Travis Zajac C FA Sat 3/7/20 4:10 PM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac picked up an assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 4-2 win over the Blues.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac's helper was just his second points in the last five games. The 34-year-old center has dropped off this season with 23 points in 67 appearances. He still has modest physicality (56 hits, 28 PIM), but he is nearly guaranteed to fall short of 40 points despite avoiding injuries throughout the year.
Travis Zajac C FA Fri 2/28/20 2:41 AM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac netted a goal on two shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Sharks.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac got things going in the first period, snapping his personal five-game point drought with the goal. He's up to 22 points, 62 shots, 55 hits and a minus-10 rating through 63 outings this year.
Travis Zajac C FA Fri 2/14/20 10:53 PM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac managed an assist in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac set up Mirco Mueller for a goal in the first period. The 34-year-old center has just two assists in his last 10 games, and he's now at 21 points and 57 shots through 57 contests overall. Zajac's in a top-six role more out of seniority than anything else -- his production doesn't match his deployment.
Travis Zajac C FA Thu 2/6/20 11:52 PM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac dished out a helper in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Flyers.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac helped Blake Coleman open the scoring just 13 seconds in. The assist ended a five-game point drought, and the 34-year-old center has only one goal since Dec. 23, so Zajac's largely irrelevant in the fantasy landscape at this stage of his career.
Travis Zajac C FA Mon 1/13/20 12:09 AM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Lightning.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac's tally at 9:54 of the second period would stand as the game-winner. The center has a goal and three helpers on a modest three-game point streak. Through 45 games this season, Zajac is at 17 points, 45 shots on goal and a minus-3 rating.
Travis Zajac C FA Fri 1/10/20 12:40 AM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac dished out a pair of assists in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac notched his third multi-point game of the season but was still saddled with a minus-2 rating, which gave him a minus-5 mark over the past three games. There's not much juice left to be squeezed out of the 34-year-old center.
Travis Zajac C FA Mon 12/23/19 11:20 PM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac scored a shorthanded goal and added an assist, four hits and a plus-3 rating in Monday's 7-1 win over the Blackhawks.
EDGE Analysis
Both of Zajac's contributions on the scoresheet came in the second period. He set up Damon Severson's tally before scoring a shorthanded goal of his own with Sami Vatanen serving a holding minor. Zajac is now at 12 points, 36 shots on goal and 42 hits through 36 contests. He's reached 40 points in three of the last four seasons, but the 34-year-old would need a big second half of the season to get to that level in 2019-20.
Travis Zajac C FA Sat 12/7/19 11:57 PM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac netted a goal on two shots in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Predators.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac's tally capped a flurry of four goals in 3:13 between the two teams early in the first period. It was his first appearance on the scoresheet in the last five games. Zajac has just 10 points in 29 contests this season. He's posted 40-plus points in four of the last six campaigns, but he'll need to go on a tear to get anywhere near that mark in 2019-20.
Travis Zajac C FA Fri 11/8/19 1:47 PM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac contributed one hit as his only meaningful statistic in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Calgary, stretching his point drought to seven games.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac is being deployed in a more defensive role -- he led all Devils forwards with 5:54 of penalty-kill time among his 15:26 overall. This shift in usage can likely be traced back to a natural erosion of Zajac's skills at age 34 -- he has just four points and eight shots through 14 games.
Travis Zajac C FA Sat 10/5/19 11:45 AM
Travis Zajac
C FA
Zajac dished out an assist in 19:02 of ice time in Friday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Jets.
EDGE Analysis
Zajac surprisingly tied for the team lead with 2:50 of power-play time, but New Jersey failed to connect with the man advantage. The role on the top extra-man unit is a boon to Zajac's value, though he's still a middling fantasy commodity at best considering he's 34 years old and hasn't hit the 50-point mark since 2009-10. Where Zajac's fantasy relevance lies is as an obstacle to a top-six role for rookie first overall pick Jack Hughes.