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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#91PPI 50Nikita Zadorov is a 31-year-old defenseman for the Boston Bruins. Selected 16th overall by BUF in the 2013 NHL Draft. Born in Moscow, RUS.
On the blue line this season, Nikita has recorded 2 goals and 20 assists for 22 points across 81 games. He averages 0.27 points per game on 20:52 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 8–29 pts
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Nikita was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 81 games, 1,975 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
57.5 vs 54.8 lg
68th percentile
Quality of teammates
54.3 vs 53.2 lg
46th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Nikita takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
142
Goals vs expected
2 vs 3.9 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
5%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
42
Offense
83
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays a heavy penalty-kill workload.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
41-pt spreadThe 41-point spread between offensive (42th) and defensive (83th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays a heavy penalty-kill workload.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
41-pt spreadThe 41-point spread between offensive (42th) and defensive (83th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Nikita Zadorov's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | BOS | 81 | 2 | 20 | 22 | +18 | 107 | 1.9% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | BOS | 81 | 4 | 18 | 22 | +25 | 105 | 3.8% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | VAN | 54 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +6 | 61 | 8.2% |
Form
Nikita's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | vs BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:52 |
| Apr 28 | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:11 |
| Apr 26 | vs BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:20 |
| Apr 23 | vs BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:32 |
| Apr 21 | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:53 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Boston Bruins this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | CGY | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 29 | 3.4% |
| 22-232022-23 | CGY | 82 | 14 | 7 | 21 | +10 | 130 | 10.8% |
| 21-222021-22 | CGY | 74 | 4 | 18 | 22 | +11 | 106 | 3.8% |
| 20-212020-21 | CHI | 55 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +1 | 52 | 1.9% |
| 19-202019-20 | COL | 64 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +6 | 65 | 6.2% |
| 18-192018-19 | COL | 70 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +19 | 100 | 7.0% |
| 17-182017-18 | COL | 77 | 7 | 13 | 20 | +4 | 94 | 7.4% |
| 16-172016-17 | COL | 56 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -20 | 61 | — |
| 15-162015-16 | COL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 18 | — |
| 14-152014-15 | BUF | 60 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 52 | 5.8% |
| 13-142013-14 | BUF | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 4 | 25.0% |
| Career | — | 804 | 53 | 137 | 190 | +55 | 984 | 5.4% |
Fraser Minten
C · 35 pts
