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Nikita Zadorov

Position
Defence
Age
31Apr 16, 1995
Height
6'7"201 cm
Weight
244 lbs111 kg
Shoots
Left
Born
Moscow, RUS
Nationality
RUS
Draft
2013 · Round 1 · 16th overall · BUF
GP16
G0
A5
PTS5
+/-7
S%0.0%
TOI/GP19:29
GWG0
OTG—
SHG0
PPP0

Nikita Zadorov, Boston Bruins defenceman, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Moscow, RUS · Draft: 2013 · Round 1, pick 16 (#16 overall) · BUF · 15 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP
818
G
53
A
141
PTS
194
+/-
61

Playoffs

GP
64
G
8
A
12
PTS
20
+/-
5

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTS+/-STOI
2026-10-31vs CHI0000015:02
2026-10-29@ STL000-1119:05
2026-10-27@ CAR0000018:31
2026-10-24vs SJS0003018:17
2026-10-22vs NSH0002119:48

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 16 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s skaters. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Territory

  • Offensive-zone time while on the iceLeague avg 40.6%39.2%Beats 21%
  • Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 41.0%40.5%Beats 26%
  • Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 40.2%42.4%Beats 24%

Speed

  • Top skating speedLeague avg 21.2 mph21.4 mphBeats 61%
  • Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 810Beats 67%
  • Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 00Beats 0%
  • Average shot speedLeague avg 68.3 mph72.1 mphBeats 85%
  • Hardest shotLeague avg 86.7 mph89.2 mphBeats 59%

Where the shots come from

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Shots by rink area

Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

  • Left corner: 0 shots
  • Behind the net: 0 shots
  • Right corner: 0 shots
  • Left side of the net: 0 shots
  • Crease: 0 shots
  • Right side of the net: 0 shots
  • Low slot: 2 shots
  • Left circle: 2 shots
  • Right circle: 1 shots
  • High slot: 1 shots
  • Outside left: 1 shots
  • Outside right: 0 shots
  • Left point: 3 shots
  • Centre point: 3 shots
  • Right point: 1 shots
  • Neutral zone: 0 shots
  • Beyond the red line: 0 shots
  • Close-range shotsLeague avg 12Beats 88%
  • Mid-range shotsLeague avg 34Beats 73%
  • Long-range shotsLeague avg 87More than 58%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

Game LogLast 10 games

DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 6@ PIT000W
Nov 3VGK011W
Oct 31CHI000W
Oct 30@ STL000L
Oct 28@ CAR000L
Oct 24SJS000W
Oct 22NSH000W
Oct 21@ DAL011L
Oct 17@ ANA000W
Oct 14@ SJS011W
Show all 16 games
DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 6@ PIT000W
Nov 3VGK011W
Oct 31CHI000W
Oct 30@ STL000L
Oct 28@ CAR000L
Oct 24SJS000W
Oct 22NSH000W
Oct 21@ DAL011L
Oct 17@ ANA000W
Oct 14@ SJS011W
Oct 10PHI000W
Oct 8UTA000W
Oct 5OTT000L
Oct 4@ MIN000L
Oct 3@ WPG022W
Sep 30NYR000W

Career Arc

15 Seasons
PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2026-27BOS14044+6
2025-26BOS8122022+18
2024-25BOS8141822+25
2023-24CGY21156-6
2023-24VAN545914+6
2022-23CGY8214721+10
2021-22CGY7441822+11
2020-21CHI55178+1
2019-20COL644913+6
2018-19COL707714+19
2017-18COL7771320+4
2016-17COL5601010-20
2015-16COL22022-5
2014-15BUF6031215-10
2013-14BUF7101-4

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