RW · LAK · NHL id 8475692
Mats Zuccarello has played 1 game for the Los Angeles Kings in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 17:59 a night (12:30 at even strength, 5:02 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 91% of his 5v5 minutes with Alex Turcotte and 88% with Alex Laferriere in his only game so far, and the Kings have controlled 67% of shot attempts with Zuccarello on the ice (1-0 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Kings' most recent game against COL he was on L2 with Alex Turcotte and Alex Laferriere and on PP1.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs COL, detected from shift data
- 0 P in last 1 (1.00/GP before)
- 52% of team PP time (was 66%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 17:32 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals · dots are equal size until the xG model lands
Shot map, OPP at LAK: 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.00 expected goals.
No shot data for this range yet.
Luck
2025-26 · 59 GP · 54 points vs 54.4 expected
Last 20 games: -9. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 12.3%
- 99.8
- 69.2%
- G vs xG
- 15 / 17.9
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:23 a game, 1 demotion event): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played59
- Goals15190th of 715
- Assists3967th of 715
- Points54108th of 715
- Power-play points2166th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal122227th of 715
- Hits16655th of 715
- Blocked shots26510th of 715
- Plus/minus−5446th of 715
- Penalty minutes20442nd of 715
- Faceoffs won27253rd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.1%300th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)51.2%230th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)53.8%145th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)53.6%153rd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)50.6%331st of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)52.8%161st of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.06273rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.057468th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.3897th of 719
- Faceoff win %45.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.078
Usage
- Ice time per game18:39202nd of 715
- Power-play time per game3:3323rd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %64.4%96th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.27128th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO998367th of 719
- Goals above expected−3.0619th of 715
- Luck Meter−11476th of 828
- Ascension score45264th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.1665th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts27551st of 715
- Hardest shot88.6336th of 715
- Offensive-zone time46.7%27th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 59 of 59 games through the sequence engine
- −0.043
- Season net
- −0.61xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.06
- Attempts
- 15
- 0.058
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 27, 2026 alerts →
- Played 13:38 less than his 5-game averageDec 8, 2025 alerts →
- Moved down to L2 from L1Dec 6, 2025 alerts →
- Moved down to L2 from L1Dec 10, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 8, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2May 26, 2021 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 @ COL | Deflection | pass | 0 | 11.6 | — | |
| Apr 28, 2026 @ DAL | Rebound | — | 0 | 14.8 | rebound | |
| Mar 28, 2026 @ BOS | Deflection | carry | 2 | 25.1 | 5-on-3, deflection | |
| Mar 24, 2026 @ TBL | Cycle | — | 5 | 39.9 | — | |
| Mar 17, 2026 @ CHI | Cycle | — | 2 | 73.2 | one-timer | |
| Mar 6, 2026 @ VGK | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 59.0 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 3, 2026 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 59.3 | — | |
| Feb 26, 2026 @ COL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 21.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 31, 2026 @ EDM | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 47.5 | — | |
| Jan 22, 2026 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 33.2 | — | |
| Jan 22, 2026 vs DET | Rebound | — | 3* | 14.7 | rebound | |
| Jan 17, 2026 @ BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 59.9 | 3-on-1 | |
| Jan 8, 2026 @ SEA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 35.1 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Dec 31, 2025 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 63.3 | — | |
| Dec 27, 2025 @ WPG | Rebound | — | 1 | 56.0 | rebound | |
| Dec 6, 2025 @ VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 66.5 | — | |
| Nov 19, 2025 vs CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 54.4 | 2-on-0 | |
| Apr 22, 2025 @ VGK | Rush | loose | 1* | 15.6 | — | |
| Apr 12, 2025 @ VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 14.8 | — | |
| Apr 4, 2025 @ NYI | Rebound | carry | 0 | 18.2 | rebound | |
| Mar 22, 2025 vs BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 69.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 17, 2025 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 63.1 | — | |
| Mar 11, 2025 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 45.6 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2025 @ SEA | Odd-man rush | carry | 4* | 61.8 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Feb 28, 2025 @ COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 33.5 | — | |
| Jan 25, 2025 vs CGY | Deflection | dump | 1 | 29.8 | 3-on-2, one-timer, rebound | |
