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Nikita Zadorov
Defenseman #91 Bruins $5.000M
Player Information

Nikita Zadorov has 17 points (1 goals, 16 assists) in 56 games for the Boston Bruins this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 16) of the 2013 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, he has 185 points (52 goals, 133 assists) in 779 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres, the Colorado Avalanche, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Calgary Flames, the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins.

He also has 19 points (8 goals, 11 assists) in 58 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagRUS
    Age: 30.9 yrs (16.04.1995)
    Height / Weight: 201 cm / 115 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 16th in 2013
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 30-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Bruins controlling 40% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nikita Zadorov is off the ice, the Bruins control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 15% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 45% in the defensive zone.

  • 67

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 127th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 199th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.10
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.40
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    21.70
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.41
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.41
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.25
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.50
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.76
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.76
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.97
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.84
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.89
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.43
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.61
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.45
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.42
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $5.000M
Player Contract Value: $2.100M
Remaining: 5 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2030 UFA
Age at the end: 36.2 yrs (16.04.1995)
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Nikita Zadorov
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
24.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 0 16:34 0 0
27.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 0 21:52 2 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 2 20:46 0 0
01.02.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 1 22:10 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 1 19:55 0 2
Total 5 0 0 0 4 3 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2013-14 Team Logo Sabres 7 1 0 1 -4 17:10 4 25.0% 4
2014-15 Team Logo Sabres 60 3 12 15 -10 17:41 52 5.8% 51
2015-16 Team Logo Avalanche 22 0 2 2 -5 16:55 18 0.0% 12
2016-17 Team Logo Avalanche 56 0 10 10 -20 19:01 61 0.0% 73
2017-18 Team Logo Avalanche 77 7 13 20 4 19:28 94 7.4% 103
2018-19 Team Logo Avalanche 70 7 7 14 19 17:11 100 7.0% 75
2019-20 Team Logo Avalanche 64 4 9 13 6 17:46 65 6.2% 65
2020-21 Team Logo Blackhawks 55 1 7 8 1 19:11 52 1.9% 36
2021-22 Team Logo Flames 74 4 18 22 11 16:55 106 3.8% 77
2022-23 Team Logo Flames 82 14 7 21 10 18:40 130 10.8% 80
2023-24 Team Logo Flames 21 1 5 6 -6 18:23 29 3.4% 23
2023-24 Team Logo Canucks 54 5 9 14 6 17:04 61 8.2% 102
2024-25 Team Logo Bruins 81 4 18 22 25 20:37 105 3.8% 145
2025-26 Team Logo Bruins 56 1 16 17 20 21:40 66 1.5% 123
Season Projection 81 1 23 24 29 21:40 95 1.1% 178
Total 779 52 133 185 57 943 5.5% 969
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Avalanche 6 1 2 3 1 20:51 9 11.1% 32
2018-19 Team Logo Avalanche 12 0 0 0 -5 18:49 11 0.0% 24
2019-20 Team Logo Avalanche 15 3 2 5 5 15:04 16 18.8% 18
2021-22 Team Logo Flames 12 0 3 3 2 18:07 21 0.0% 24
2023-24 Team Logo Canucks 13 4 4 8 3 20:08 21 19.0% 26
Total 58 8 11 19 6 78 10.3% 124
Player Match
Player
Match
Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G
Career
P/G
Offense
Rating
Defense
Rating
Actual AAV
Nikita Zadorov Team Logo D 30.9 yrs 201 cm / 115 kg 0.30 0.24 61 71 $5.000M
83% Nicolas Hague Team Logo D 27.2 yrs 198 cm / 110 kg 0.26 0.23 58 73 $5.500M
80% Louis Crevier Team Logo D 24.8 yrs 203 cm / 103 kg 0.28 0.20 62 70 $0.900M
78% Jamie Oleksiak Team Logo D 33.2 yrs 201 cm / 113 kg 0.17 0.21 54 71 $4.600M
78% Joel Edmundson Team Logo D 32.7 yrs 196 cm / 99 kg 0.29 0.22 59 69 $3.850M
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