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2018-19 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #22 NIKITA ZAITSEV Toronto Maple Leafs · Defense
VG-EX Season grade
4
Card #2019-08479458
Nikita Zaitsev in action
22 D Defense
50 OVR
Nikita Zaitsev Toronto Maple Leafs
2018-19 · 81 GP · 3 G · 11 A · 14 PTS
2019-20
2017-18

Season Report

4 Very Good–Excellent 4

Game Score 0.22 a game, 29th percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
81
G
3
A
11
P
14
+/-
+2
PIM
18
PPP
0
SHP
0
GWG
0
S
71
TOI
20:28
HIT
139
BLK
151
TK
18
FO%
—

2018-19 ranks

  • 2nd Hits on the Maple Leafs

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2018-19. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 47

Goals / 60
0.11

26th percentile of defense

Shots / 60
2.57

3rd percentile of defense

Playmaking 48

Points / 60
0.51

14th percentile of defense

Assists / 60
0.40

14th percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.00

24th percentile of defense

Defensive Awareness 60

Corsi For %
49.7%

52nd percentile of defense

Takeaways / 60
0.65

21st percentile of defense

Physicality 82

Hits / 60
5.03

62nd percentile of defense

Blocks / 60
5.46

80th percentile of defense

PIM / 60
0.65

14th percentile of defense

Connections

Every 2018-19 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

R 79OVR William Nylander Maple Leafs 1 of his goals R 94OVR Mitch Marner Maple Leafs 1 of his goals C 50OVR Par Lindholm Jets 1 of his goals C 98OVR John Tavares Maple Leafs 1 of his goals

Set up most

C 98OVR Auston Matthews Maple Leafs Set up 3 goals D 92OVR Jake Muzzin Maple Leafs Set up 2 goals L 81OVR Zach Hyman Maple Leafs Set up 1 goal C 68OVR Patrick Marleau Maple Leafs Set up 1 goal
Scored on most
Carey Price 1 goal Braden Holtby 1 goal Linus Ullmark 1 goal
Best game
January 17, 2019 vs TBL: 2A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2018-19, from the play-by-play.

Hit most

C 90OVR Aleksander Barkov Panthers Hit him 4 times R 93OVR T.J. Oshie Capitals Hit him 3 times R 92OVR Justin Williams Hurricanes Hit him 2 times C 41OVR Nate Thompson Canadiens Hit him 2 times

Hit most by

L 63OVR Carl Hagelin Capitals Hit by him 3 times L 44OVR Matt Martin Islanders Hit by him 3 times C 80OVR Nick Bjugstad Penguins Hit by him 3 times L 94OVR Micheal Ferland Hurricanes Hit by him 3 times

2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs

46-28-8 · 100 points · 7th of 31

Most time together

D 75OVR Jake Gardiner Maple Leafs 812 min together C 68OVR Patrick Marleau Maple Leafs 411 min together C 98OVR John Tavares Maple Leafs 409 min together R 94OVR Mitch Marner Maple Leafs 402 min together

Best with

R 94OVR Mitch Marner Maple Leafs 19–13 in goals together C 88OVR Nazem Kadri Maple Leafs 10–7 in goals together R 54OVR Connor Brown Maple Leafs 11–8 in goals together L 92OVR Andreas Johnsson Maple Leafs 14–11 in goals together RC