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Nikita Zaitsev

🪶 Chicago Blackhawks D Defenceman Age 34 8 seasons since 2016-17 ❄️ 16
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2023-24 regular season · most recent
38 GP
2 Goals #583 NHL
5 Assists #601 NHL
7 Points #625 NHL
0.18 P/GP
6.5% Shooting 31 shots

Nikita Zaitsev is a defenceman with the Chicago Blackhawks, age 34. In 2023-24 they have 2 goals, 5 assists and 7 points in 38 games — #625 in the NHL for scoring out of 924 skaters. Over 8 NHL seasons the career totals are 22 goals, 96 assists and 118 points in 482 regular-season games — 0.24 points per game. In the playoffs: 2 points in 18 games. Below you will find the game log, season charts, career table, goal map and common linemates.

Career Bests

across 8 NHL seasons
🥅 Goals
5
Most in a season
🍎 Assists
32
Most in a season
⭐ Points
36
Most in a season
🔥 Pt Streak
4
Straight games with a point
🎯 Goal Streak
2
Straight games with a goal
🏆 Stanley Cup
0
Championships won
0.24 points per game 0.05 goals per game 4.6% shooting a goal every 21.9 games 3 NHL teams

Last 5 Games

Date Game 🥅 Goals 🍎 Assists ⭐ Points 🎯 SOG ⚡ PPG ⏱ TOI
Apr 10 @ STL 0 0 0 0 0 16:12
Apr 7 vs MIN 0 0 0 1 0 18:54
Mar 28 @ OTT 0 0 0 0 0 06:15
Mar 26 vs CGY 0 0 0 1 0 15:17
Mar 23 @ SJS 0 0 0 2 0 18:55
Total 0 0 0

Closest Career Milestones

regular season
🍎 Assists 96
4 to go until 100
🎮 Games 482
18 to go until 500
🥅 Goals 22
28 to go until 50

Career Stats

📅 Season 🏒 Team 🎮 GP 🥅 Goals 🍎 Assists ⭐ Points 🎯 SOG ⚡ PPG ⏱ TOI
2016-17 REG 🍁 82 4 32 36 106 1 22:01
2016-17 PLAYOFF 🍁 4 0 0 0 5 0 21:44
2017-18 REG 🍁 60 5 8 13 54 0 22:13
2017-18 PLAYOFF 🍁 7 0 2 2 9 0 20:48
2018-19 REG 🍁 81 3 11 14 71 0 20:28
2018-19 PLAYOFF 🍁 7 0 0 0 8 0 18:57
2019-20 REG 🏛️ 58 1 11 12 64 0 22:09
2020-21 REG 🏛️ 55 4 13 17 70 0 22:44
2021-22 REG 🏛️ 62 2 9 11 65 0 18:59
2022-23 REG TOT 46 1 7 8 20 0 —
2022-23 REG 🏛️ 28 0 5 5 10 0 17:13
2022-23 REG 🪶 18 1 2 3 10 0 15:16
2023-24 REG 🪶 38 2 5 7 31 0 15:55
NHL Career 482 22 96 118 481 1 —
Playoff Career 18 0 2 2 22 0 —

Nikita Zaitsev Game Trends

Grey = DNP · playoff rounds are labelled on the chart.

Goal Map

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Common Linemates

by ice time · last 10 games
Jarred Tinordi D 3/10 Wyatt Kaiser D 3/10 Jaycob Megna D 2/10
Estimated from time on ice — lines change from game to game.

Top Shared Point Partners

Player Shared Points Assisted Nikita Nikita Assisted Co-Assists
Connor Brown 15 2 7 6
Brady Tkachuk 8 0 3 5
Auston Matthews 6 2 4 0
Shared points are scoring plays where both players recorded a goal or assist.

Trade History

🏛️ Senators
🪶 Blackhawks
Feb 20, 2023
🍁 Maple Leafs
🏛️ Senators
Oct 2, 2019
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Nikita Zaitsev — Common Questions

How many points does Nikita Zaitsev have in 2023-24?

Nikita Zaitsev has 2 goals, 5 assists and 7 points in 38 games for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2023-24. That ranks 625th in the NHL for points and 583rd for goals.

What are Nikita Zaitsev's NHL career totals?

Nikita Zaitsev has 22 goals, 96 assists and 118 points in 482 NHL regular-season games. That is 0.24 points per game.

How does Nikita Zaitsev play in the playoffs?

Over 3 playoff runs, Nikita Zaitsev has 0 goals, 2 assists and 2 points in 18 playoff games.

What is Nikita Zaitsev's best season?

The career highs are 5 goals, 32 assists and 36 points in a single season.

How old is Nikita Zaitsev?

Nikita Zaitsev was born on October 29, 1991 and is 34 years old.

Has Nikita Zaitsev won the Stanley Cup?

Nikita Zaitsev has not won the Stanley Cup.

What team does Nikita Zaitsev play for?

Nikita Zaitsev is a defenceman for the Chicago Blackhawks, and last played for them in the 2023-24 season.

Numbers come from the NHL's own game data and update through the season. Ask the Oracle for anything not answered here.

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