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2016-17 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #22 NIKITA ZAITSEV RC Toronto Maple Leafs · Defense
NM Season grade
7
Card #2017-08479458
Nikita Zaitsev in action
22 D Defense
82 OVR
Nikita Zaitsev Toronto Maple Leafs
2016-17 · 82 GP · 4 G · 32 A · 36 PTS
2017-18

Season Report

7 Near Mint 7

Game Score 0.37 a game, 70th percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
82
G
4
A
32
P
36
+/-
-22
PIM
38
PPP
12
SHP
1
GWG
0
S
106
TOI
22:01
HIT
176
BLK
136
TK
33
FO%
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2016-17 ranks

  • 4th Hits on the Maple Leafs

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2016-17. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 58

Goals / 60
0.13

34th percentile of defense

Shots / 60
3.52

29th percentile of defense

Playmaking 90

Points / 60
1.20

76th percentile of defense

Assists / 60
1.06

85th percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.15

81st percentile of defense

Defensive Awareness 69

Corsi For %
49.3%

47th percentile of defense

Takeaways / 60
1.10

77th percentile of defense

Physicality 82

Hits / 60
5.85

73rd percentile of defense

Blocks / 60
4.52

58th percentile of defense

PIM / 60
1.26

39th percentile of defense

Connections

Every 2016-17 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 82OVR Brian Boyle Maple Leafs 1 of his goals D 92OVR Jake Gardiner Maple Leafs 1 of his goals C 98OVR Nazem Kadri Maple Leafs 1 of his goals R 94OVR Mitch Marner Maple Leafs 1 of his goals RC

Set up most

C 98OVR Nazem Kadri Maple Leafs Set up 7 goals L 98OVR James van Riemsdyk Maple Leafs Set up 5 goals C 98OVR Auston Matthews Maple Leafs Set up 4 goals RC R 94OVR Mitch Marner Maple Leafs Set up 4 goals RC
Scored on most
Marc-Andre Fleury 1 goal Jonathan Quick 1 goal Antti Niemi 1 goal
Best game
March 22, 2017 vs CBJ: 1G · 1A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2016-17, from the play-by-play.

Hit most

L 80OVR Tomas Tatar Red Wings Hit him 6 times R 79OVR Kyle Okposo Sabres Hit him 4 times L 99OVR Brad Marchand Bruins Hit him 3 times R 88OVR Michael Frolik Flames Hit him 3 times

Hit most by

L 56OVR Marcus Foligno Sabres Hit by him 5 times L 92OVR Ondrej Palat Lightning Hit by him 5 times L 95OVR Alex Ovechkin Capitals Hit by him 4 times C 86OVR Brayden Schenn Flyers Hit by him 4 times

2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs

40-27-15 · 95 points · 14th of 30

Top teammates

C 98OVR Nazem Kadri Maple Leafs 82 GP · 32 G · 29 A · 61 PTS L 98OVR James van Riemsdyk Maple Leafs 82 GP · 29 G · 33 A · 62 PTS C 98OVR Auston Matthews Maple Leafs 82 GP · 40 G · 29 A · 69 PTS RC R 97OVR William Nylander Maple Leafs 81 GP · 22 G · 39 A · 61 PTS RC R 94OVR Mitch Marner Maple Leafs 77 GP · 19 G · 42 A · 61 PTS RC D 92OVR Jake Gardiner Maple Leafs 82 GP · 9 G · 34 A · 43 PTS