C · NYR · NHL id 8476459
Mika Zibanejad has played 3 games for the New York Rangers in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) on 6 shots while averaging 19:35 a night (14:38 at even strength, 2:50 on the power play and 1:29 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 90% of his 5v5 minutes with Alexis Lafrenière and 79% with Gabe Perreault over the last 3 games, and the Rangers have controlled 44% of shot attempts with Zibanejad on the ice (1-0 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Rangers' most recent game against DET he was on L1 with Alexis Lafrenière and Gabe Perreault and on PP1. He is shooting 16.7% this season against 14.0% across the 720 games in our data.
Right now
From the Oct 2 game vs DET, detected from shift data
- −0:43 PP TOI
- ixG/60 1.22 (was 0.77)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 3 games, 18:57 average time on ice, PP1 in 3 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 2 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 · 11 attempts, 6 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at NYR: 11 attempts, 6 on goal, 1 goal, 1.20 expected goals; best chance Mika Zibanejad at 0.52 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 81 GP · 78 points vs 68.3 expected
Last 20 games: +60. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 15.8%
- 100.2
- 71.6%
- G vs xG
- 34 / 30.7
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:01 a game, 4 demotion events): 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: 3 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played81
- Goals3425th of 715
- Assists4444th of 715
- Points7829th of 715
- Power-play points357th of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal21538th of 715
- Hits105167th of 715
- Blocked shots50259th of 715
- Plus/minus−20675th of 715
- Penalty minutes14548th of 715
- Faceoffs won57436th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.1%375th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)48.6%421st of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)49.0%380th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)49.1%372nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.8%166th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.5%286th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.02292nd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.001109th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.27389th of 719
- Faceoff win %52.5%69th of 238
- Draw Equity /100+0.01682nd of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game20:5487th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:1458th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %58.9%173rd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.07246th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1002320th of 719
- Goals above expected+3.365th of 715
- Luck Meter+33161st of 828
- Ascension score42327th of 445
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.3345th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts124135th of 715
- Hardest shot96.460th of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.4%194th of 715
Compare head to head
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 · 81 of 81 games through the sequence engine
- −0.045
- Season net
- −0.89xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- +0.016
- Season
- +0.17G
- 52.5%1094 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 165-162 · NZ 199-156 · DZ 210-202
- Per 60
- 1.02
- Attempts
- 20
- 0.039
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
- Moved up to PP1Jan 9, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Jan 9, 2025 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L2Apr 5, 2024 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L2Mar 11, 2023 alerts →
- Moved down to L2 from L1Jan 19, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2May 18, 2022 alerts →
- Played 12:35 more than his 5-game averageMay 3, 2022 alerts →
- Played 5:00 more than his 5-game averageApr 26, 2022 alerts →
How the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 vs TBL | Rebound | — | 0 | 68.4 | rebound | |
| Apr 15, 2026 @ TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 28.3 | one-timer | |
| Mar 31, 2026 vs NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 4* | 20.9 | — | |
| Mar 25, 2026 @ TOR | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 19.3 | 3-on-1 | |
| Mar 25, 2026 @ TOR | Cycle | — | 3* | 59.4 | one-timer | |
| Mar 22, 2026 vs WPG | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 77.0 | one-timer | |
| Mar 19, 2026 @ CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 55.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 18, 2026 vs NJD | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 18.4 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 9, 2026 @ PHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 47.3 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Mar 9, 2026 @ PHI | Rebound | loose | 0 | 56.4 | 1-on-0, one-timer, rebound | |
| Mar 5, 2026 vs TOR | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 47.6 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Feb 28, 2026 vs PIT | Cycle | — | 5* | 74.2 | one-timer | |
| Jan 29, 2026 vs NYI | Dump and chase | dump | 2* | 85.5 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Jan 28, 2026 @ NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 51.0 | one-timer | |
| Jan 17, 2026 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 34.5 | 3-on-1 | |
| Jan 17, 2026 @ PHI | Cycle | — | 4* | 58.1 | — | |
| Jan 17, 2026 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 66.5 | — | |
| Jan 12, 2026 vs SEA | Rebound | dump | 2* | 5.0 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Jan 10, 2026 @ BOS | Rebound | carry | 1 | 58.5 | rebound | |
| Jan 8, 2026 vs BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 69.4 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Jan 2, 2026 @ FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 10.3 | — | |
| Jan 2, 2026 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 52.1 | 4-on-2, one-timer | |
| Jan 2, 2026 @ FLA | Rush | carry | 0 | 37.6 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2025 vs PHI | Cycle | — | 5* | 78.6 | one-timer | |
| Dec 7, 2025 vs VGK | Rebound | — | 0 | 8.7 | rebound | |
