Defence · #22
Nikita Zaitsev
- Age
- 34
- Shoots
- Right
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 87 kg
- Born
- Moscow, RUS
- Draft
- Undrafted
Career · 2016–17 to 2023–24
- Games
- 223
- Goals
- 12
- Points
- 63
- TOI per game
- 21:31
- xGF% (5v5)
- 49.2%
- Goals above expected
- +0.5
Linemates through the season
Model-basedCoaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.
Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.
Most common linemates
Model-basedWith and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.
 Jake GardinerD · TOR/CAR | 2008:30 | 196 | 50.0% | 48.2% | 54.2% |
 Connor BrownR · TOR/OTT/EDM | 1914:30 | 378 | 46.9% | 48.7% | 50.1% |
 Thomas ChabotD · OTT | 1583:49 | 156 | 46.5% | 47.0% | 53.0% |
 Nazem KadriC · TOR/COL/CGY | 1236:02 | 213 | 52.2% | 47.7% | 49.3% |
 Zach HymanL · TOR/EDM | 1072:58 | 211 | 50.4% | 48.4% | 53.5% |
 Auston MatthewsC · TOR | 1029:23 | 195 | 48.2% | 50.0% | 54.0% |
 Brady TkachukL · OTT | 1027:53 | 184 | 49.5% | 45.5% | 55.0% |
 Mitch MarnerR · TOR | 975:17 | 217 | 53.0% | 47.5% | 51.2% |
 William NylanderR · TOR | 956:51 | 193 | 49.2% | 49.2% | 52.2% |
 Morgan RiellyD · TOR | 860:36 | 182 | 48.4% | 49.5% | 50.3% |
 Leo KomarovR · TOR/NYI | 768:14 | 135 | 50.3% | 48.0% | 47.9% |
 Patrick MarleauC · SJS/TOR/PIT | 711:29 | 141 | 47.9% | 50.0% | 49.0% |
Most frequent opponents
Model-basedThe players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.
 Darnell NurseD · EDM | 153:12 | 17 | 49.1% |
 Tyson BarrieD · COL/TOR/EDM/NSH | 146:55 | 17 | 43.4% |
 Tomas TatarL · DET/MTL/NJD/COL | 143:34 | 22 | 38.4% |
 Phillip DanaultC · MTL/LAK | 136:22 | 21 | 44.0% |
 Connor McDavidC · EDM | 134:41 | 18 | 46.6% |
 Josh MorrisseyD · WPG | 134:01 | 20 | 44.9% |
 TJ BrodieD · CGY/TOR | 129:52 | 18 | 43.7% |
 Jeff PetryD · MTL/PIT | 128:52 | 20 | 50.7% |
 Torey KrugD · BOS/STL | 124:57 | 22 | 48.3% |
 John TavaresC · NYI/TOR | 122:01 | 21 | 40.7% |
 Leon DraisaitlC · EDM | 119:41 | 18 | 52.6% |
 Gustav NyquistR · DET/CBJ/MIN/NSH | 119:25 | 19 | 41.1% |