2013 NHL Draft
Nikita Zadorov in the 2013 NHL Draft
Buffalo Sabres selected Nikita Zadorov 16th overall in the 2013 NHL Draft.
He was the second of the 8 Russians selected that year. It was the second of the 11 picks Buffalo Sabres made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2013, 106 have played in the NHL regular season. Only 7 of them have played more games than his 821.
- Overall pick
- 16
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 16
- Drafting team
- BUFBuffalo Sabres
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 13–19 in the 2013 draft
- 13Josh MorrisseyD744 GP · 431 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 14Alexander WennbergC879 GP · 428 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 15Ryan PulockD649 GP · 242 PNYINew York Islanders
- 16Nikita ZadorovD821 GP · 195 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 17Curtis LazarC617 GP · 131 POTTOttawa Senators
- 18Mirco MuellerD185 GP · 28 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 19Kerby RychelL43 GP · 14 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2013 class
2nd
of 8 Russians selected
7th
of 69 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 10Valeri NichushkinR643 GP · 366 PDALDallas Stars
- 16Nikita ZadorovD821 GP · 195 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 37Valentin ZykovL55 GP · 17 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 75Pavel BuchnevichL691 GP · 513 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 83Bogdan YakimovC1 GP · 0 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 88Anton SlepyshevL102 GP · 23 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 187Rushan RafikovDCGYCalgary Flames
- 207Emil GalimovLSJSSan Jose Sharks
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Nikita Zadorov made his NHL debut on October 19, 2013, 111 days after the draft.
821
Games
53
Goals
142
Assists
195
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Buffalo Sabres picks in the 2013 draft
- 8Rasmus RistolainenD824 GP · 319 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 16Nikita ZadorovD821 GP · 195 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 35J.T. CompherL670 GP · 308 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 38Connor HurleyCBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 52Justin BaileyR141 GP · 23 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 69Nick BaptisteR47 GP · 10 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 129Cal PetersenG106 GP · 46 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 130Gustav PosslerRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 143Anthony FlorentinoDBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 159Sean MaloneC2 GP · 1 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 189Eric LockeCBUFBuffalo Sabres