D · BOS · #91
Nikita Zadorov
- Height
- HT 6'7"
- Weight
- WT 244 lbs
- Birth date
- Apr 16, 1995 (age 31)
- Bio
- RUS · Shoots L
He ranks D89 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.
Dynasty Value Score
326
#437 overall · D127 of 272
2025–26 scoring
150 pts
81 GP · 1.9 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
145.5 pts
77.2 games · 1.9 PPG
5.1 G · 17.6 A · 22.7 P · 20:09 TOI · 0:07 PP · 4.1 xG
Projection range
123.7–154.5
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 20:53 | 0:05 | 38.7% | 2 | 4.2 | 23.8 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 20:09 | 0:07 | 39.7% | 5.1 | 4.1 | 23.5 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 77.2 | 145.5 | 1.9 | 20:09 | 0:07 | 5.1 | 17.6 | 22.7 | — | 0.8 | 99.6 | 192.6 | 93.5 | 8.0 | 139.8 | — | 4.1 | 10.7 |
| 2026–27 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 21:54 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025–26 | 81 | 150.0 | 1.9 | 20:53 | 0:05 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 196 | 102 | 18 | 152 | 0 | 4.2 | 12 |
| 2024–25 | 81 | 165.6 | 2.0 | 20:37 | 0:11 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 219 | 107 | 25 | 145 | 0 | 4.8 | 13 |
| 2023–24 | 75 | 121.2 | 1.6 | 17:26 | 0:08 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 177 | 68 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 |
| 2022–23 | 82 | 165.8 | 2.0 | 18:41 | 0:12 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 174 | 75 | 10 | 80 | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 74 | 137.3 | 1.9 | 16:55 | 0:11 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 181 | 49 | 11 | 77 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 55 | 104.3 | 1.9 | 19:12 | 0:02 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 190 | 74 | 1 | 36 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 64 | 110.8 | 1.7 | 17:46 | 0:04 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 175 | 66 | 6 | 65 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 70 | 144.8 | 2.1 | 17:12 | 0:04 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 228 | 67 | 19 | 75 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 77 | 169.9 | 2.2 | 19:28 | 0:09 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 278 | 106 | 4 | 103 | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | 56 | 82.3 | 1.5 | 19:02 | 0:38 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 153 | 69 | -20 | 73 | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | 22 | 24.3 | 1.1 | 16:56 | 0:26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 53 | 16 | -5 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014–15 | 60 | 101.8 | 1.7 | 17:42 | 1:24 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 134 | 73 | -10 | 51 | 1 | — | — |
| 2013–14 | 7 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 17:10 | 0:11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 3 | -4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Nikita Zadorov's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Zadorov's Dynasty Value Score?
- Zadorov scores 326 out of 10,000 (#437 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Zadorov's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 145.5 NHL-standard fantasy points over 77.19 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.