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    Nikita Zaitsev

    NikitaZaitsev

    • Defense
    • Birthdate
      10/29/1991
    • Birthplace
      Moscow, USSR

    Stats

    • G
      22
    • A
      96
    • PTS
      118
    • +/-
      -54
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      • Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed jerseys
        • 3Y
        Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed jerseys
        • Blackhawks add Zaitsev, more picks in Sens deal
          • 3Y
          • Emily Kaplan
          Blackhawks add Zaitsev, more picks in Sens deal
          • Senators add 3 more to COVID list; 9 players total
            • 5Y
            Senators add 3 more to COVID list; 9 players total
            • Leafs grant Zaitsev trade wish with deal to Sens
              • 2Y
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              • Maple Leafs defenseman Zaitsev asks for trade
                • 7Y
                Nikita Zaitsev
                • Elias Says: Dec. 14, 2017
                  • 8Y
                  • Elias Sports Bureau
                  • Leafs ink D Zaitsev to 7-year, $31.5M deal
                    • 9Y
                    Nikita Zaitsev
                    • Zaitsev returns to Leafs in Game 3 OT victory
                      • 9Y
                      • Pierre LeBrun
                      Nikita Zaitsev
                      • Leafs goalie Andersen back for Game 1 vs. Caps
                        • 9Y
                        Leafs goalie Andersen back for Game 1 vs. Caps
                        • Zaitsev focused on Leafs, not KHL or Olympics
                          • 9Y
                          • Pierre LeBrun
                          Nikita Zaitsev

                        NHL News

                        Hurricanes top Golden Knights, even Stanley Cup Final at 2-2

                        Hurricanes top Golden Knights, even Stanley Cup Final at 2-2

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                        Jordan Staal scores twice including game winner as Hurricanes pull even with Golden Knights

                        Jordan Staal scores twice including game winner as Hurricanes pull even with Golden Knights

                        — Jordan Staal scored his second goal of the game while stretched out on his stomach at 6:32 of the third period to put the Carolina Hurricanes ahead for good in their 5-3 victory on Tuesday night over the Vegas Golden Knights and even the
                        Hurricanes scratch Frederik Andersen, start Brandon Bussi

                        Hurricanes scratch Frederik Andersen, start Brandon Bussi

                        Trailing 2-1 in the series, Carolina started goaltender Brandon Bussi on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final vs. the Vegas Golden Knights, after the Hurricanes pulled Frederik Andersen in Game 3, a double-overtime loss they once trailed 4-0.
                        Avs' Gabriel Landeskog wins Mark Messier, Bill Masterton awards

                        Avs' Gabriel Landeskog wins Mark Messier, Bill Masterton awards

                        Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog on Tuesday won the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award and the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
                        Wild sign Michael McCarron to 6-year, $20M contract

                        Wild sign Michael McCarron to 6-year, $20M contract

                        The Wild signed Michael McCarron to a six-year, $20M contract, taking an impending free agent off the market after his productive arrival following a midseason trade.
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