Artem Zub

Artem Zub

30-Year-Old DefensemanD
Ottawa Senators
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Zub logs big minutes for the Senators, but injuries consistently limit his value. He has been in the league for five years and has logged at least 70 regular-season games just once. In 2024-25, Zub had two goals, 13 points, 34 PIM, 57 shots, 58 hits and 118 blocks in 56 regular-season outings with Ottawa. That was a new career low for him in terms of hits, and it wouldn't be surprising to see him rebound with over 100 this season. However, 20-25 points is about the best fantasy managers can hope for from him in terms of scoring, and given his injury history, he'll likely finish well below that range. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a four-year, $18.4 million contract extension with the Senators in December of 2022.
Returns to action Saturday
DOttawa Senators
December 6, 2025
Zub (lower body) will be back in action Saturday against St. Louis, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.
ANALYSIS
Zub sat out Thursday against the Rangers. He has three goals, 11 points, 31 hits and 39 blocked shots across 26 games this season.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    20:38
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:08
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    2:31
 
Ice Time
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Short-Handed
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20:15
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1:30
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2:49
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19:58
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Reliability has never exactly been a part of Zub's game, as he once again failed to reach the 70-game mark for the third time in his four-year NHL career. Still, in his 69 outings last year, the puck-moving blueliner set a new personal best with his 20 assists and 25 points while averaging 21:01 of ice time. Without a role on the power play, the 28-year-old Russian's offensive productivity figures to remain limited with his ceiling likely in the 30-35 point range - assuming he could actually play a full 82-game season. Zub does offer added fantasy value in formats that utilize defensive stats, as he should continue to rack up plenty of hits and blocked shots after posting 139 and 122, respectively, last year.
Zub had three separate instances last season in which he missed at least eight straight games, although he remained healthy from mid-February to the end of the year. Zub is a physical, stay-at-home rearguard that offers next to nothing in terms of offensive production. He has a dozen goals and 46 points in 181 NHL games and is yet to record a point with the man advantage. He has posted 286 hits over the course of the past two seasons, but even those numbers aren't high enough to make him worthy of a pick in fantasy pools which value such a number.
Zub played a bigger role for the Senators a season ago than most would have initially expected. He averaged more than 21 minutes per game (21:02) while posting career-best marks in goals (6), assists (16), points (22), shots on goal (92), hits (155) and blocks (124). Zub's fantasy value will be forever limited by the fact he doesn't receive any power-play time, but the Russian rearguard makes for a cheap source of hits and blocks late in your draft if you are struggling in those categories.
Zub played well above expectations in his first NHL season in 2020-21. The Russian secured a full-time roster spot with Ottawa in mid-February and played in every game the rest of the way. All told, Zub posted 14 points, 89 hits, 70 blocks and a plus-four rating through 47 contests. The Senators were impressed to the point they felt comfortable handing Zub a new two-year, $5 million contract extension in May. It's a deal that seemingly locks Zub into a top-four role for the Sens for the next two seasons, but his fantasy value will be minimal during that period due to a lack of power-play time. Zub saw just 0:04 of ice time per game with the man advantage a year ago.
Zub joins the Senators in 2020-21 after a relatively solid year with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL, where he had 22 points in 57 outings. In training camp, Zub is likely to compete with Josh Brown for playing time. An undrafted blueliner, Zub is a relatively unknown asset in North America. There's reason to believe he could earn a substantial role this year, but fantasy managers would be wise to take a wait-and-see approach with the 25-year-old instead of using a draft pick to select him in the late rounds.
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Unavailable Thursday
DOttawa Senators
Lower Body
December 4, 2025
Zub (lower body) won't be in the lineup against the Rangers on Thursday, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.
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Tallies in Tuesday's win
DOttawa Senators
December 3, 2025
Zub scored a goal and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Canadiens.
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Pots goal Thursday
DOttawa Senators
October 31, 2025
Zub scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the Flames.
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Logs pair of helpers
DOttawa Senators
October 25, 2025
Zub notched two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-4 rating in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Capitals.
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Enters record book with strong play
DOttawa Senators
October 9, 2025
Zub had a goal and two assists in a 5-4 win over the Lightning on Thursday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Expected to return Thursday
DOttawa Senators
November 7, 2024
Zub, who has missed the last nine games with a concussion suffered Oct. 14 against Los Angeles, is expected to return to the lineup against the Islanders on Thursday, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.
ANALYSIS
Zub is slated to play alongside Jake Sanderson on the top unit. Zub was held without a point in his first three games of the season, but he is capable of some offense, as he had five goals and 25 points over 69 regular-season games in 2023-24.
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