Zachary
Bolduc
R · MTL · Balanced · Around average
- PAL
- 57
- WAR
- 0.6
- Value
- 74
- PTS
- 30
2025-26№ 220 / 615
Zachary Bolduc (Montreal Canadiens) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Zachary Bolduc
#76RPlays: Right wing · 4% of faceoffs
Montreal Canadiens
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 85 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 23, 2003 · Trois-Rivières, Canada
Drafted : 2021 · STL · round 1, pick #17
Contract : $4,200,000 · 2026-27 → 2029-30 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $500,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Montréal Canadiens | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 78 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 28 |
| 2024-25 | St. Louis Blues | 72 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 37 |
| 2023-24 | St. Louis Blues | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 192 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 75 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | St. Louis Blues | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Playoff totals | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 38 | |
Zachary Bolduc: our analysis
2025-26 season: 78 GP, 12 G, 18 A, 30 PTS, -6 +/-, 13:38 TOI. WAR 0.6 (220th of 615) · PAL 57, around average.
In 2025-26, Zachary Bolduc, 23, posts a PAL Rating of 57 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.6 ranks 220th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: discipline (90, among the best in the league) and defense (67, above average). On the other hand, offense (38, below average) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+1.7); his biggest cost: finishing (-2.7).
A marked decline: his PAL was 80 in 2024-25, against 57 now; his WAR went from 1.9 to 0.6.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 74 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Zachary Bolduc's story
The frozen community rink in Saint-Grégoire is where Zachary Bolduc first learned to skate and score, growing up in the Bécancour neighbourhood that shaped his early hockey identity. He progressed through midget AAA with the Trois-Rivières Estacades before brief showings with the Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL. In October 2019 he elected to play major junior with Rimouski in the QMJHL, quickly establishing himself among the league’s top first‑year offensive players.
In his rookie QMJHL season he led first‑year players in goals (30) and finished second in points (52), honours that earned him the Michel‑Bergeron Trophy and the league’s rookie‑of‑the‑year recognition. The following season he collected the Michael Bossy Trophy as the QMJHL’s top draft‑eligible prospect. Bolduc was chosen 17th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, signed a three‑year entry‑level deal, and was later traded to the Quebec Remparts in August 2021.
With Patrick Roy behind the bench in Quebec, Bolduc delivered back‑to‑back 50+ goal campaigns and completed his junior run with a QMJHL title and the Memorial Cup in 2022–23. He turned professional with the Blues’ AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, to open 2023–24. After 48 AHL games (eight goals, 23 points) he was recalled by St. Louis and made his NHL debut two days after the recall; he scored his first NHL goal on 24 February 2024, his 21st birthday.
Bolduc earned a full‑time NHL role in 2024–25, producing 19 goals and 17 assists in 72 games, and at one point led rookies in goals following the mid‑February 2025 tournament. On 1 July 2025 the Blues traded him to the Montreal Canadiens for Logan Mailloux. He opened the 2025–26 campaign by scoring in the season’s first game for Montreal and finished that year with 12 goals and 18 assists in 78 games; the Canadiens advanced to the conference final in the 2026 playoffs, where Bolduc added seven points in 19 postseason contests. Entering the 2026 off‑season as a restricted free agent, he received a qualifying offer and on 13 September 2026 signed a four‑year, $16.8‑million extension with Montreal.
On the international stage, Bolduc won gold with Team Quebec at the 2019 Canada Winter Games and later represented his region at the World U‑17 Hockey Challenge. He is characterized by an instinct for finishing around the net and consistent offensive positioning—traits that have followed him from local rinks through junior hockey and into the NHL.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:06
- PP TOI/GP
- 2:08
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.47
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 26
- Blocks
- 5
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 60.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 28.9 %
- Faceoffs
- 0.0 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
33between 17 and 49 (80% range)
- Goals
- 17
- Assists
- 16
- Games
- 75
So far: 8 pts in 17 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.43 pts per game (last season: 0.38).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.36 in 23-24, 0.38 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 80 → 57
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 23: usually still improving
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 69 %
78
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 80
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 79
- Confidence 73 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 70
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 71
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 84
- Confidence 73 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 68
- Confidence 52 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 82
- Confidence 73 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 71
- Confidence 69 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 74
- Confidence 69 %
- DF
- Defense
- 81
- Confidence 65 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 67
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 68
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating80
- Top speed (35 %)35.9 · 73
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.646 · 84
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.4 · 82
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.4 · 76
ST — Strength79
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.248 · 87
- Body mass (50 %)-0.858 · 68
EN — Endurance70
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.5 · 66
- Total ice time (20 %)1,040 · 75
- Shift length (15 %)47.2 · 79
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.3 · 67
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.671 · 67
DU — Durability71
- Share of games played (100 %)0.789 · 71
CK — Checking84
- Hits /60 (70 %)7.638 · 84
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)6.29 · 83
- Season volume (10 %)5.142 · 87
FG — Fighting68
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.735 · 68
DI — Discipline82
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.048 · 83
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.757 · 71
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)1.043 · 85
PA — Passing71
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.58 · 67
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.527 · 78
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.009 · 65
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.352 · 75
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.447 · 74
SC — Scoring74
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.912 · 74
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.863 · 74
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.222 · 77
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.377 · 76
