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1996-97 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #44 ALEXEI ZHITNIK Buffalo Sabres · Defense
NM-MT Season grade
8
Card #1997-08458595
Alexei Zhitnik in action
44 D Defense
81 OVR
Alexei Zhitnik Buffalo Sabres
1996-97 · 80 GP · 7 G · 28 A · 35 PTS
1997-98
1995-96

Season Report

8 Near Mint–Mint 8

Game Score 0.37 a game, 82nd percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
80
G
7
A
28
P
35
+/-
+10
PIM
95
PPP
14
SHP
3
GWG
0
S
170

1996-97 ranks

  • 5th Assists on the Sabres

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 1996-97. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 88

Goals / GP
0.09

72nd percentile of defense

Shots / GP
2.13

88th percentile of defense

Playmaking 90

Points / GP
0.44

81st percentile of defense

Assists / GP
0.35

83rd percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.18

80th percentile of defense

Physicality 78

PIM / GP
1.19

63rd percentile of defense

Connections

Every 1996-97 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

R 85OVR Donald Audette Sabres 2 of his goals L 83OVR Dixon Ward Sabres 2 of his goals D 86OVR Garry Galley Sabres 1 of his goals D 83OVR Darryl Shannon Sabres 1 of his goals

Set up most

C 88OVR Derek Plante Sabres Set up 5 goals R 85OVR Donald Audette Sabres Set up 5 goals D 97OVR Richard Smehlik Sabres Set up 3 goals R 85OVR Jason Dawe Sabres Set up 3 goals
Scored on most
Grant Fuhr 1 goal Olie Kolzig 1 goal Mike Richter 1 goal
Best game
October 26, 1996 vs HFD: 3A

1996-97 Buffalo Sabres

40-30-12 · 92 points · 6th of 26

Top teammates

G 99OVR Dominik Hasek Sabres 67 GP · 37 W · .930 SV% · 2.27 GAA D 97OVR Richard Smehlik Sabres 62 GP · 11 G · 19 A · 30 PTS C 88OVR Michael Peca Sabres 79 GP · 20 G · 29 A · 49 PTS C 88OVR Derek Plante Sabres 82 GP · 27 G · 26 A · 53 PTS R 87OVR Matthew Barnaby Sabres 68 GP · 19 G · 24 A · 43 PTS D 86OVR Garry Galley Sabres 71 GP · 4 G · 34 A · 38 PTS