Before the year started, the expectation around Travis Zajac’s return he would slot into his first line center role with the New Jersey Devils.
Fortunately for the Devils, 1st overall pick Nico Hischier took over the role and hasn’t looked back.
Unfortunately for the Devils, Travis Zajac is seriously struggling in his role as a 2nd line center. Let’s take a look at some numbers from Natural Stat Trick and start with the good. He’s won 51.85% of his faceoffs and leads the Devils in FO%. That’s essentially where the good ends for Zajac.