Defense · BUF · 2014-15

Nikita Zadorov

Age: 31
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 256 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Moscow

Games: 60
Goals: 3
Assists: 12
Points: 15
Ice time: 17:42/gm

Season2014-15

Rating · 2014-15

3/100

Below replacement

Physical Defender

Better than 3% of NHL defencemen.

-0.74wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense958 min6among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense958 min5among all skaters at the position

Power play80 min1among defencemen who run a power play · small sample

Penalty killDoesn't kill penalties

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2013-14BUF	7	—	+0.06	Where it came from
2014-15BUF	60	3	-0.74	Where it came from
2015-16COL	22	19	-0.19	Where it came from
2016-17COL	56	1	-1.07	Where it came from
2017-18COL	77	67	+0.64	Where it came from
2018-19COL	70	52	+0.16	Where it came from
2019-20COL	64	29	+0.12	Where it came from
2020-21CHI	55	0	-0.37	Where it came from
2021-22CGY	74	74	+0.90	Where it came from
2022-23CGY	82	95	+2.35	Where it came from
2023-24TOT	75	56	+0.41	Where it came from
2024-25BOS	81	4	-0.42	Where it came from
2025-26BOS	81	2	-0.55	Where it came from
2026-27BOS	5	—	-0.12	Where it came from
Career14 seasons	809	—	+1.19

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 60 games

Game	Result	TOI	Shots	Blocks	Grade
vs PITApr 11	L 0-2	14:37	2	1	D+
@ CBJApr 10	L 2-4	14:24	0	2	D
vs CARApr 6	W 4-3	15:25	2	0	D+
@ NYIApr 4	L 0-3	11:36	0	0	D-
vs CHIApr 3	L 3-4	13:27	0	0	C-

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL defencemen — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.