David Krejčí

2006–2008

Krejčí turned pro in 2006–07, playing for the Bruins' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Providence Bruins. He played in his first NHL game on 30 January 2007, in a 7–1 loss against the Buffalo Sabres, but suffered a concussion from Buffalo's Adam Mair during his third shift. He recorded just 2:07 minutes of ice time. Krejčí played increasingly with Boston the following season, appearing in 56 NHL games to go with 25 games in Providence. On 19 February 2008, Krejčí was involved in a shootout tie-breaker round, in a Bruins road game against the Carolina Hurricanes, and scored to help the Bruins take the shootout 2–1.^[2] Krejčí's shootout tally would not, however, register as his first NHL goal, as shootout goals do not count towards a player's statistical totals. Krejčí scored his first official NHL goal a week later, on 26 February, against Martin Gerber of the Ottawa Senators, as the second Bruins goal in a 4–0 home-ice shutout. He finished his rookie NHL season with six goals and 27 points.

Krejci with the Boston Bruins in February 2008 during the 2007-08 NHL season.

2008–2010

Krejčí on 18 March 2010

In 2008–09, Krejčí scored his first NHL hat-trick on 18 December 2008, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He registered his first two goals against starter Vesa Toskala and his third against Curtis Joseph in an 8–5 Bruins win. About the midpoint of that season, NESN's play-by-play TV announcer Jack Edwards for televised Bruins games gave Krejčí the nickname "The Matrix", due to his ability to slow down the pace of a game through his skating style and abilities on the ice.^[3] Before a game on 2 April 2009, Krejčí was named the winner of the Boston Bruins' 2009 Seventh Player Award. The award is given annually to the player who "goes beyond the call of duty and exceeds all expectations" throughout the course of the season. During the game, Krejčí assisted on a goal by Milan Lucic, the 2008 winner of the Seventh Player Award, in a 2–1 home ice victory over the Ottawa Senators. He completed his second NHL season with 73 points in 82 games to go with a league-high +37 plus-minus rating.

In 2008–09, Krejčí had a career-high 73 points in the regular season.^[1] On 2 June 2009, he signed a multi-year contract extension with the Bruins, reportedly a three-year deal averaging $3.75 million a year.^[4]

At the beginning of November 2009, Krejčí was noticeably ill, and this was confirmed on 5 November 2009, with a diagnosis of infection with the H1N1 virus, which sidelined Krejčí for a period of time.^[5]

On 5 May 2010, during the Stanley Cup playoffs, Krejčí dislocated his wrist less than five minutes into a game when he was leveled at the Bruins' blue line by Philadelphia Flyers' centre Mike Richards. Surgery was needed and was performed following the game at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, and Krejčí missed the remainder of the playoffs.

Krejčí in 2012

2011–present

On 25 May 2011, Krejčí recorded his second NHL career hat-trick against the Tampa Bay Lightning during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals in the playoffs. He was the first Bruin to record a playoff hat trick since Cam Neely, two decades prior. On 15 June, Krejčí and the Bruins won the team's first Stanley Cup in 39 years, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4–0 in Game 7. Krejčí finished the 2011 playoffs with an NHL-leading 12 goals, 23 points and four game-winning goals.

On 1 March 2012, Krejčí got his third career hat-trick versus the New Jersey Devils. He scored goals in the first, third and overtime period in a 4–3 win. In the fourth game of the 2013 opening round playoffs against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Krejčí scored a hat-trick, including the game-winning goal in overtime.

On 1 October 2013, Krejčí was named an alternate captain of the Bruins. On 25 October 2013, Krejcí scored a game-winning goal with 0.8 seconds left against the San Jose Sharks and goaltender Antti Niemi.^[6]

On 3 September 2014, Krejčí signed a six-year extension with the Bruins.^[7] During a road game on 20 February 2015 against the St. Louis Blues, Krejčí suffered a partial tear of his MCL in his left knee, forcing him off the ice for 4–6 weeks for a recovery.^[8]

Regular season and playoffs

_{Bolded numbers indicate season/playoff leader}

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Czech Republic	WJC18			7	3	4	7	0
2005	Czech Republic	WJC			7	0	1	1	2
2006	Czech Republic	WJC	6th		6	3	3	6	4
2008	Czech Republic	WC	5th		5	0	0	0	2
2010	Czech Republic	Oly	7th		5	2	1	3	6
2012	Czech Republic	WC			10	3	4	7	4
2014	Czech Republic	Oly	6th		5	1	2	3	0
2018	Czech Republic	WC	7th		5	1	5	6	0
Junior totals					20	6	8	14	6
Senior totals					30	7	12	19	12