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2017-18 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #22 NIKITA ZAITSEV Toronto Maple Leafs · Defense
EX Season grade
5
Card #2018-08479458
Nikita Zaitsev in action
22 D Defense
53 OVR
Nikita Zaitsev Toronto Maple Leafs
2017-18 · 60 GP · 5 G · 8 A · 13 PTS
2018-19
2016-17

Season Report

5 Excellent 5

Game Score 0.26 a game, 39th percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
60
G
5
A
8
P
13
+/-
+8
PIM
31
PPP
0
SHP
0
GWG
1
S
54
TOI
22:13
HIT
113
BLK
134
TK
21
FO%
—

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2017-18. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 59

Goals / 60
0.23

55th percentile of defense

Shots / 60
2.43

3rd percentile of defense

Playmaking 49

Points / 60
0.59

21st percentile of defense

Assists / 60
0.36

12th percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.00

22nd percentile of defense

Defensive Awareness 58

Corsi For %
47.4%

24th percentile of defense

Takeaways / 60
0.95

57th percentile of defense

Physicality 86

Hits / 60
5.09

66th percentile of defense

Blocks / 60
6.03

87th percentile of defense

PIM / 60
1.40

48th percentile of defense

Connections

Every 2017-18 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 97OVR Auston Matthews Maple Leafs 2 of his goals D 50OVR Ron Hainsey Maple Leafs 1 of his goals L 67OVR Zach Hyman Maple Leafs 1 of his goals R 56OVR Connor Brown Maple Leafs 1 of his goals

Set up most

C 58OVR Dominic Moore Maple Leafs Set up 2 goals R 56OVR Connor Brown Maple Leafs Set up 2 goals C 97OVR Auston Matthews Maple Leafs Set up 1 goal R 48OVR Leo Komarov Maple Leafs Set up 1 goal
Scored on most
Henrik Lundqvist 1 goal Mike Smith 1 goal Braden Holtby 1 goal
Best game
October 07, 2017 vs NYR: 1G · 1A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2017-18, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

L 73OVR Paul Byron Canadiens 1 fight

Hit most

C 57OVR Travis Zajac Devils Hit him 3 times C 50OVR Byron Froese Canadiens Hit him 3 times C 56OVR Colton Sissons Predators Hit him 3 times C 90OVR Jake Guentzel Penguins Hit him 3 times

Hit most by

L 73OVR Paul Byron Canadiens Hit by him 4 times R 82OVR T.J. Oshie Capitals Hit by him 3 times C 80OVR Jordan Staal Hurricanes Hit by him 3 times L 64OVR Andrew Ladd Islanders Hit by him 2 times

2017-18 Toronto Maple Leafs

49-26-7 · 105 points · 7th of 31

Top teammates

G 97OVR Curtis McElhinney Maple Leafs 18 GP · 11 W · .934 SV% · 2.15 GAA C 97OVR Auston Matthews Maple Leafs 62 GP · 34 G · 29 A · 63 PTS R 95OVR Mitch Marner Maple Leafs 82 GP · 22 G · 47 A · 69 PTS L 91OVR James van Riemsdyk Maple Leafs 81 GP · 36 G · 18 A · 54 PTS D 90OVR Morgan Rielly Maple Leafs 76 GP · 6 G · 46 A · 52 PTS D 88OVR Travis Dermott Maple Leafs 37 GP · 1 G · 12 A · 13 PTS RC