| Dec 4, 2025 @ OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 45.7 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 28, 2025 @ BOS | Deflection | — | 0 | 46.3 | — | |
| Nov 28, 2025 @ BOS | Cycle | — | 3 | 39.1 | one-timer | |
| Nov 16, 2025 vs DET | Rebound | — | 0 | 30.8 | rebound | |
| Nov 15, 2025 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 5.7 | — | |
| Nov 10, 2025 vs NSH | Odd-man rush | pass | 2 | 31.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 28, 2025 @ VAN | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 23.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Oct 23, 2025 vs SJS | Cycle | — | 5* | 68.4 | one-timer | |
| Oct 18, 2025 @ MTL | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 24.9 | 4-on-3, one-timer | |
| Oct 11, 2025 @ PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 37.5 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Apr 17, 2025 vs TBL | Deflection | — | 0 | 25.3 | — | |
| Apr 17, 2025 vs TBL | Off the faceoff | — | 2* | 58.6 | one-timer | |
| Apr 10, 2025 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 60.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 7, 2025 vs TBL | Deflection | — | 1 | 26.2 | one-timer | |
| Mar 28, 2025 @ ANA | Cycle | — | 0 | 49.8 | — |
* 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 Zibanejad
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Zibanejad apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Lafrenière | LW | 3 | 38:57 | 90% | 48.2% | 100% (1-0) | 14.3% 4:16 | 50.0% 4:31 |
| Gabe Perreault | RW | 3 | 34:03 | 79% | 45.5% | 100% (1-0) | 37.5% 9:10 | 60.0% 4:23 |
| Adam Fox | D | 3 | 17:45 | 41% | 32.1% | 100% (1-0) | 54.3% 25:28 | 55.4% 28:28 |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | 3 | 17:15 | 40% | 57.7% | — (0-0) | 35.1% 25:58 | 42.4% 35:53 |
| Sean Durzi | D | 3 | 15:10 | 35% | 65.0% | — (0-0) | 34.9% 28:03 | 50.0% 33:11 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | D | 3 | 13:35 | 31% | 31.3% | — (0-0) | 48.9% 29:38 | 56.0% 39:17 |
| Alberts Smits | D | 3 | 12:43 | 29% | 40.9% | 100% (1-0) | 46.3% 30:30 | 35.3% 29:46 |
| Braden Schneider | D | 3 | 9:53 | 23% | 35.7% | — (0-0) | 46.9% 33:20 | 34.9% 33:50 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | 2 | 2:17 | 5% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 48.8% 25:01 | 50.0% 20:03 |
| Will Cuylle | LW | 1 | 1:23 | 3% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 43.8% 13:24 | 40.0% 9:46 |
| Tye Kartye | LW | 1 | 1:01 | 2% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 52.2% 11:30 | 23.5% 7:24 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1173:24 on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
Faces tougher-than-usual opposition.
Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters Zibanejad shared the 5v5 ice with, each shrunk toward 50%. Most skaters land between about 45% and 55% for QoT and 49% and 51% for QoC, so the percentile is the easier read.
Game log
3 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | @ DET | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59% | 21:21 | 14:47 | 5:01 | 1:28 |
| Oct 1 | vs TBL | W 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 67% | 18:53 | 13:13 | 1:41 | 2:46 |
| Sep 29 | @ BOS | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56% | 18:31 | 15:55 | 1:47 | 0:12 |
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 | 3 | 58:45 | 19:35 | 47 | 47 | 50.0% | 51.6% | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 3.8 | 2.8 | 45% |
| Even strength | 3 | 43:55 | 14:38 | 29 | 35 | 45.3% | 47.7% | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.9 | 1.2 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 3 | 43:13 | 14:24 | 28 | 35 | 44.4% | 46.5% | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.7 | 1.2 | 50% |
| Power play | 3 | 8:29 | 2:50 | 14 | 2 | 87.5% | 90.0% | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.7 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 3 | 4:26 | 1:29 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 3 | 8:29 | 2:50 | 14 | 2 | 87.5% | 90.0% | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.7 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 3 | 4:23 | 1:28 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0% |
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 | NYR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7% | 5 | 3 | 19:35 |
| 2025-26 | NYR | 81 | 34 | 44 | 78 | -20 | 14 | 215 | 15.8% | 105 | 50 | 20:54 |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 82 | 20 | 42 | 62 | -22 | 22 | 183 | 10.9% | 44 | 46 | 18:46 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | NYR | 16 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 2 | 40 | 7.5% | 12 | 13 | 21:18 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 81 | 26 | 46 | 72 | +15 | 30 | 221 | 11.8% | 49 | 55 | 19:45 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | NYR | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 | 16 | 6.3% | 13 | 6 | 19:28 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 82 | 39 | 52 | 91 | +25 | 20 | 251 | 15.5% | 71 | 48 | 19:58 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | NYR | 20 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 15.9% | 21 | 11 | 20:51 |
| 2021-22 | NYR | 81 | 29 | 52 | 81 | +30 | 12 | 219 | 13.2% | 67 | 47 | 19:38 |
| 2020-21 | NYR | 56 | 24 | 26 | 50 | +2 | 18 | 171 | 14.0% | 75 | 44 | 20:06 |
| 2019-20 | NYR | 57 | 41 | 34 | 75 | +9 | 14 | 208 | 19.7% | 51 | 49 | 21:38 |
| 2018-19 | NYR | 82 | 30 | 44 | 74 | -12 | 47 | 236 | 12.7% | 134 | 66 | 20:34 |
| 2017-18 | NYR | 72 | 27 | 20 | 47 | -23 | 14 | 212 | 12.7% | 92 | 64 | 17:58 |
Mika Zibanejad news
- Mika Zibanejad News: Two-point effort in winRotoWire
- Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Two-point effort in winCBS Sports
- Mika Zibanejad News: One of each in preseason winRotoWire
- Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: One of each in preseason winCBS Sports
- Mika Zibanejad Remains the Last of the Rangers' Old GuardThe Hockey Writers
- Mika Zibanejad Remains the Last of the Rangers’ Old GuardThe Hockey Writers
- Mika Zibanejad StatsNHL.com
- 2026 Rangers Season Previews: Mika ZibanejadBlueshirt Banter
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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.