Marat Khusnutdinov is a prime example of a player stepping up when given a bigger role. It’s not hyperbolic to say that the trajectory of Khusnutdinov’s 2025-26 season has been one of the more unexpected storylines in recent NHL memory.
Marat Khusnutdinov notched his first goal of the season in an overtime winner to propel the Boston Bruins past the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Thursday night.
Marat Khusnutdinov scored his first goal of the season at 2:07 of overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
The Boston Bruins will look a lot different when they take the ice in October, with many changes to the coaching staff and roster. One relatively new face is Marat Khusnutdinov.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Boston Bruins need help offensively: their 2.71 goals for per game in 2024-25 was in the bottom five in the NHL, and they have not done a ton to address that need in free agency.
The Boston Bruins announced two signings on Sunday (June 30): those of forward Marat Khusnutdinov and defenseman Michael Callahan. While these two may not be the biggest names the Bruins hope to bring in this offseason, they are solid depth additions who will undoubtedly see time at the NHL level in 2025-26.
The Boston Bruins have taken care of some business on the Sunday before the start of free agency. News emerged that the Bruins have signed centre Marat Khusnutdinov to a contract extensions.
On Sunday, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney announced that the team has signed forward Marat Khusnutdinov to a two-year contract extension. The deal carries an AAV of $925,000 through the 2026-27 campaign.
As the offseason continues and the NHL postseason winds down to the final rounds, it’s time for another Minnesota Wild report card, this one will be shared once again.
The dust is slowly beginning to settle from the Boston Bruins’ very active trade deadline, which saw the departure of a number of major roster players and the addition of some new faces as they enter into a rebuilding era.
Marat Khusnutdinov was born on July 17, 2002 in Moskva, Russia. The undersized winger played for the Vityaz Podolsk U16 team during the 2017-18 season and contributed eight goals and 34 assists in 25 games and was a part of the Russian U16 championship team.
TSN’s Pierre LeBrun is reporting that the Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired forward Luke Kunin from the San Jose Sharks. A return hasn’t yet been shared.
One of the most underrated players on the trade market is off the board. The Boston Bruins have traded forward Justin Brazeau to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forwards Jakub Lauko and Marat Khusnutdinov.
The Minnesota Wild have recalled defenseman David Jiricek and reassigned forwards Marat Khusnutdinov and Liam Ohgren. The moves clear space for winger Gustav Nyquist, who Minnesota acquired from the Nashville Predators for a second-round pick on Saturday morning.
The Wild will be short-handed against the Calgary Flames. Star winger Kirill Kaprizov and center Marat Khusnutdinov have been ruled out of Saturday's game against the Flames in Calgary due to lower-body injuries. Kaprizov briefly exited after taking a hit during Thursday's win over the Edmonton Oilers, but returned and finished the game.
The Minnesota Wild were wheeling and dealing at an NHL trade deadline that was much more active than in past years. But there was only so much they could shake up, after president of hockey operations Bill Guerin signed those who would have been his most valuable trade deadline assets to recent contract extensions instead.
It's only a matter of time before Marat Khusnutdinov arrives in the United States and as soon as he does he could be centering a line for the Minnesota
The Minnesota Wild announced on Wednesday afternoon that they signed HC Sochi forward Marat Khusnutdinov to a two-year, entry-level contract. For the Philadelphia Flyers, this new precedent represents a game-changer for the organization and its rebuild.
It's a bad time to be a Minnesota Wild fan. There's currently somewhere between little and no hope for the team to make the playoffs. Minnesota has very few pieces they can trade at the deadline.
The Minnesota Wild need more prospects to improve their consistency and special teams, which would allow them to play at their best for a full 60 minutes.
In Hockey Wilderness’s annual prospect rankings earlier this year, I wrote about how Minnesota Wild prospect Danila Yurov was the whole package and that he’d be arriving in North America sooner than later. I’m sorry, that's my bad.