Nikita Zadorov

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Through 2029-30$20.0M

4 years$5.0M a year

4.8%of the $104.0M salary cap this season

259thhighest cap hit in the NHL, of 1475 contracts

5.1%of the Bruins payroll

SeasonAgeCap hitRaise

2026-27 31 $5.0M — This season

2027-28 32 $5.0M —

2028-29 33 $5.0M —

2029-30 34 $5.0M —

2030-31 35 Free agent Unrestricted

Where his deal sits

2026-27 cap hits around his, league wide

RankPlayerTeamAgeFree agentvs ZadorovCap hit

256 Jackson Blake CAR 23 2034 +$0.1M $5.1M 257 J.T. Compher DET 31 2028 +$0.1M $5.1M 257 Rasmus Ristolainen PHI 32 2027 +$0.1M $5.1M 259 Nikita Zadorov BOS 31 2030 $5.0M 259 Samuel Girard PIT 28 2027 Same $5.0M 259 Ivan Barbashev VGK 31 2028 Same $5.0M

Deals built like his

Other deals that pay about $5.0M a year

SamuelGirard $5.0Ma year 1 year, Penguins Age 28 IvanBarbashev $5.0Ma year 2 years, Golden Knights Age 31 ViktorArvidsson $5.0Ma year 2 years, Red Wings Age 33

Full breakdown: base salary and cap hit by season

Season

Team

Base Salary

Cap Hit

2026-27

BOS

$4.5M

$5M M-NTC

2027-28

BOS

$4M

$5M M-NTC

2028-29

BOS

$3.25M

$5M

2029-30

BOS

$3.6M

$5M

2030-31

BOS

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$5M

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