 1.9 0.1
Sylvio Mantha 79.0 10.3 9.0 8.4 7.4 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.2 1.1 0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

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Awards

2008-09 NHL James Norris Memorial Trophy

Honors

2003-04 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
2005-06 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
2007-08 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
2008-09 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
2010-11 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

2011 Boston Bruins (NHL)

Games Played

2000-01 NHL 82 (3)

Plus/Minus

2001-02 NHL 30 (5)
2002-03 NHL 29 (10)
2003-04 NHL 33 (3)
2010-11 NHL 33 (1)
 2011-12 NHL 24 (7)

Penalties in Minutes

Active 1442 (6)

Total Goals On-Ice For

2008-09 NHL 126 (10)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1999-00 NHL 102 (4)
2000-01 NHL 123 (2)
2006-07 NHL 127 (2)
Active 1060 (5)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1999-00 NHL 42 (2)
2000-01 NHL 44 (2)
2006-07 NHL 49 (4)
Active 365 (4)
Career NHL 365 (64)

Defensive Point Shares

2002-03 NHL 6.1 (5)
2003-04 NHL 6.1 (3)
2007-08 NHL 5.4 (9)
2008-09 NHL 5.7 (8)
2009-10 NHL 7.2 (1)
 2010-11 NHL 6.0 (4)
Active 59.9 (4)
Career NHL 59.9 (59)
  

Transactions

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June 23, 2001: Traded to Ottawa by NY Islanders with Bill Muckalt and NY Islanders' 1st round choice (Jason Spezza) in 2001 Entry Draft for Alexei Yashin, June 23, 2001.

September 24, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Farjestad (Sweden), September 24, 2004.

July 1, 2006: Signed as a free agent by Boston, July 1, 2006.

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