Nikita Zaitsev #22

Inactive, former Defenseman Team Logo

Chicago Blackhawks

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The 33-year-old had 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 38 games in his last season. Undrafted, he had 118 points (22 goals, 96 assists) in 482 regular-season games for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks and 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) in 18 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Country:	RUS
Age:	33.9 yrs (29.10.1991)
Height / Weight:	188 cm / 87 kg
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Drafted:	Undrafted
Awards:	-

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70

Overall Rating

Season by Season Ratings:

Nikita Zaitsev

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
23.03.2024	Sharks	1	0	0	0	1	18:55	2	0.0%	0
26.03.2024	Flames	1	0	0	0	0	15:16	1	0.0%	0
28.03.2024	Senators	1	0	0	0	-1	6:15	0		0
07.04.2024	Wild	1	0	0	0	-2	18:53	1	0.0%	0
10.04.2024	Blues	1	0	0	0	-3	16:11	0		2
Total		5	0	0	0	-5		4	0.0%	2

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2016-17	Maple Leafs	82	4	32	36	-22	22:01	106	3.8%	38
2017-18	Maple Leafs	60	5	8	13	8	22:13	54	9.3%	31
2018-19	Maple Leafs	81	3	11	14	2	20:28	71	4.2%	18
2019-20	Senators	58	1	11	12	-8	22:08	64	1.6%	22
2020-21	Senators	55	4	13	17	-13	22:43	70	5.7%	26
2021-22	Senators	62	2	9	11	-7	18:58	65	3.1%	28
2022-23	Senators	28	0	5	5	-5	17:13	10	0.0%	8
2022-23	Blackhawks	18	1	2	3	-4	15:16	10	10.0%	12
2023-24	Blackhawks	38	2	5	7	-5	15:55	31	6.5%	14
Total		482	22	96	118	-54		481	4.6%	197

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2016-17	Maple Leafs	4	0	0	0	-4	21:45	5	0.0%	0
2017-18	Maple Leafs	7	0	2	2	-3	20:48	9	0.0%	2
2018-19	Maple Leafs	7	0	0	0	-3	18:56	8	0.0%	2
Total		18	0	2	2	-10		22	0.0%	4

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