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Zakhar Bardakov

Colorado Avalanche
Position C
Age 25
Height 6'2"
Weight 198LBS
Shoots L
Birth Place Berdsk, RUS
Born Feb 23, 2001

Key Insights

2025-26
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Bardakov has been shuffled through 13 different five-man units and none of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled
The same few teammates are on the ice with him all night

5 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Bardakov this season.

each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Sam Malinski is the partner who brings the best out of him
Sam Malinski

Bardakov is at his best beside Malinski: 64.8% of the expected goals together against 53.8% apart.

149 minutes together, 274 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Gavin Brindley
Gavin Brindley

The pairing with Brindley is the one that costs him: 54.3% of the expected goals together, 60.5% apart.

165 minutes together, 257 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Sam Malinski

Malinski is a different player beside him: 64.8% of the expected goals with Bardakov, 60.2% without him.

149 minutes together, 1,173 minutes apart for Malinski
He and Sam Malinski are the pair that scares the other team
Sam Malinski

The pairing that generates most is Bardakov and Malinski: 5.49 expected goals an hour.

149 minutes together at 5v5

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 23, 2001
Birth Place Berdsk, RUS
Height 6'2"
Weight 198 LBS
Shoots/Catches L