Nikita Zaitsev
Among defencemen · 508 ranked
Production
Style & role
Percentile against 508 defencemen, 2025-26. Shrunk rate is the per-game rate the rank was computed from, pulled toward the league mean by sample size so a short career does not read as an elite one — so it sits closer to average than the rate actually recorded. This skater’s sample is 146 games. Further right means more, not better: hits, blocks and penalty minutes describe a role, not quality.
Observed rates
per game · recency-weighted, not shrunk · 146 games incl. playoffs- PTS
- 0.18
- G
- 0.04
- A
- 0.14
- SOG
- 0.75
- PPP
- 0.03
- HIT
- 1.94
- BLK
- 1.72
- PIM
- 0.41
Season totals
regular season| Season | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.18 | 31 | 15:56 |
| 2022-23 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.17 | 20 | 16:28 |
| 2021-22 | 62 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.18 | 65 | 18:59 |
Last 10 · game log
| Date | Opp | SOG | G | A | PPP | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10 | @ STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 |
| Apr 7 | vs MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:54 |
| Mar 28 | @ OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:15 |
| Mar 26 | vs CGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:17 |
| Mar 23 | @ SJS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18:55 |
| Mar 21 | @ ANA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:32 |
| Mar 19 | @ LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18:44 |
| Mar 17 | vs SJS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:42 |
| Mar 15 | vs LAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18:13 |
| Mar 12 | vs ANA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:27 |
Finishing — goals above expected
open play, regular season| Season | xG | G | GAx | GP | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 1.1 | 2 | plus 0.9 goals above expected | 30 | 52 |
| 2022-23 | 0.6 | 1 | plus 0.4 goals above expected | 24 | 35 |
| 2021-22 | 2.4 | 2 | minus 0.4 goals above expected | 48 | 102 |
Production by strength
G-A-P, regular season| Season | Even strength | Power play | Shorthanded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2 goals, 3 assists, 5 points | 0 goals, 2 assists, 2 points | 0-0-0 |
| 2022-23 | 1 goal, 7 assists, 8 points | 0-0-0 | 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points |
| 2021-22 | 2 goals, 7 assists, 9 points | 0-0-0 | 0 goals, 2 assists, 2 points |
Shot locations
52 attempts · 2 goals · 2023-24No modeled markets for this player. The stats above are this player's full record.
Per-game rates are recency-weighted over this player's game log. Expected goals come from the xG model over open-play unblocked attempts; totals are not directly comparable across seasons. Every number on this page was worked out overnight and is only read here, never recalculated while you wait.