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Mats Zuccarello

#36 · Right wing · Los Angeles Kings

Born Sep 1, 1987 in Oslo, NOR (age 39) · 5'8", 181 lb · Shoots left

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Milan Lucic BOS · 59 P in 80 GP Ondrej Palat TBL · 59 P in 81 GP T.J. Oshie STL · 60 P in 79 GP Valtteri Filppula TBL · 58 P in 75 GP Frans Nielsen NYI · 58 P in 80 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602010-11: 23 points2310-112011-12: 3 points32012-13: 8 points812-132013-14: 59 points592014-15: 49 points4914-152015-16: 61 points612016-17: 59 points5916-172017-18: 53 points532018-19: 40 points4018-192019-20: 37 points372020-21: 35 points3520-212021-22: 79 points792022-23: 67 points6722-232023-24: 63 points632024-25: 54 points5424-252025-26: 54 points542026-27: 1 points126-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2010-11 NYR 42 6 17 23 3 4 74 56 0.55 $900K
2011-12 NYR 10 2 1 3 0 6 10 8 0.30 $900K
2012-13 NYR 15 3 5 8 10 8 27 27 0.53 $700K
2013-14 NYR 77 19 40 59 11 32 170 116 0.77 $1.15M
2014-15 NYR 78 15 34 49 17 45 154 120 0.63 $3.5M
2015-16 NYR 81 26 35 61 2 34 166 88 0.75 $4.5M
2016-17 NYR 80 15 44 59 15 26 189 85 0.74 $4.5M
2017-18 NYR 80 16 37 53 -10 36 178 62 0.66 $4.5M
2018-19 NYR 46 11 26 37 -11 24 99 57 0.80 $4.5M
2018-19 DAL 2 1 2 3 3 0 5 0 1.50
2019-20 MIN 65 15 22 37 -9 18 96 13 0.57 $6M
2020-21 MIN 42 11 24 35 9 8 74 12 0.83 $6M
2021-22 MIN 70 24 55 79 21 24 159 36 1.13 $6M
2022-23 MIN 78 22 45 67 -3 26 198 51 0.86 $6M
2023-24 MIN 69 12 51 63 -5 30 173 26 0.91 $6M
2024-25 MIN 69 19 35 54 0 22 151 32 0.78 $4.125M
2025-26 MIN 59 15 39 54 -5 20 122 16 0.92 $4.125M
2026-27 LAK 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0.33 $1M
17 seasons Career 966 232 513 745 49 363 2046 805 0.77

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 NYR 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00
2012-13 NYR 12 1 6 7 -2 4 22 22 0.58
2013-14 NYR 25 5 8 13 7 20 54 54 0.52
2014-15 NYR 5 0 2 2 1 0 13 10 0.40
2015-16 NYR 5 1 1 2 -2 4 12 12 0.40
2016-17 NYR 12 4 3 7 0 16 25 31 0.58
2018-19 DAL 13 4 7 11 2 6 22 10 0.85
2019-20 MIN 4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 4 0.25
2020-21 MIN 7 0 3 3 -2 2 15 8 0.43
2021-22 MIN 6 1 3 4 -1 2 9 4 0.67
2022-23 MIN 6 2 3 5 -2 4 15 4 0.83
2024-25 MIN 6 1 2 3 -1 0 8 11 0.50
2025-26 MIN 8 2 7 9 -3 2 15 6 1.13
13 seasons Playoffs 110 21 46 67 -4 62 214 176 0.61

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 19 40 59 11 32 170 116 0.77 11.2 17:08

Contract

$1.15MCap hitends in 2014
$19KCap dollars per point59 points in 77 games
$80KCap dollars per goal above replacement14.4 goals above replacement
$8.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$7.6MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Rangers on Jul 30, 2013, as a new contract: 1 year and $1.15M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2013-14, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $1.15M $1.15M $0 $1.15M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2026 Los Angeles Kings New contract (35+) 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $1M $1M
Sep 29, 2023 Minnesota Wild Extension (35+) 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $8.25M $4.125M
Jul 1, 2019 Minnesota Wild New contract 2019-20 to 2023-24 5 $30M $6M
Mar 2, 2015 New York Rangers Extension 2015-16 to 2018-19 4 $18M $4.5M
Jul 22, 2014 New York Rangers New contract 2014-15 to 2014-15 1 $3.5M $3.5M
Jul 30, 2013 New York Rangers New contract 2013-14 to 2013-14 1 $1.15M $1.15M
Mar 29, 2013 New York Rangers New contract 2012-13 to 2012-13 1 $700K $700K
May 26, 2010 New York Rangers Entry-level 2010-11 to 2011-12 2 $3.5M $900K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2013-14 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+14.4Goals above replacement17th of 672 skaters, 13th of 438 forwards
+2.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+10.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+6.0 93rd percentileEven-strength defence+1.4 82nd percentilePower play+0.5 79th percentilePenalty kill-0.3 12th percentilePenalties+3.2 99th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0510152010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

