Nikita Zadorov has 15 points (1 goals, 14 assists) in 45 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 183 points (52 goals, 131 assists) in 768 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: 
RUSAge: 30.7 yrs (16.04.1995) Height / Weight: 201 cm / 116 kg Shoots: L Drafted: 16th in 2013 Draft Team: 
Buffalo Sabres
Awards: -
The 30-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Bruins controlling 41% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nikita Zadorov is off the ice, the Bruins control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.
He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 16% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 45% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 116th of 283 DefensemenDefense:Def: 165th of 283 Defensemen -
Metric Current Season PlayDriving -0.10-0.140.11OnIce_xGoalsPct 0.410.350.65IceTimePerGame 21.761525Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.060.050.7PrimaryAssists/60 0.370.11SecondaryAssists/60 0.490.11xGoals/60 0.280.090.38OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 2.611.85OnIce_GoalsFor/60 2.821.45.5PP_xGoals/60 0.000.51.5Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 3.812.54.5OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 3.0624.5Penalties/60 1.960.51.5ShotsBlocked/60 4.3526Takeaways/60 1.470.52DZoneGiveaways/60 2.1414DZoneStartPct 0.450.150.4PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 5.90512
| Actual AAV: | $5.000M |
| Player Contract Value: | $3.100M |
| Remaining: | 5 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2030 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 36.2 yrs (16.04.1995) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 |
Sabres
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 17:10 | 4 | 25.0% | 4 |
| 2014-15 |
Sabres
|
60 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 17:41 | 52 | 5.8% | 51 |
| 2015-16 |
Avalanche
|
22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 16:55 | 18 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2016-17 |
Avalanche
|
56 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -20 | 19:01 | 61 | 0.0% | 73 |
| 2017-18 |
Avalanche
|
77 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 19:28 | 94 | 7.4% | 103 |
| 2018-19 |
Avalanche
|
70 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 17:11 | 100 | 7.0% | 75 |
| 2019-20 |
Avalanche
|
64 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 17:46 | 65 | 6.2% | 65 |
| 2020-21 |
Blackhawks
|
55 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 19:11 | 52 | 1.9% | 36 |
| 2021-22 |
Flames
|
74 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 16:55 | 106 | 3.8% | 77 |
| 2022-23 |
Flames
|
82 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 18:40 | 130 | 10.8% | 80 |
| 2023-24 |
Flames
|
21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 18:23 | 29 | 3.4% | 23 |
| 2023-24 |
Canucks
|
54 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 17:04 | 61 | 8.2% | 102 |
| 2024-25 |
Bruins
|
81 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 20:37 | 105 | 3.8% | 145 |
| 2025-26 |
Bruins
|
45 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 21:46 | 56 | 1.8% | 113 |
| Season Projection | 82 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 21:45 | 102 | 2.0% | 206 | |
| Total | 768 | 52 | 131 | 183 | 51 | 933 | 5.6% | 959 | ||
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Zadorov | |
D | 30.7 yrs | 201 cm / 116 kg | 0.33 | 0.24 | 62 | 76 | $5.000M | |
| 83% | Nicolas Hague |  |
D | 27.1 yrs | 198 cm / 110 kg | 0.31 | 0.24 | 61 | 78 | $5.500M |
| 77% | Alexander Petrovic |  |
D | 33.9 yrs | 196 cm / 97 kg | 0.22 | 0.19 | 59 | 76 | $0.775M |
| 77% | Jamie Oleksiak |  |
D | 33.1 yrs | 201 cm / 114 kg | 0.20 | 0.21 | 56 | 71 | $4.600M |
| 76% | Louis Crevier | |
D | 24.7 yrs | 203 cm / 103 kg | 0.33 | 0.21 | 64 | 68 | $0.900M |