Nikita Zaitsev
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| Born | October 29, 1991 Moscow, Russia |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Toronto Maple Leafs HC Sibir Novosibirsk CSKA Moscow |
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| National team |  Russia |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Nikita Igorovich Zaitsev (Russian: Никита Игоревич Зайцев; born October 29, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL.[1] He was a first round selection in the 2009 KHL Junior Draft, chosen 4th overall, and made his KHL debut with HC Sibir Novosibirsk a few months later. On May 2nd, 2016, he signed a one-year entry level deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Zaitsev and the Maple Leafs had been rumored to have been in talks for over one year before his contract was signed.
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Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | MHC Krylya Sovetov | RUS 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Sibir | KHL | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Sibir | KHL | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Sibir | KHL | 53 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Sibir | KHL | 49 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 33 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | ||
| 2014–15 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 57 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 46 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | ||
| KHL totals | 317 | 32 | 63 | 95 | 156 | 51 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 49 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Russia |
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World Championship | ||
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2016 Russia | |
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
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2009 United States | |
| IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
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2011 United States | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2009 | Russia | WJC18 |  |
7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2010 | Russia | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Russia | WJC |  |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Russia | WC | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Russia | WC |  |
10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||||
| Senior totals | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award or Honour | Year | Ref |
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| KHL | ||
| 2x KHL All-Star | 2015, 2016 | |
| KHL First All Star Team | 2015 | |
| Most playoff points by a defenceman (13) | 2016 | |
| IIHF World Championships | ||
| IIHF World Championship All-Star Team | 2016 | |
References
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External links
- Nikita Zaitsev's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Nikita Zaitsev's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Nikita Zaitsev's profile and statistics (also in Russian) at KHL.ru
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