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    Zdeno Chara

    ZdenoChara

    • Defense
    • Birthdate
      18/3/1977
    • Birthplace
      Trencin, Czechoslovakia
    • Draft Info
      1996: Rd 3, Pk 56 (NYI)

    Stats

    • G
      209
    • A
      471
    • PTS
      680
    • +/-
      301
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      • 'Cool and new thing for me': Zdeno Chara on entrepreneurship, his new job with the Bruins and more
        • 6M
        • Emily Kaplan
        Zdeno Chara
        • Former captain Chara joins Bruins' front office
          • 7M
          • Ryan Clark
          Former captain Chara joins Bruins' front office
          • McDavid, MacKinnon top 10 highest-rated players for NHL 26
            • 8M
            • Marco Wutz
            McDavid, MacKinnon top 10 highest-rated players for NHL 26
            • Chara to retire after 24 NHL seasons, as a Bruin
              • 4Y
              • Ryan S. Clark
              Chara to retire after 24 NHL seasons, as a Bruin
              • Isles' Chara breaks Chelios' games-played record
                • 4Y
                • Kristen Shilton
                Isles' Chara breaks Chelios' games-played record
                • Still going: Chara, 44, inks 1-year deal with Isles
                  • 5Y
                  • Greg Wyshynski
                  Still going: Chara, 44, inks 1-year deal with Isles
                  • That's so '90s: The few still-active players from the last millennium
                    • 2Y
                    • Joe DeMartino
                    Bartolo Colon, Adam Vinatieri, Vince Carter
                    • Boston fans salute Chara in Capitals' 8-1 victory
                      • 5Y
                      Zdeno Chara
                      • Chara's hockey sticks sent to N.J. man's house
                        • 5Y
                        • Greg Wyshynski
                        Chara's hockey sticks sent to N.J. man's house
                        • How the Capitals weathered an early COVID-19 storm and are poised to be top Cup contenders
                          • 5Y
                          • Emily Kaplan
                          How the Capitals weathered an early COVID-19 storm and are poised to be top Cup contenders

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                        Canadiens outlast Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 to win thrilling 1st-round series

                        Canadiens outlast Lightning 2-1 in Game 7 to win thrilling 1st-round series

                        — Alex Newhook broke a tie with 8:53 left and the Montreal Canadiens outlasted the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Game 7 on Sunday night to end the thrilling first-round series.
                        Carolina brings 1-0 lead into game 2 against Philadelphia

                        Carolina brings 1-0 lead into game 2 against Philadelphia

                        Philadelphia Flyers (43-27-12, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7, in the Metropolitan Division)
                        Colorado brings 1-0 lead into game 2 against Minnesota

                        Colorado brings 1-0 lead into game 2 against Minnesota

                        Minnesota Wild (46-24-12, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11, in the Central Division)
                        Colorado Avalanche top Minnesota Wild in high-scoring opener

                        Colorado Avalanche top Minnesota Wild in high-scoring opener

                        In just the 10th playoff game in NHL history with at least 15 combined goals, the Colorado Avalanche overcame blowing a three-goal lead to defeat the short-handed Minnesota Wild 9-6 on Sunday in a wacky Game 1 of this Western Conference semifinal series.
                        Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1

                        Cale Makar returns from injury, scores twice as Avalanche outlast Wild 9-6 in wacky Game 1

                        — A tight game was expected. A game featuring 15 goals between two of the top defensive teams?
                        Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights

                        Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights

                        Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights
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