Defence · #22

Nikita Zaitsev

Toronto Maple Leafs

Ottawa Senators

Chicago Blackhawks(traded during the season)

Age: 34
Shoots: Right
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 87 kg
Born: Moscow, RUS
Draft: Undrafted

Career · 2016–17 to 2023–24

Games: 56
Goals: 3
Points: 10
TOI per game: 15:43
xGF% (5v5): 37.1%
Goals above expected: +1.7

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On the ice at 5-on-5

Model-based

What happened with this player on the ice, what happened when they sat, and the difference. Adjusted columns correct for score and venue.


On ice	780:55	40.2%	39.3%	37.1%	37.2%	1.74	2.95	22	36	999.7
Team with player off ice	1899:46	46.1%	45.5%	43.7%	43.7%	2.13	2.74	63	92	977.7
Relative (on − off)	–	-5.9%	–	-6.6%	–	–	–	–	–	–

On-ice figures exclude 1 game with incomplete shift data.

Usage

Model-based

Who the player was trusted to face, and with whom.

Quality of competition

23.6%

Opponents' xGF%: 49.6%

Quality of teammates

20.2%

Teammates' xGF%: 39.9%

Offensive zone starts

57.3%

68.1% of shifts start on the fly

Deployment among teammates

Across: share of zone starts in the attacking end (sheltered usage to the right). Up: quality of the opponents faced. Bubble size is 5-on-5 ice time; colour is relative xGF%, blue when the team does better with the player on the ice.

Close and late

Model-based

Is the player on the ice, and effective, when games are decided?

When it matters

On-ice results in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late

On-ice xGF% at 5v5

47.2%

45.3%