The defensemen have been counted on a lot this season, with Hampus Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy both sidelined.

After putting together a strong showing at home last week, the Bruins snuffed out all of them momentum with an ugly loss to ...

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov has been diagnosed with a concussion one day after being on the receiving end of a devastating hit from Washington Capitals right winger Tom Wilson.

BOSTON — It’s not in Nikita Zadorov’s nature to beat around the bush. The Bruins’ early season struggles left them positioned to spend the rest of the season in a multi-team battle for a ...

For Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov, he's in an interesting situation. The Russian-born blue liner is in the prime age of his NHL career, fresh off signing the biggest contract of his ...

Zadorov logged an assist, four hits, three blocked shots, seven PIM and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Lightning. Zadorov has two helpers, 21 hits, 13 blocked shots and 13 PIM over ...

WASHINGTON — Nikita Zadorov, all 6 feet 6 inches and 248 pounds of him, rarely ends up on the wrong side of contact. But it happened Tuesday afternoon, 19 seconds into the big blueliner’s ...

BOSTON — Nikita Zadorov was trying to score not run over Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner late in the first period of the Bruins’ 4-0 loss to the Oilers, Tuesday. Zadorov was rushing up the ice ...

Former Calgary Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov signed this past offseason with the sixth club of his NHL career; an Original Six franchise. Signing a six-year deal with the Boston Bruins at $5 ...