Nikita
Zaitsev
D · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 3
- WAR
- -0.5
- PTS
- 7
2023-24№ 284 / 316
Nikita Zaitsev stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Nikita Zaitsev
#22D
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Chicago Blackhawks | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 2022-23 | Chicago Blackhawks | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | Ottawa Senators | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | Ottawa Senators | 62 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 2020-21 | Ottawa Senators | 55 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 |
| 2019-20 | Ottawa Senators | 58 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 22 |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 81 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 2016-17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 38 |
| NHL totals | 482 | 22 | 96 | 118 | 197 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Nikita Zaitsev: our analysis
2023-24 season: 38 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 7 PTS, -5 +/-, 15:56 TOI. WAR -0.5 (284th of 316) · PAL 3, very poor.
In 2023-24, Nikita Zaitsev, 35, posts a PAL Rating of 3 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.5 ranks 284th among 316 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: power play (76, well above average). On the other hand, possession (3, among the weakest in the league) and defense (13, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+0.9); his biggest cost: EV offense (-2.3).
A season in line with 2022-23 (PAL of 2); his WAR went from -0.8 to -0.5.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:56
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:38
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:31
- Pts/GP
- 0.18
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 69
- Blocks
- 70
- Takeaways
- 10
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 43.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 43.2 %
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Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 57 %
48
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 63
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 70
- Confidence 63 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 62
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 61
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 84
- Confidence 63 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 73
- Confidence 34 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 65
- Confidence 63 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 64
- Confidence 57 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 67
- Confidence 57 %
- DF
- Defense
- 58
- Confidence 53 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 78
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating63
- Top speed (35 %)34.3 · 60
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.103 · 62
- Distance /60 (20 %)14 · 77
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.9 · 66
ST — Strength70
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.151 · 78
- Body mass (50 %)-0.463 · 66
EN — Endurance62
- Ice time per game (45 %)17.1 · 66
- Total ice time (20 %)590 · 60
- Shift length (15 %)44.9 · 67
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.4 · 65
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.972 · 66
DU — Durability61
- Share of games played (100 %)0.686 · 61
CK — Checking84
- Hits /60 (70 %)6.118 · 84
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)6.042 · 87
- Season volume (10 %)4.249 · 75
FG — Fighting73
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.897 · 73
DI — Discipline65
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.071 · 65
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.716 · 72
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.294 · 65
PA — Passing64
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.332 · 72
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.335 · 65
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.158 · 51
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.514 · 83
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.268 · 72
SC — Scoring67
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.188 · 71
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.144 · 56
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.177 · 82
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.048 · 56
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 63
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)8.301 · 65
DF — Defense58
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.114 · 57
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.204 · 60
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.995 · 56
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.011 · 75
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.763 · 70
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)63.7 · 47
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.965 · 86
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience78
- Career regular-season games (65 %)87
- Career playoff games (25 %)56
- NHL seasons (10 %)75
OV — Overall48
- DF · Defense (30 %)58
- PA · Passing (22 %)64
- SK · Skating (12 %)63
- SC · Scoring (12 %)67
- EN · Endurance (9 %)62
- ST · Strength (6 %)70
- DI · Discipline (5 %)65
- CK · Checking (4 %)84
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 48 | 63 | 67 | 58 |
| 2022-23 | 50 | 64 | 60 | 60 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.5
wins above replacement
284 of 316
PAL Rating
3/ 100
Performance · Very poor
251 of 258 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 19
- Defense
- 6
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- Offense
- 37
- Creation
- 31
- Shooting
- 43
- Possession
- 3
- Defense
- 13
- Discipline
- 20
- Power play
- 76
- Penalty kill
- 30
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | CHI | -0.5 | 3 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | CHI | -0.8 | 2 | — | — |
Hockey IQ, 2023-24
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
29/ 100
Below average
better than 29% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
24/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
40/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 165 of 234 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 58
- Shot selection
- 9
- Penalties drawn
- 32
- Puck management
- 88
Defense
- Takeaways
- 36
- Discipline
- 69
- Safe zone exits
- 19
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | CHI | 29 | 24 | 40 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 2 | 3 | 5 |
WAR, 2023-24
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.5
wins above replacement
-0.9 to -0.1 — 90% interval
284 of 316 defensemen
-2.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -2.3
- EV defense
- -1.6
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- -0.0
- Shooting
- +0.9
- Penalties
- -0.8
- Average → replacement
- +1.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | CHI | 38 | -0.5 | -0.9 to -0.1 | 284/316 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 46 | -0.8 | -1.1 to -0.2 | 316/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 134.9 km/h16th percentileleague avg. 145.2 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.9 km/h23rd percentileleague avg. 34.9 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 725th percentileleague avg. 30
- Offensive zone time
- 39.3 %20th percentileleague avg. 42.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 138.8 km34th percentileleague avg. 219.7 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.95 km34th percentileleague avg. 5.27 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.2 %7th percentileleague avg. 42.5 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.4 %20th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 43.2 %16th percentileleague avg. 40.2 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3130th percentile | 239th percentile | 6.5 %66th percentile |
| High danger | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 843rd percentile | 145th percentile | 12.5 %67th percentile |
| Long range | 1327th percentile | 147th percentile | 7.7 %94th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2023-2024 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2024 | @ STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 16:12 |
| April 7, 2024 | vs MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:54 |
| March 28, 2024 | @ OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6:15 |
| March 26, 2024 | vs CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:17 |
| March 23, 2024 | @ SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:55 |
Nikita Zaitsev: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Nikita Zaitsev have in 2023-24?
Nikita Zaitsev has 2 goals and 7 points (5 assists) in 38 games in 2023-24.
How old is Nikita Zaitsev?
Nikita Zaitsev is 35 years old: he was born on October 29, 1991.
How tall is Nikita Zaitsev, and how much does he weigh?
Nikita Zaitsev is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 192 lb (87 kg).
Where is Nikita Zaitsev from?
Russia: Nikita Zaitsev was born in Moscow, Russia.
How good is Nikita Zaitsev?
Nikita Zaitsev produced -0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023-24, 284th of 316 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 3 out of 100: very poor for his position.
Is Nikita Zaitsev a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 284th of 316 players at his position in the NHL in 2023-24. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Nikita Zaitsev getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 2 in 2022-23 to 3 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Nikita Zaitsev's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Nikita Zaitsev has 482 games, 22 goals, 96 assists and 118 points. His best season: 2016-17, with 36 points in 82 games.
How does Nikita Zaitsev perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Nikita Zaitsev has 18 games and 2 points in his career. His pace (0.11 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.24).
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