Sure, the Boston Bruins were without three of their top defensemen – Charlie McAvoy (wrist), Hampus Lindholm (knee) and Brandon Carlo (ill) – but Boston’s overall defense was terrible during a 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday at KeyBank Center in Buffalo,

Here is how former Vancouver Canucks blueliner Nikita Zadorov is doing with the Boston Bruins so far this year.

"I'm here to play in the playoffs. I want to see Boston Garden buzzing." The post The playoff odds currently don’t favor the Bruins. Nikita Zadorov and his teammates couldn’t care less. appeared first on Boston.

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

The Bruins are set to receive a lift in the coming days, as Hampus Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy were regular participants in practice Monday.

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 ...

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 ...

Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm both returned to Bruins’ practice on Monday. Neither will play on Tuesday at Buffalo, but their return signals a significant step in their efforts to return to ...

Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov took a lighthearted jab at the Boston media while making it clear that the team's objective is to reach the postseason. The Bruins are coming off a 3-1 win ...

It was a message that defenseman Nikita Zadorov heard loud and clear ... Even with the return of Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm from injury — coupled with the strong play of Swayman ...

Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm both returned to the Boston Bruins’ practice Monday. Neither will play Tuesday night at Buffalo, but their return signals a significant step in their efforts ...

Six-plus months ago, the Bruins believed they had checked two of those boxes in Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov ... pair with McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm unavailable. Zadorov was on the ice ...