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Chicago Blackhawks Western Conference Central Division
 
Nikita Zaitsev • #22 • D
Status:On roster
Ht/Wt:6'2", 199 lbs.
Born:Oct 29, 1991 (32 yrs) in Moscow, RUS
Experience:7 years
Drafted:Signed by Toronto in 2016.
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with Ottawa in 2023.
Shoots:R
Movements & Injuries
2023
2/22/2023 Acquired from the Ottawa Senators
2022
4/26/2022 Missed 1 game (illness).
4/23/2022 Illness, day-to-day.
3/01/2022 Missed 1 game (illness).
2/26/2022 Illness, day-to-day.
2/07/2022 Missed 13 games (heel injury).
2021
12/17/2021 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
11/25/2021 Fined $5,000 by the NHL.
11/24/2021 Missed 4 games (covid-19).
11/14/2021 COVID-19, non-roster list.
11/11/2021 COVID-19, day-to-day.
11/06/2021 Missed 1 game (undisclosed).
11/04/2021 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
4/17/2021 Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
4/14/2021 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2020
1/14/2020 Missed 12 games (lower body injury).
1/07/2020 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
2019
12/16/2019 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
11/25/2019 Missed 1 game (personal reasons).
11/22/2019 Personal reasons, day-to-day.
7/01/2019 Acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs
2018
3/22/2018 Missed 5 games (illness).
3/10/2018 Illness, day-to-day.
1/30/2018 Missed 17 games (lower body injury).
2017
12/17/2017 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
5/02/2017 Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a seven-year contract extension.
4/17/2017 Missed the last 2 playoff games (upper body injury).
4/12/2017 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2016
5/02/2016 Signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a one-year contract.
Career Transactions
2019
7/01/2019 Toronto Maple Leafs traded Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Brown and Michael Carcone to the Ottawa Senators for Cody Ceci, Ben Harpur, Aaron Luchuk and a 3rd round selection in 2020.
2016
5/02/2016 Signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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