54.0Corsi for %966 attempts for, 824 against
+2.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.4Expected goals for %46.4 expected for, 38.9 against
+4.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.9Goals for %44 for, 32 against
101.4PDO8.3% shooting + 93.1% saves
203Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Benoit Pouliot · Derick Brassard · Mats Zuccarello37310:0356.459.319-9
Derek Stepan · Chris Kreider · Mats Zuccarello31198:0458.159.38-4
Brad Richards · Derick Brassard · Mats Zuccarello1687:1259.055.90-2
Martin St. Louis · Derick Brassard · Mats Zuccarello662:5446.440.44-2

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

18Goalsnot counting empty-netters
20.7Expected goalsfrom 230 unblocked attempts
-2.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.94 expected goals per 60 minutes86th
Shot quality 9.0% chance per attempt93rd
Finishing -2.7 goals above expected24thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 20.7Goals 18

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 12, 2014 @ MTL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 19:12
Apr 10, 2014 vs BUF W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:08
Apr 8, 2014 vs CAR W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 17:25
Apr 5, 2014 vs OTT L 2-3 2 0 2 -1 2 3 4 15:10
Apr 3, 2014 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 17:08
Apr 1, 2014 @ VAN W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 18:02
Mar 30, 2014 @ EDM W 5-0 2 1 3 2 0 3 0 15:12
Mar 28, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 15:40
Mar 26, 2014 vs PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 15:45
Mar 24, 2014 vs PHX W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 18:30
Mar 22, 2014 @ NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 15:35
Mar 21, 2014 @ CBJ W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 18:11
Mar 18, 2014 @ OTT W 8-4 0 2 2 4 0 4 0 17:38
Mar 16, 2014 vs SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:54
Mar 14, 2014 @ WPG W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:19
Mar 13, 2014 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:00
Mar 11, 2014 @ CAR L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 17:17
Mar 9, 2014 vs DET W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:05
Mar 7, 2014 @ CAR W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 18:19
Feb 7, 2014 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 17:31
Feb 6, 2014 vs EDM L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 16:16
Feb 4, 2014 vs COL W 5-1 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 16:24
Jan 31, 2014 vs NYI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 14:20
Jan 29, 2014 @ NYI W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 15:12
Jan 26, 2014 @ NJD W 7-3 2 0 2 2 0 4 2 17:46
Jan 23, 2014 vs STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 16:17
Jan 21, 2014 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:17
Jan 19, 2014 vs WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:19
Jan 18, 2014 @ OTT W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 14:27
Jan 16, 2014 vs DET W 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:22
Jan 14, 2014 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 16:35
Jan 12, 2014 vs PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 18:27
Jan 10, 2014 vs DAL W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 14:46
Jan 8, 2014 @ CHI W 3-2 1 0 1 -1 0 4 3 14:42
Jan 6, 2014 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:16
Jan 4, 2014 @ TOR W 7-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 17:10
Jan 3, 2014 @ PIT L 2-5 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 17:53
Dec 31, 2013 @ FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:11
Dec 29, 2013 @ TBL W 4-3 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 16:00
Dec 27, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 15:02
Dec 23, 2013 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18:02
Dec 22, 2013 vs MIN W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 16:19
Dec 20, 2013 vs NYI L 3-5 0 1 1 -3 0 3 2 20:00
Dec 18, 2013 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 18:35
Dec 15, 2013 vs CGY W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 18:03
Dec 12, 2013 vs CBJ L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 2 1 2 19:41
Dec 10, 2013 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:36
Dec 8, 2013 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 19:08
Dec 7, 2013 vs NJD L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 18:58
Dec 5, 2013 @ BUF W 3-1 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 17:37
Dec 2, 2013 vs WPG L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 1 3 16:13
Nov 30, 2013 vs VAN W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 16:11
Nov 29, 2013 @ BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:04
Nov 27, 2013 @ FLA W 5-2 1 1 2 -1 0 2 1 16:13
Nov 25, 2013 @ TBL L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:12
Nov 23, 2013 @ NSH W 2-0 0 2 2 2 0 3 2 17:30
Nov 21, 2013 @ DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 16:27
Nov 19, 2013 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 19:16
Nov 17, 2013 vs LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 20:43
Nov 16, 2013 @ MTL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:50
Nov 12, 2013 vs NJD L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 18:32
Nov 10, 2013 vs FLA W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 21:19
Nov 7, 2013 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 19:12
Nov 6, 2013 vs PIT W 5-1 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 16:22
Nov 4, 2013 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:50
Nov 2, 2013 vs CAR W 5-1 0 3 3 3 0 2 1 15:37
Oct 31, 2013 vs BUF W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 17:54
Oct 29, 2013 @ NYI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 18:32
Oct 28, 2013 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:49
Oct 26, 2013 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 10:24
Oct 19, 2013 @ NJD L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 15:24
Oct 16, 2013 @ WSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:31
Oct 12, 2013 @ STL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:17
Oct 10, 2013 @ ANA L 0-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:45
Oct 8, 2013 @ SJS L 2-9 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 19:37
Oct 7, 2013 @ LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:38
Oct 3, 2013 @ PHX L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:41