D · BOS · NHL id 8477507
Nikita Zadorov has played 1 game for the Boston Bruins in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 21:54 a night (20:52 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 0:40 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 97% of his 5v5 minutes with Connor Clifton and 37% with Morgan Geekie in his only game so far, and the Bruins have controlled 55% of shot attempts with Zadorov on the ice (0-0 in goals, 75% offensive-zone starts). In the Bruins' most recent game against NYR he was on D1 with Connor Clifton and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs NYR, detected from shift data
- +3:52 5v5 TOI
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 21:32 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 3 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at BOS: 3 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.06 expected goals; best chance Nikita Zadorov at 0.03 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 81 GP · 22 points vs 19.4 expected
Last 20 games: 0. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 1.9%
- 102.6
- 30.6%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 5.1
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.022 xG per attempt lately vs 0.031 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played81
- Goals2578th of 715
- Assists20266th of 715
- Points22379th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal107277th of 715
- Hits19623rd of 715
- Blocked shots10279th of 715
- Plus/minus+1847th of 715
- Penalty minutes1521st of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.4%429th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)48.2%453rd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)47.2%486th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.2%485th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)44.4%597th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)48.3%447th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.73419th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.073548th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.28386th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game20:5389th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:04537th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %38.5%602nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−1.51706th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1026103rd of 719
- Goals above expected−3.1632nd of 715
- Luck Meter+4358th of 828
- Ascension score54114th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.815th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts57371st of 715
- Hardest shot99.718th of 715
- Offensive-zone time38.7%634th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 81 of 81 games through the sequence engine
- −0.072
- Season net
- −1.66xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.73
- Attempts
- 17
- 0.003
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D3Mar 25, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Jan 23, 2023 alerts →
- Moved down to D3 from D1Dec 22, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Dec 16, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Oct 20, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3May 15, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Mar 9, 2020 alerts →
How his goals happened
16 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 @ DET | Rush | carry | 2 | 74.8 | — | |
| Oct 16, 2025 @ VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 49.8 | — | |
| Mar 8, 2025 @ TBL | Cycle | — | 0 | 41.1 | — | |
| Feb 8, 2025 vs VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 74.2 | — | |
| Dec 3, 2024 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 77.2 | one-timer | |
| Nov 27, 2024 @ NYI | Dump and chase | dump | 1* | 18.9 | — | |
| May 10, 2024 vs EDM | Rush | carry | 1 | 56.5 | — | |
| May 8, 2024 vs EDM | Rush | loose | 1 | 78.7 | one-timer | |
| Apr 30, 2024 vs NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 68.7 | 4-on-2 | |
| Apr 23, 2024 vs NSH | Point shot | — | 2* | 74.9 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2024 vs MTL | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 66.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 21, 2024 vs MTL | Point shot | — | 2 | 67.8 | — | |
| Mar 13, 2024 vs COL | Rush | loose | 2 | 67.5 | one-timer | |
| Feb 19, 2024 @ MIN | Cycle | — | 2* | 68.3 | — | |
| Feb 15, 2024 vs DET | Rebound | — | 0 | 66.3 | rebound | |
| Nov 10, 2023 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 64.9 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Zadorov
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Zadorov apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Clifton | D | 1 | 20:19 | 97% | 53.3% | — (0-0) | 100.0% 0:33 | 100.0% 1:49 |
| Morgan Geekie | C | 1 | 7:37 | 37% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 52.0% 13:15 | 45.0% 7:26 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 7:15 | 35% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 52.0% 13:37 | 47.1% 6:42 |
| Pavel Zacha | C | 1 | 6:36 | 32% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 51.9% 14:16 | 42.1% 7:05 |
| Elias Lindholm | C | 1 | 5:53 | 28% | 55.6% | — (0-0) | 54.5% 14:59 | 56.3% 8:05 |
| David Pastrnak | RW | 1 | 5:50 | 28% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 54.2% 15:02 | 61.9% 9:49 |
| JJ Peterka | RW | 1 | 5:28 | 26% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 54.2% 15:24 | 63.6% 9:50 |
| Sean Kuraly | C | 1 | 5:22 | 26% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 61.9% 15:30 | 50.0% 9:04 |
| Tanner Jeannot | LW | 1 | 5:12 | 25% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 63.6% 15:40 | 50.0% 7:57 |
| Mark Kastelic | C | 1 | 4:56 | 24% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 65.2% 15:56 | 45.5% 7:25 |
| James Hagens | C | 1 | 3:04 | 15% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 17:48 | 46.2% 9:51 |
| Fraser Minten | C | 1 | 2:59 | 14% | 62.5% | — (0-0) | 52.2% 17:53 | 68.8% 10:19 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | C | 1 | 2:19 | 11% | 70.0% | — (0-0) | 47.6% 18:33 | 64.3% 10:02 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs NYR | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 21:54 | 20:52 | — | 0:40 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 21:54 | 21:54 | 17 | 14 | 54.8% | 57.1% | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.7 | 75% |
| Even strength | 1 | 20:52 | 20:52 | 17 | 14 | 54.8% | 57.1% | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.7 | 75% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 20:52 | 20:52 | 17 | 14 | 54.8% | 57.1% | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.7 | 75% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:40 | 0:40 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 1 | 21:54 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | BOS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 37 | 6 | 0.0% | 19 | 7 | 19:35 |
| 2025-26 | BOS | 81 | 2 | 20 | 22 | +18 | 152 | 107 | 1.9% | 196 | 102 | 20:53 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 81 | 4 | 18 | 22 | +25 | 145 | 105 | 3.8% | 219 | 107 | 20:37 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | VAN | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +3 | 26 | 21 | 19.0% | 45 | 18 | 20:09 |
| 2023-24 | VAN, CGY | 75 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 125 | 90 | 6.7% | 177 | 68 | 17:26 |
| 2022-23 | CGY | 82 | 14 | 7 | 21 | +10 | 80 | 130 | 10.8% | 174 | 75 | 18:41 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | CGY | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 24 | 21 | 0.0% | 32 | 13 | 18:08 |
| 2021-22 | CGY | 74 | 4 | 18 | 22 | +11 | 77 | 106 | 3.8% | 181 | 49 | 16:55 |
| 2020-21 | CHI | 55 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +1 | 36 | 52 | 1.9% | 190 | 74 | 19:12 |
| 2019-20 | COL | 64 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +6 | 65 | 65 | 6.2% | 175 | 66 | 17:46 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | COL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 24 | 11 | 0.0% | 59 | 29 | 18:49 |
| 2018-19 | COL | 70 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +19 | 75 | 100 | 7.0% | 228 | 67 | 17:12 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | COL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 32 | 9 | 11.1% | 28 | 8 | 20:51 |
| 2017-18 | COL | 77 | 7 | 13 | 20 | +4 | 103 | 94 | 7.4% | 278 | 106 | 19:28 |
Nikita Zadorov news
- Nikita Zadorov with a Hit vs. New York RangersYahoo Sports
- The Marchenko Mystery: Is a Bot Account About to Break NHL News?NHL Trade Talk
- Nikita Zadorov calls Rangers captain 'one of best teammates I've had'Forever Blueshirts
- Nikita Zadorov Declares Himself Ready for Season - NHL News | Fantasy Hockeyrotoballer.com
- 'It wasn't his fault': Nikita Zadorov defends JT Miller's role in rift with Elias PetterssonCanucks Army
- Nikita Zadorov joins the show to talk Sutter stories, Russian hockey and moreYouTube
- Nikita Zadorov News: Deemed healthy for this seasonRotoWire
- Bruins' Nikita Zadorov: Deemed healthy for this seasonCBS Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.