Bruins sign Zacha to 4-year extension with $4.75M cap hit

The Boston Bruins signed forward Pavel Zacha to a four-year contract extension with a $4.75-million cap hit Saturday, the club announced.

The 25-year-old was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the campaign.

Zacha has recorded five goals and 20 assists in 42 games with the Bruins this season. He's posted strong underlying numbers defensively in his first year in Boston.

Boston acquired him from the New Jersey Devils in the offseason in exchange for Erik Haula. The Devils drafted Zacha sixth overall in 2015.

Zacha has largely failed to live up to his lofty draft hype. His best season came in 2020-21 when he notched 17 goals and 35 points in 50 games.

The Bruins still have several pending UFAs, but none bigger than David Pastrnak.