2020-21 Rink Wrap: Zdeno Chara

Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe Stats:

Regular Season

Playoffs

The Charts:

via Evolving-Hockey via HockeyViz The Key Stat: 0, as in the number of goals scored by Chara over the last 45 games of the season. He was 2-8-10 overall, and did have six points over that span, but going back to February 4 when that goal drought started, only Boston’s Mike Reilly played more games without scoring a goal (46), and he was one of only eight skaters to record at least 49 shots (the number he had over that stretch) without scoring a goal.

The Good: There are the intangibles – on and off the ice – that speak to his influence on teammates in a positive way, whether it is his influence on a…