Bruins' Nikita Zadorov reveals he played most of the first round with a wild injury

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Bruins' Nikita Zadorov reveals he played most of the first round with a wild injury

Updated 6 hours ago
Fox News
New York Post
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Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov says he played on a full MCL tear for three games during Boston's Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Sabres. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include Fox News, New York Post.

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Bruins' Nikita Zadorov reveals he played most of the first round with a wild injury
Fox News5/2/2026

Bruins' Nikita Zadorov reveals he played most of the first round with a wild injury

Caitlin Clark's 3rd season has started off with yet another injury, after slamming her knee on the court yesterday. The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is winding down, which means we've officially reached "Guys revealing what insane injuries they played with" season. First up this year is Boston Bruins.

Nikita Zadorov of the Boston Bruins skates against the Buffalo Sabres.
New York Post
New York Post
Lean Right
5/3/2026

Bruins’ Nikita Zadorov played through playoff series with torn MCL

Bruins star Nikita Zadorov made a startling revelation on Friday: he played much of his team’s first-round series with a torn MCL. Zadorov, 31, disclosed the injury to reporters following Boston’s 4-1 Game 6 loss to Buffalo, which gave the Sabres a 4-2 series win. “I tore my MCL [in] Game 3,” he told reporters Friday.