Marat
Khusnutdinov
C · BOS · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 25
- WAR
- 0.8
- Value
- 39
- PTS
- 33
2025-26№ 192 / 615
Marat Khusnutdinov (Boston Bruins) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Marat Khusnutdinov
#92CPlays: Winger · 12% of faceoffs
Boston Bruins
HEIGHT : 178 cm · WEIGHT : 86 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : July 16, 2002 · Moscow, Russia
Drafted : 2020 · MIN · round 2, pick #37
Contract : $925,000 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract (Extension) · RFA (Arb)
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Boston Bruins | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Boston Bruins | 77 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | Boston Bruins | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | Minnesota Wild | 57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 2023-24 | Minnesota Wild | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 186 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 44 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Boston Bruins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Marat Khusnutdinov: our analysis
2025-26 season: 77 GP, 15 G, 18 A, 33 PTS, +12 +/-, 14:30 TOI. WAR 0.8 (192nd of 615) · PAL 25, below average.
In 2025-26, Marat Khusnutdinov, 24, posts a PAL Rating of 25 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.8 ranks 192nd among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: discipline (89, among the best in the league) and penalty kill (84, well above average). On the other hand, power play (8, among the weakest in the league) and creation (13, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+2.2); his biggest cost: EV offense (-2.2).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 3 in 2024-25 to 25; his WAR went from -0.2 to 0.8.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 39 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Marat Khusnutdinov's story
Born in Moscow on 17 July 2002, Khusnutdinov came up through local youth programs, first with Belye Medvedi and then within the HK Vityaz organization before moving to SKA-1946, where he played junior hockey in the MHL during 2019–2020. That junior season helped put him on the radar for the NHL draft.
Selected 37th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, he made the jump to professional ranks with SKA Saint Petersburg, making his KHL debut in the 2020–21 season. During his fourth year with SKA he began the 2023–24 campaign scoreless in six games and was traded to HC Sochi on 10 October 2023 in exchange for Borna Rendulić.
At Sochi he took on a leadership role as captain and appeared in 49 regular-season games, scoring six goals and registering 20 points while the club missed the postseason. After the season he terminated the remainder of his contract with Sochi and signed a two-year entry-level contract with Minnesota on 28 February 2024, heading to North America to pursue his NHL career.
He made his NHL debut on 14 March 2024 against the Anaheim Ducks, recorded his first assist on 19 March 2024 versus the Ducks, and notched his first NHL goal on 12 April 2024 against the Vegas Golden Knights. On 6 March 2025 Minnesota traded him, together with Jakub Lauko and a 2026 sixth-round pick, to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Justin Brazeau. On 10 January 2026 he produced a five-point night with four goals and an assist in a 10–2 win over the New York Rangers.
Listed as both a centre and a winger, Khusnutdinov’s versatility has been a constant from his KHL days through his arrival in the NHL. He has also represented Russia at youth international levels during his development.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 13:51
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:16
- Pts/GP
- 0.33
- EV points
- 6
- Hits
- 10
- Blocks
- 9
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 44.9 %
- Off. zone starts
- 30.2 %
- Faceoffs
- 47.1 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
32between 15 and 49 (80% range)
- Goals
- 14
- Assists
- 18
- Games
- 80
So far: 6 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.42 pts per game (last season: 0.43).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Trending up
- Points per game: 0.16 in 24-25, 0.43 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 3 → 25
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 24: usually still improving
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 68 %
60
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 77
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 62
- Confidence 73 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 72
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 70
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 72
- Confidence 73 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 69
- Confidence 51 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 79
- Confidence 73 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 66
- Confidence 62 %
- PA
- Passing
- 61
- Confidence 68 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 68
- Confidence 68 %
- DF
- Defense
- 71
- Confidence 64 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 83
- Confidence 20 %
- EX
- Experience
- 61
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating77
- Top speed (35 %)36.3 · 77
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.646 · 78
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.5 · 80
- Speed consistency (15 %)35 · 68
ST — Strength62
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.542 · 69
- Body mass (50 %)-0.934 · 65
EN — Endurance72
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.8 · 70
- Total ice time (20 %)1,084 · 76
- Shift length (15 %)45.5 · 76
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.4 · 68
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.848 · 67
DU — Durability70
- Share of games played (100 %)0.78 · 70
CK — Checking72
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.266 · 71
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.907 · 74
- Season volume (10 %)3.761 · 69
FG — Fighting69
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.742 · 69
DI — Discipline79
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.031 · 79
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.55 · 79
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.736 · 74
FO — Faceoffs66
- Faceoff % (85 %)47.9 · 68
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)20.6 · 61
PA — Passing61
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.458 · 59
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.504 · 76
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.089 · 59
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.643 · 60
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.361 · 68
SC — Scoring68
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.725 · 72
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.598 · 59
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.185 · 81
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.96 · 61
