The Bruins have locked up Marat Khusnutdinov, agreeing to a three-year extension that keeps the forward in Boston through the end of the 2029-30 season.
ESPN’s Kevin Weekes first reported the deal on Wednesday, and Emily Kaplan later confirmed the contract details: a three-year pact with a $3.95 million cap hit.
For Boston, it’s a notable investment in a 24-year-old who has already carved out a place in the lineup. Khusnutdinov has two goals and five points in 10 games with the Bruins this season, and he was headed toward restricted free agency next summer before this extension changed the picture. His current deal carries a $925,000 NHL cap hit, so the new number jumps well past that mark.
The Bruins brought Khusnutdinov in at the 2025 trade deadline in a deal with Minnesota. Boston sent Justin Brazeau to the Wild as part of the swap, while Khusnutdinov, Jakub Lauko, and a 2026 sixth-round pick came back the other way.
The 5-foot-10 forward has taken an uneven path to this point, but the production has been there in Boston. He put up five goals and 12 points in 75 combined games between the Wild and Bruins in the 2024-25 season, then followed that with 15 goals and 33 points in 77 games with the Bruins in 2025-26. A natural center, Khusnutdinov is now working in a middle-six wing role for the Bruins.
Minnesota originally drafted Khusnutdinov in the second round, No. 37 overall, in the 2020 NHL Draft. He spent time developing in the KHL with SKA St. Petersburg and HC Sochi before arriving in North America with the Wild organization midway through the 2023-24 season.
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