- xG per shot (10 %)0.079 · 71
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)14.5 · 76
DF — Defense81
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.066 · 82
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.16 · 83
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.527 · 80
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.036 · 76
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.319 · 58
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.1 · 89
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.869 · 82
PS — Penalty shot67
- Shootouts (60 %)32 · 65
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience68
- Career regular-season games (65 %)73
- Career playoff games (25 %)62
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall78
- SC · Scoring (28 %)74
- PA · Passing (22 %)71
- DF · Defense (18 %)81
- SK · Skating (12 %)80
- EN · Endurance (8 %)70
- DI · Discipline (5 %)82
- ST · Strength (4 %)79
- CK · Checking (3 %)84
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 78 | 80 | 74 | 81 |
| 2024-25 | 84 | 81 | 83 | 82 |
| 2023-24 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.6
wins above replacement
220 of 615
PAL Rating
57/ 100
Performance · Around average
189 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
74/ 100
Good value
0.86 M$ · expected PAL 35
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 48
- Defense
- 65
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- Offense
- 38
- Creation
- 61
- Shooting
- 40
- Possession
- 57
- Defense
- 67
- Discipline
- 90
- Power play
- 53
- Penalty kill
- 52
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 0.6 | 57 | 74 | 0.86 M$ |
| 2024-25 | STL | 1.9 | 80 | 93 | 0.86 M$ |
| 2023-24 | STL | 0.4 | 21 | 33 | 0.86 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
42/ 100
Average
better than 42% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
71/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
25/ 100
Below average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 244 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 48
- Shot selection
- 50
- Penalties drawn
- 90
- Puck management
- 37
Defense
- Takeaways
- 74
- Discipline
- 23
- Safe zone exits
- 15
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 42 | 71 | 25 |
| 2024-25 | STL | 13 | 18 | 24 |
| 2023-24 | STL | 9 | 1 | 46 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.6
wins above replacement
-0.1 to 1.9 — 90% interval
220 of 615 forwards
+3.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.0
- EV defense
- +1.2
- Power play
- +0.2
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -2.7
- Penalties
- +1.7
- Average → replacement
- +2.7
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 78 | 0.6 | -0.1 to 1.9 | 220/615 |
| 2024-25 | STL | 70 | 1.9 | 0.3 to 2.8 | 83/596 |
| 2023-24 | STL | 25 | 0.4 | -0.0 to 1.1 | 246/608 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 136.0 km/h63rd percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.0 km/h72nd percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3582nd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 45.8 %86th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 64.0 km59th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.41 km45th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.9 %97th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.8 %36th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 36.4 %87th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3072nd percentile | 687th percentile | 20.0 %80th percentile |
| High danger | 1174th percentile | 386th percentile | 27.3 %70th percentile |
| Mid range | 867th percentile | 177th percentile | 12.5 %53rd percentile |
| Long range | 153rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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CARZachary Bolduc: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Zachary Bolduc have in 2026-27?
Zachary Bolduc has 6 goals and 8 points (2 assists) in 17 games in 2026-27.
How old is Zachary Bolduc?
Zachary Bolduc is 23 years old: he was born on February 24, 2003.
How tall is Zachary Bolduc, and how much does he weigh?
Zachary Bolduc is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 187 lb (85 kg).
Where is Zachary Bolduc from?
Canada: Zachary Bolduc was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.
What team does Zachary Bolduc play for?
Zachary Bolduc plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL, at R, wearing number 76.
Is Zachary Bolduc injured?
No: Zachary Bolduc is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Zachary Bolduc?
Zachary Bolduc produced 0.6 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 220th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 57 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Zachary Bolduc make?
Zachary Bolduc earns $863K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 74 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Zachary Bolduc's contract end?
Zachary Bolduc's contract runs through the 2029-30 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Zachary Bolduc overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 74 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Zachary Bolduc a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 220th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Zachary Bolduc getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 80 in 2024-25 to 57 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Zachary Bolduc played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Zachary Bolduc has 3 points (3 goals, 0 assists).
What are Zachary Bolduc's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Zachary Bolduc has 192 games, 42 goals, 41 assists and 83 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 36 points in 72 games.
Where was Zachary Bolduc drafted?
Zachary Bolduc was drafted 17th overall (round 1) by St. Louis Blues in 2021.
Is Zachary Bolduc better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.44 points per game at home (4 in 9 games) and 0.50 on the road (4 in 8 games).
How does Zachary Bolduc perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Zachary Bolduc has 26 games and 8 points in his career. His pace (0.31 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.43).
Which player is most similar to Zachary Bolduc?
Emmitt Finnie: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Emmitt Finnie's page →Is Zachary Bolduc a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 33 points in 2026-27, or 0.44 points per game.
What is Zachary Bolduc's nationality?
Zachary Bolduc is Canadian. Internationally: Member of Team Quebec at the 2019 Canada Winter Games — gold medal; participated in the World U-17 Hockey Challenge — his team finished fifth.
What awards has Zachary Bolduc won?
Named the league's rookie of the year (QMJHL) and recipient of the Michel Bergeron Trophy ; Awarded the Michael Bossy Trophy as the QMJHL's best draft-eligible prospect.
How many championships has Zachary Bolduc won?
2: QMJHL champion with the Quebec Remparts — culminating in 2022–23; Memorial Cup winner with the Quebec Remparts — 2022–23.
Where did Zachary Bolduc play before turning pro?
Junior career: Trois-Rivières Estacades (QMAAA); two Tier I appearances with the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL); chose to play for the Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) in October 2019; traded to the Quebec Remparts in August 2021.
How many points is Zachary Bolduc projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 33 points in 75 games in 2026-27 (17 to 49 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Montreal Canadiens teammates
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