- xG per shot (10 %)0.083 · 77
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)8.813 · 50
DF — Defense71
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.011 · 71
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.035 · 69
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.73 · 68
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.079 · 85
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.694 · 67
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.3 · 73
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.892 · 79
PS — Penalty shot83
- Shootouts (60 %)32.8 · 83
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience61
- Career regular-season games (65 %)72
- Career playoff games (25 %)37
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall60
- SC · Scoring (20 %)68
- PA · Passing (20 %)61
- DF · Defense (20 %)71
- SK · Skating (12 %)77
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)66
- EN · Endurance (8 %)72
- DI · Discipline (5 %)79
- ST · Strength (3 %)62
- CK · Checking (2 %)72
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60 | 77 | 68 | 71 |
| 2024-25 | 48 | 78 | 50 | 75 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 76 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.8
wins above replacement
192 of 615
PAL Rating
25/ 100
Performance · Below average
344 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
39/ 100
Poor return
0.93 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 22
- Defense
- 35
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- Offense
- 37
- Creation
- 13
- Shooting
- 46
- Possession
- 15
- Defense
- 33
- Discipline
- 89
- Power play
- 8
- Penalty kill
- 84
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BOS | 0.8 | 25 | 39 | 0.93 M$ |
| 2024-25 | BOS | -0.2 | 3 | 6 | 0.93 M$ |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 0.0 | 23 | 36 | 0.93 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
57/ 100
Average
better than 57% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
58/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
48/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 181 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 24
- Shot selection
- 76
- Penalties drawn
- 71
- Puck management
- 26
Defense
- Takeaways
- 63
- Discipline
- 55
- Safe zone exits
- 25
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BOS | 57 | 58 | 48 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 17 | 18 | 35 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.8
wins above replacement
-0.3 to 2.3 — 90% interval
192 of 615 forwards
+4.2 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -2.2
- EV defense
- -0.5
- Power play
- +0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.3
- Shooting
- +2.2
- Penalties
- +1.5
- Average → replacement
- +2.8
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BOS | 77 | 0.8 | -0.3 to 2.3 | 192/615 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 71 | -0.2 | -0.9 to 0.4 | 510/596 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 16 | 0.0 | -0.3 to 0.3 | 357/608 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 123.4 km/h18th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.7 km/h64th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 4289th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 37.8 %11th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 61.2 km55th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.91 km30th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.9 %29th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.4 %69th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 43.8 %12th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1641st percentile | 366th percentile | 18.8 %75th percentile |
| High danger | 752nd percentile | 386th percentile | 42.9 %93rd percentile |
| Mid range | 550th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 153rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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NYRMarat Khusnutdinov: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Marat Khusnutdinov have in 2026-27?
Marat Khusnutdinov has 3 goals and 6 points (3 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Marat Khusnutdinov?
Marat Khusnutdinov is 24 years old: he was born on July 17, 2002.
How tall is Marat Khusnutdinov, and how much does he weigh?
Marat Khusnutdinov is 5'10" (178 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
Where is Marat Khusnutdinov from?
Russia: Marat Khusnutdinov was born in Moscow, Russia.
What team does Marat Khusnutdinov play for?
Marat Khusnutdinov plays for the Boston Bruins in the NHL, at C, wearing number 92.
Is Marat Khusnutdinov injured?
No: Marat Khusnutdinov is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Marat Khusnutdinov?
Marat Khusnutdinov produced 0.8 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 192nd of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 25 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Marat Khusnutdinov make?
Marat Khusnutdinov earns $925K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 39 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Marat Khusnutdinov's contract end?
Marat Khusnutdinov's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Marat Khusnutdinov overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 39 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Marat Khusnutdinov a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 192nd of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Marat Khusnutdinov getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 3 in 2024-25 to 25 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Marat Khusnutdinov played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Marat Khusnutdinov has 3 points (2 goals, 1 assist).
What are Marat Khusnutdinov's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Marat Khusnutdinov has 186 games, 24 goals, 31 assists and 55 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 33 points in 77 games.
Where was Marat Khusnutdinov drafted?
Marat Khusnutdinov was drafted 37th overall (round 2) by Minnesota Wild in 2020.
Is Marat Khusnutdinov better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.33 points per game at home (3 in 9 games) and 0.33 on the road (3 in 9 games).
How does Marat Khusnutdinov perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Marat Khusnutdinov has 6 games and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.30).
Which player is most similar to Marat Khusnutdinov?
Ilya Mikheyev: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Ilya Mikheyev's page →Is Marat Khusnutdinov a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 32 points in 2026-27, or 0.40 points per game.
What is Marat Khusnutdinov's nationality?
Marat Khusnutdinov is Russian.
How many points is Marat Khusnutdinov projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 32 points in 80 games in 2026-27 (15 to 49 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Boston Bruins teammates
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