Nikita Zadorov doesn’t need any added motivation or encouragement when it comes to doling out punishment out on the ice.

The 6-foot-7 defenseman was a menace during back-to-back wins over the Maple Leafs on Saturday and Tuesday — with two Toronto skaters in Auston Matthews and Scott Laughton leaving those games after colliding with the imposing Bruins skater.

Add in Zadorov’s willingness to scrap with several other Toronto skaters — be it drawing a penalty on Max Domi or objecting to a knee-on-knee hit delivered by Sammy Blais against Charlie McAvoy — and the blueliner’s physical approach has been evident throughout his tenure with Boston.

It’s an identity that Zadorov believes that the the rest of his Bruins’ teammates are starting to embrace — one that harkens back to the punishing

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