DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Nikita Zaitsev
Born October 29, 1991 · Moscow, RUS
38
GP
2
G
5
A
7
PTS
Career
22G 96A 118P
Bio
- Position
- Defense
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 192 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Number
- #22
Fringe
Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Points per game vs. elite D ceiling
Assists per game vs. elite D
Average ice time per game
Power play points per game
Skating speed and stamina
Shots on goal per game
Season projections
38 GP played · paced to 82 GPProj. Goals
4
at 82 GP
Proj. Assists
11
at 82 GP
Proj. Points
15
at 82 GP
Proj. Shots
67
at 82 GP
Proj. PPG
0
at 82 GP
Proj. PPP
4
at 82 GP
Points/Game
0.18
current rate
Goals/Game
0.05
current rate
TOI/Game
—
avg ice time
Shooting %
6.5%
current season
Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)
0.18
2022–23
0.17
2022–23
0.18
2023–24
0.17
2024–25
0.00
2025–26
Recent games
GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg -0.09
Click date for box score · opponent for team
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-10 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.45 |
| 2024-04-07 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| 2024-03-28 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| 2024-03-26 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2024-03-23 | SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.30 |
Tendencies
Full profileArchetype
Bottom-six contributor
Source: NHL API (volume only)
Sample: 38 GP · confidence 46%
Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.
- Goal-scoring index0.05 · 8 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
- Playmaking index0.13 · 18 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
- Point-production index0.18 · 15 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.
Career totals (regular season)
- Games
- 482
- Goals
- 22
- Assists
- 96
- Points
- 118
- +/-
- -54
- PIM
- 197
- Shots
- 481
Career totals (playoffs)
- Games
- 18
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 2
- Points
- 2
- +/-
- -10
- PIM
- 4
- Shots
- 22
Season history
NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | SKA St. Petersburg | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| 2024–25 | SKA St. Petersburg | 58 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -8 |
| 2023–24 | Chicago Blackhawks | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 |
| 2022–23 | Ottawa Senators | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -5 |
| 2022–23 | Chicago Blackhawks | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 |
| 2022–23 | Belleville Senators | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| 2021–22 | Ottawa Senators | 62 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 |
| 2020–21 | Ottawa Senators | 55 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -13 |
| 2019–20 | Ottawa Senators | 58 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -8 |
| 2018–19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 81 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | Russia | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018–19 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| 2017–18 | Russia | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016–17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 4 | 32 | 36 | -22 |
| 2016–17 | Russia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015–16 | Russia | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2015–16 | CSKA Moskva | 46 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 21 |
| 2015–16 | Russia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| 2014–15 | CSKA | 57 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 27 |
| 2013–14 | CSKA | 33 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 49 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 |
| 2011–12 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 53 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009–10 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10 |
| 2008–09 | Russia U18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 |