The National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced Sunday that Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov has been fined $5,000 for roughing Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic during the Bruins’ 5-4 overtime win against the Blackhawks Saturday.
Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?
The Boston Bruins say they scratched defenseman Nikita Zadorov for disciplinary reasons, but Pete Blackburn believes there’s more to the story. Given that the Bruins knew exactly what they were getting when they signed the rugged and emotional blueliner, why would things suddenly change?
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
Most things are going right for the Boston Bruins these days.
Boston Bruins head coach Marco Sturm shared the lineup changes for Tuesday night’s game against the Stars which features the return of two players. “Let's start with this, Sway [Jeremy Swayman] will be in net,” said Sturm.
Nikita Zadorov has led the National Hockey League in penalty minutes in each of the last two seasons — and his discipline cost the Boston Bruins defenseman a spot in the lineup over the weekend.
Dan Milstein really doesn’t seem capable of staying away from social media for very long. This was particularly evident in the Kirill Marchenko case, when the agent made numerous public statements on behalf of his client.
It’s been a rough start to the season for the big defenseman, and Nikita Zadorov’s agent just made things more interesting. Dan Milstein has fueled Toronto Maple Leafs trade speculation after the Boston Bruins defenseman was made a healthy scratch on Saturday night.
It’s hard to be critical of the Boston Bruins these days. For starters, a whole host of young players, from Fraser Minten, James Hagens, Matthew Poitras, and Marat Khusnutdinov up front, to Mason Lohrei and Frederic Brunet on the back end, have asserted themselves as competent, capable, and impact players at the NHL level.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Boston Bruins head into Saturday night in Los Angeles on a four-game winning streak, with their latest win coming after a comeback. Now, they will face the Kings without center Pavel Zacha.
Connor Zary has cleared waivers and is eligible to be sent down to the AHL Calgary Wranglers. No NHL team claimed him despite him being placed on waivers by the Calgary Flames yesterday.
Nikita Zadorov’s defence of J.T. Miller is interesting. Not because Zadorov is the first former teammate to say something nice about Miller, but because of the standard he uses to judge him.
Fans will always be curious about what might’ve been going on behind the scenes during one of the more tumultuous periods in the Vancouver Canucks’ recent history.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Ottawa Senators and Drake Batherson are working against a deadline as they try to finalize a long-term extension, while new details have emerged about how close the Edmonton Oilers’ got to acquiring Nikita Zadorov.
Finding Darnell Nurse a new home this offseason wasn’t all that easy for the Edmonton Oilers, and it came with several speed bumps along the way before they ultimately struck a deal with the San Jose Sharks.
For months, fans across the internet have been clamoring for action resembling NHL hockey. And while these rookie tournaments won’t feature many players that will be full-timers this season, it does offer fans a glimpse into the future before training camps start next week.
In less than a week, we’re going to figure out who the Calgary Flames acquired in exchange for Nikita Zadorov. On Nov. 30, 2023, before I even started writing at FlamesNation, the Flames traded Zadorov to the Vancouver Canucks for a 2024 fifth and 2026 third.
It did not take long for former Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin to find his next job as an NHL executive. On Thursday morning, the Seattle Kraken announced they have hired Patrik Allvin as an assistant general manager.
Nikita Zadorov displayed remarkable resilience during the Boston Bruins’ first-round playoff series against the Buffalo Sabres, revealing afterward that he competed on a severely injured knee.
You could say neither team got the result they wanted in Tuesday night’s rivalry game between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins came
Sometimes, even the best players in the world are aware of how much they are being watched, and by whom.
The Boston Bruins just can't seem to catch a break this season. After finishing as one of the best teams in the league last year, they're now struggling to stay in this year's playoff race. Thursday night things went from bad to worse.
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins are a perennial playoff team but face the harsh reality that they may miss the postseason this year. Just don’t tell defenseman Nikita Zadorov that.
He's a defenseman who has failed to live up to his $30 million deal.
BRIGHTON – When Nikita Zadorov signed with Boston as a free agent over the summer, a lot of Bruins breathed a sigh of relief. None were more audible than team captain Brad Marchand.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are interested in impending free-agent defenseman Nikita Zadorov, but they'll have to elbow out a number of other teams if they are to sign him.
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