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Mika Zibanejad

New York Rangers
Position C
Age 33
Height 6'2"
Weight 207LBS
Shoots R
Birth Place Stockholm, SWE
Born Apr 17, 1993

Key Insights

2026-27
This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Zibanejad with Fox, Gavrikov, Lafrenière and Perreault, 31 minutes at 5v5.

63.1% of the expected goals, 1 goal for and 0 against
This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Dorofeyev, Fox, Lafrenière and Miller: 3 goals in 29 minutes.

6.17 goals an hour, 4.5 expected
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Zibanejad has been shuffled through 7 different five-man units, and only 1 of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled
The scoreboard barely moves either way with him out there

The Rangers are up 7 goals with Zibanejad on the ice.

13 for, 6 against
Gabe Perreault is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
Gabe Perreault

He has helped on 7 of Gabe Perreault's goals, 63.6% of his own assists.

3 primary, 4 secondary
Most of his assists are second touches, not the key pass

36.4% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

4 primary of 11 assists

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 17, 1993
Birth Place Stockholm, SWE
Height 6'2"
Weight 207 LBS
Shoots/Catches R