| Jan 11, 2025 @ SJS | Point shot | — | 0 | 52.4 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2025 @ CAR | Point shot | — | 2 | 63.8 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2025 @ CAR | Rush | pass | 5* | 85.5 | one-timer | |
| Dec 31, 2024 vs NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 46.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 20, 2024 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 56.4 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Nov 7, 2024 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 43.6 | one-timer | |
| Oct 29, 2024 @ PIT | Deflection | — | 0 | 10.0 | — | |
| Oct 22, 2024 @ FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 60.0 | one-timer | |
| Oct 19, 2024 @ CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 15.5 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 12, 2024 vs SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 60.0 | one-timer | |
| Oct 10, 2024 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 44.8 | one-timer | |
| Apr 18, 2024 vs SEA | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 49.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Feb 23, 2024 @ EDM | Cycle | — | 0 | — | — | |
| Feb 19, 2024 vs VAN | Cycle | — | 2* | 25.4 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Zuccarello
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Zuccarello apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Turcotte | C | 1 | 11:20 | 91% | 64.3% | 100% (1-0) | 100.0% 1:10 | 0.0% 0:44 |
| Alex Laferriere | RW | 1 | 11:03 | 88% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | — 1:27 | 0.0% 0:34 |
| Cody Ceci | D | 1 | 5:16 | 42% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 75.0% 7:14 | 57.7% 10:33 |
| Mikey Anderson | D | 1 | 5:10 | 41% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 75.0% 7:20 | 55.2% 10:35 |
| Brandt Clarke | D | 1 | 4:33 | 36% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 60.0% 7:57 | 57.9% 9:16 |
| Drew Doughty | D | 1 | 4:31 | 36% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 63.6% 7:59 | 36.4% 12:10 |
| Joel Edmundson | D | 1 | 3:12 | 26% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 63.6% 9:18 | 44.4% 11:02 |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | 1 | 2:19 | 19% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 66.7% 10:11 | 50.0% 11:18 |
| Artemi Panarin | LW | 1 | 1:05 | 9% | — | — (0-0) | 66.7% 11:25 | 50.0% 12:43 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | @ COL | L 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17:59 | 12:30 | 5:02 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 17:59 | 17:59 | 18 | 5 | 78.3% | 78.9% | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.0 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 10 | 5 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 10 | 5 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 5:02 | 5:02 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.7 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 5:02 | 5:02 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.7 | 0.0 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | LAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17:59 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | MIN | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 2 | 15 | 13.3% | 6 | 4 | 18:22 |
| 2025-26 | MIN | 59 | 15 | 39 | 54 | -5 | 20 | 122 | 12.3% | 16 | 26 | 18:39 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | MIN | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 12.5% | 11 | 1 | 18:40 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 69 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 0 | 22 | 151 | 12.6% | 32 | 48 | 19:39 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 69 | 12 | 51 | 63 | -5 | 30 | 173 | 6.9% | 26 | 50 | 18:54 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | MIN | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 | 15 | 13.3% | 4 | 3 | 21:30 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 78 | 22 | 45 | 67 | -3 | 26 | 198 | 11.1% | 51 | 51 | 20:12 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | MIN | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 9 | 11.1% | 4 | 3 | 19:15 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 70 | 24 | 55 | 79 | +21 | 24 | 159 | 15.1% | 36 | 33 | 18:35 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | MIN | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 15 | 0.0% | 8 | 9 | 16:40 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 42 | 11 | 24 | 35 | +9 | 8 | 74 | 14.9% | 12 | 19 | 16:41 |
| 2019-20 | MIN | 65 | 15 | 22 | 37 | -9 | 18 | 96 | 15.6% | 13 | 36 | 15:56 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | DAL | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 6 | 22 | 18.2% | 10 | 10 | 17:07 |
| 2018-19 | DAL, NYR | 48 | 12 | 28 | 40 | -8 | 24 | 104 | 11.5% | 57 | 43 | 19:51 |
| 2017-18 | NYR | 80 | 16 | 37 | 53 | -10 | 36 | 178 | 9.0% | 62 | 67 | 18:55 |
Mats Zuccarello news
- Mats Zuccarello News: Three points against Ducks on SaturdayRotoWire
- Kings' Mats Zuccarello: Three points against Ducks on SaturdayCBS Sports
- Mats Zuccarello News: Ready to rockRotoWire
- Kings' Mats Zuccarello: Ready to rockCBS Sports
- Mats Zuccarello Injury: Likely to play SaturdayRotoWire
- Kings' Mats Zuccarello: Likely to play Saturdaycbssports.com
- NHL Injury Notes: Avs, Blue Jackets, Stars, Wings, Kings, Penguins, Capitals and MoreNHLRumors.com
- Wild news: Kirill Kaprizov drops Mats Zuccarello truth bomb after departureYahoo Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.