It takes only a few minutes perusing through Nikita Zadorov’s highlight reel to glean why the 29-year-old defenseman was so coveted by Boston this offseason. The Russian-born defenseman is more ...

The Bruins have an imposing force on their blue line in Nikita Zadorov. His teammates offered up a scouting report on the 6-foot-6 skater. “He’s big, he’s mean, he doesn’t care.

The Bruins added a whole lot of snarl on their blue line Monday afternoon. Shortly after NHL free agency commenced, Boston announced it signed defenseman Nikita Zadorov to a six-year contract with ...

The Boston Bruins’ signing of defenseman Nikita Zadorov is considered one of the worst contracts in free agency.. Boston signed Zadorov to a six-year deal with $5 million per season for a total ...

Nikita Zadorov signed with the Boston Bruins this offseason in hopes of winning a Stanley Cup. But there was a downside to joining an Original Six team, as the blue liner explained Monday in Boston.

Brutal special-teams play has further hindered Boston, with the Bruins 31st in the NHL on the power play (13.4 percent) and 25th on the penalty kill (76.0 percent).

The Boston Bruins landed one of the most prized players available in the free-agent market by signing former Vancouver Canucks defenseman Nikita Zadorov on July 1.. The Bruins inked Zadorov to a ...

What’s one word to describe Nikita Zadorov? Charlie Coyle recoiled at the question. “Oh, God,” said the Bruins center. “There’s a lot of one words I think you could use for him.” There ...

Nikita Zadorov is embracing the Bruins' reset. "I thought we were playing soft the first 20 games," said the big defenseman.

Nikita Zadorov knows his Bruins’ and Boston sports lore. In fact, he knows it well enough to know where not to go. With his size (6-foot-6, 250 pounds) and his last name, it was natural for his ...