Career profile Last roster: 2023-24 DET
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Nikita Zaitsev

D · RUS
+ 2 other teams
Status
Retired 2 yrs ago
Career
2017–2024 (7 yrs)
Age
34 (32 in 2024)
Vitals
6'2" · 195 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2017-18 VAN 57 9 31 40 0.70 -11 36 1 5 0 65 13.8% 90
2018-19 VAN 62 8 18 26 0.42 -9 90 1 0 1 74 10.8% 130
2019-20 VAN 74 8 27 35 0.47 +23 54 1 1 0 73 11.0% 103
2020-21 VAN 82 5 31 36 0.44 +41 68 1 1 0 54 9.3% 152
2021-22 VAN 60 5 23 28 0.47 +17 48 1 0 0 104 4.8% 129
2022-23 VAN 82 5 24 29 0.35 +32 70 2 2 0 99 5.1% 196
2023-24 CHI / DET 82 6 20 26 0.32 -6 58 1 0 0 73 8.2% 161
CAREER 7 yrs 499 46 174 220 0.44 +87 424 8 9 1 -- 8.5% 961
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 VAN 7 0 0 0 0.00 -3 8 0 0 0 6 0.0% 17
2020-21 VAN 17 1 5 6 0.35 +14 10 0 0 0 21 4.8% 32
2021-22 VAN 14 2 3 5 0.36 +3 11 0 1 0 20 10.0% 27
2022-23 VAN 17 0 3 3 0.18 -2 6 0 0 0 20 0.0% 37
2023-24 DET 5 1 0 1 0.20 0 6 0 0 0 4 25.0% 11
CAREER 5 app. 60 4 11 15 0.25 +12 41 0 1 0 -- 5.6% 124
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2016-17 TOR 82 4 32 36 0.44 -22 38 0 1 12 3.8% 22:01
2017-18 TOR 60 5 8 13 0.22 8 31 1 0 0 9.3% 22:13
2018-19 TOR 81 3 11 14 0.17 2 18 0 0 0 4.2% 20:28
2019-20 OTT 58 1 11 12 0.21 -8 22 0 0 0 1.6% 22:09
2020-21 OTT 55 4 13 17 0.31 -13 26 1 0 0 5.7% 22:44
2021-22 OTT 62 2 9 11 0.18 -7 28 0 0 0 3.1% 18:59
2022-23 OTT 28 0 5 5 0.18 -5 8 0 0 0 0.0% 17:14
2022-23 CHI 18 1 2 3 0.17 -4 12 0 0 0 10.0% 15:17
2023-24 CHI 38 2 5 7 0.18 -5 14 0 0 2 6.5% 15:56
Career NHL 482 22 96 118 0.24 -54 197 2 1 14 4.6% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2017-18 26 D VAN 86 45 86 83 73 85 86 74 25 69 48 84 25 55 55 72
2018-19 27 D VAN 84 56 84 83 74 85 88 58 25 51 49 91 25 59 59 72
2019-20 28 D VAN 82 45 92 80 73 81 88 59 25 52 48 94 25 60 61 72
2020-21 29 D VAN 84 45 88 80 73 85 87 57 25 54 47 93 25 63 64 72
2021-22 30 D VAN 86 45 86 80 70 86 87 59 25 58 49 94 25 65 66 73
2022-23 31 D VAN 86 45 86 80 70 78 84 60 25 51 48 94 25 67 67 72
2023-24 32 D DET 86 45 87 80 73 70 73 56 25 51 47 87 25 68 68 69
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2017-18 26 D VAN 86 45 86 83 73 85 86 74 25 69 48 84 25 55 55 72
2018-19 27 D VAN −2 +11 −2 · +1 · +2 −16 · −18 +1 +7 · +4 +4 ·
2019-20 28 D VAN −2 −11 +8 −3 −1 −4 · +1 · +1 −1 +3 · +1 +2 ·
2020-21 29 D VAN +2 · −4 · · +4 −1 −2 · +2 −1 −1 · +3 +3 ·
2021-22 30 D VAN +2 · −2 · −3 +1 · +2 · +4 +2 +1 · +2 +2 +1
2022-23 31 D VAN · · · · · −8 −3 +1 · −7 −1 · · +2 +1 −1
2023-24 32 D DET · · +1 · +3 −8 −11 −4 · · −1 −7 · +1 +1 −3
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2017-18 VAN $3,775,000 1 yr 5.0% 26 RFA Rookie
2018-19 VAN $4,500,000 5 yr 5.7% 27 RFA
2023-24 CHI $4,500,000 1 yr 5.4% 32 UFA
2023-24
Mar 17 2024
2023-24
to RED WINGS
  • Nikita Zaitsev 69
to BLACKHAWKS

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