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Nikita
Zaitsev
Defense
Birthdate
29/10/1991
Birthplace
Moscow, USSR
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Blackhawks
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Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed jerseys
3Y
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Blackhawks add Zaitsev, more picks in Sens deal
3Y
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Senators
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Senators add 3 more to COVID list; 9 players total
4Y
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Leafs grant Zaitsev trade wish with deal to Sens
7Y
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Maple Leafs
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Maple Leafs defenseman Zaitsev asks for trade
7Y
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NHL News
Finland earns feisty win over Sweden in Olympic men's hockey
Finland's men's hockey team revived its Olympic campaign by outmuscling archrival Sweden in a 4-1 group stage victory Friday -- 20 years after the sides squared off in the gold medal game at the Turin Games.
Switzerland's Fiala leaves ice on stretcher with leg injury
Switzerland forward Kevin Fiala, a 12-year NHL veteran who plays for the Kings, was taken off the ice on a stretcher during a 5-1 loss to Canada.
Olympics 2026 men's hockey: Standings, stats, schedule, more
Find the full schedule, scoring and goaltending leaders and group standings here.
Grades, lessons from Canada's Olympic hockey win vs. Switzerland
Canada has two victories and a 10-1 goal differential in the tournament. Here's how Game 2 was won.
NHL 26 is free to play on Xbox over this weekend
Game Pass subscribers can jump into the most recent hockey game from EA at no extra cost, plugging away at its career mode and multiplayer.
Inside Macklin Celebrini's rise to stardom for Sharks, Canada
Scoring the opening Olympic goal for his country was the latest milestone on the phenom's meteoric rise.
