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Nikita Zaitsev

#22

age33

posD

shotr

h6'2"

w192lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$4,500,000$4.50M

Term

7 Years

Expiry Status

UFA 2024 age 32

Profile

Undrafted

Agent Daniel Milstein

Birthdate Oct 29, 1991

Birthplace Moscow

Nationality Russia

UFA Year 2019

ELC Year 24

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $32,425,000

2024-25 Stats

Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$0 $0K	KHL	SKA St. Petersburg	36	0	6	6	23
2023-24	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	38	2	5	7	14	549	37.80	42.10	1.30	42.90	-1.40	0.11	0.44
2022-23	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	18	1	2	3	12	235	39.10	31.90	-17.50	35.30	-15.30		1.27
2022-23	$4,500,000 $4.50M	AHL	Belleville Senators	3	0	0	0	2
2022-23	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	28	0	5	5	8	392	42.40	48.60	-2.50	45.10	-6.20		0.77
2021-22	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	62	2	9	11	28	974	42.20	45.80	-1.80	45.30	-3.50	0.06	0.43
2020-21	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	55	4	13	17	26	1,042	38.80	48.10	-0.20	46.80	-3.00	0.12	0.63
2019-20	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	58	1	11	12	22	1,055	39.30	45.90	-6.90	44.70	-6.60		0.51
2018-19	$4,500,000 $4.50M	International	Russia (all)	12	2	2	4	2
2018-19	$4,500,000 $4.50M	EHT	Russia	2	0	0	0	2
2018-19	$4,500,000 $4.50M	WC	Russia	10	2	2	4	0
2018-19	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	81	3	11	14	18	1,376	48.60	51.13	0.30	49.79	-2.91	0.13	0.57	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	0
2017-18	$4,500,000 $4.50M	International	Russia (all)	8	0	8	8	0
2017-18	$4,500,000 $4.50M	WC	Russia	8	0	8	8	0
2017-18	$4,500,000 $4.50M	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	60	5	8	13	31	1,099	52.08	48.81	-2.40	48.21	-3.76	0.27	0.66	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0
2016-17	$925,000 $925K	International	Russia (all)	7	0	2	2	2
2016-17	$925,000 $925K	WCup	Russia	4	0	2	2	2
2016-17	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	4	32	36	38	1,426	44.53	48.75	-2.65	49.96	-1.60	0.08	0.84	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	International	Russia (all)	18	1	3	4	6
2015-16	$0 $0K	WC	Russia	10	1	3	4	2
2015-16	$0 $0K	EHT	Russia	8	0	0	0	4
2015-16	$0 $0K	KHL	CSKA Moskva	46	8	18	26	20									Playoffs	20	4	9	13	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	International	Russia (all)	3	0	0	0	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	EHT	Russia	3	0	0	0	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	KHL	CSKA Moskva	57	12	20	32	31									Playoffs	16	1	7	8	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	International	Russia (all)	11	0	0	0	2
2013-14	$0 $0K	Spengler Cup	CSKA Moskva	2	1	2	3	0									Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	EHT	Russia	6	0	0	0	2
2013-14	$0 $0K	KHL	CSKA Moskva	33	4	8	12	18									Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	International	Russia (all)	5	1	0	1	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	WC	Russia	3	1	0	1	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	EHT	Russia	2	0	0	0	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	KHL	Sibir Novosibirsk	49	7	11	18	41									Playoffs	7	1	0	1	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	MHL	Sibirskie Snaipery Novosibirsk	1	0	0	0	10
2011-12	$0 $0K	MHL	Sibirskie Snaipery Novosibirsk	4	4	0	4	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	KHL	Sibir Novosibirsk	53	1	3	4	28
2010-11	$0 $0K	VHL	Zauralie Kurgan	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	MHL	Sibirskie Snaipery Novosibirsk	4	1	2	3	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Russia U20	6	0	0	0	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	KHL	Sibir Novosibirsk	39	0	2	2	12									Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	MHL	Sibirskie Snaipery Novosibirsk	4	0	1	1	2
2009-10	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Russia U20	6	0	0	0	4
2009-10	$0 $0K	KHL	Sibir Novosibirsk	40	0	1	1	6
2008-09	$0 $0K	Russia4	MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva-2	23	5	12	17	24
2008-09	$0 $0K	Russia2	MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva	8	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2008-09	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Russia U18	7	1	4	5	14
2007-08	$0 $0K	Districts Cup U17	Team Moskva U17	5	0	0	0	2
2006-07	$0 $0K	Districts Cup U16	Team Moskva U16	4	0	1	1	0
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Contract History

2017-2024 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$31,500,000$31.50M

cap hit$4,500,000$4.50M

expiry 2024 UFA age 32

Signed On May 2 2017

Signing Agent Daniel Milstein

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 6.00%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	UFAage 32
AAV	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Base	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	-	-	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Total Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Minors Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M
Clauses			M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

10 Team No Trade List

2016-2017 Entry Level Contract

term1yr

value$1,775,000$1.78M

cap hit$1,775,000$1.78M

expiry 2017 RFA age 25

Signed On May 2 2016

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.27%

Signing Status age 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	RFAage 25
AAV	$1,775,000$1.78M
Base	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$850,000$850K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Nikita Zaitsev Updates

Jul 4 2024

Zaitsev penned a four-year contract with SKA St. Petersburg on Thursday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.

Apr 18 2024

Zaitsev (illness) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Los Angeles Kings, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Apr 18 2024

Zaitsev is questionable for Thursday's tilt against the Los Angeles Kings because of an illness, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Apr 7 2024

Zaitsev (upper body) will return to action Sunday versus Minnesota, according to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Apr 6 2024

Zaitsev (upper body) won't play Saturday against the Dallas Stars, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Apr 2 2024

Zaitsev (upper body) won't be in the lineup Tuesday versus the New York Islanders, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Apr 1 2024

Zaitsev (upper body) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's matchup with the New York Islanders, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Mar 29 2024

Zaitsev is slated to miss Saturday's matchup with the Philadelphia Flyers due to an upper-body injury, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Mar 28 2024

Zaitsev sustained an undisclosed injury during Thursday's tilt against the Ottawa Senators and will miss the remainder of the contest, per Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago.

Mar 7 2024

Zaitsev (knee) might be available to return for Saturday's game versus Washington, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Jan 17 2024

Zaitsev (knee) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Jan 16 2024

Zaitsev (undisclosed) won't return to Tuesday's contest against the San Jose Sharks.

Jan 8 2024

Zaitsev scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames.

Jan 2 2024

Zaitsev (illness) will return to the lineup Tuesday versus Nashville, according to Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago.

Dec 31 2023

Zaitsev (illness) won't play Sunday versus the Dallas Stars, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports.

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