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Mika Zibanejad

#93 · Centre · New York Rangers

Born Apr 18, 1993 in Stockholm, SWE (age 33) · 6'2", 207 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 6th overall in 2011 by OTT (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Pierre-Marc Bouchard MIN · 20 P in 43 GP Clarke MacArthur TOR · 20 P in 40 GP David Moss PHX · 20 P in 45 GP Joel Ward WSH · 20 P in 39 GP Ales Hemsky EDM · 20 P in 38 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.

0204060802011-12: 1 points111-122012-13: 20 points202013-14: 33 points3313-142014-15: 46 points462015-16: 51 points5115-162016-17: 37 points372017-18: 47 points4717-182018-19: 74 points742019-20: 75 points7519-202020-21: 50 points502021-22: 81 points8121-222022-23: 91 points912023-24: 72 points7223-242024-25: 62 points622025-26: 78 points7825-262026-27: 5 points5

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2011-12 OTT 9 0 1 1 -3 2 12 15 0.11 $925K
2012-13 OTT 42 7 13 20 9 6 90 82 0.48 $894K
2013-14 OTT 69 16 17 33 -15 18 153 118 0.48 $894K
2014-15 OTT 80 20 26 46 0 20 150 149 0.58 $894K
2015-16 OTT 81 21 30 51 -2 18 184 111 0.63 $2.625M
2016-17 NYR 56 14 23 37 9 16 119 23 0.66 $2.625M
2017-18 NYR 72 27 20 47 -23 14 212 92 0.65 $5.35M
2018-19 NYR 82 30 44 74 -12 47 236 134 0.90 $5.35M
2019-20 NYR 57 41 34 75 9 14 208 51 1.32 $5.35M
2020-21 NYR 56 24 26 50 2 18 171 75 0.89 $5.35M
2021-22 NYR 81 29 52 81 30 12 219 67 1.00 $5.35M
2022-23 NYR 82 39 52 91 25 20 251 71 1.11 $8.5M
2023-24 NYR 81 26 46 72 15 30 221 49 0.89 $8.5M
2024-25 NYR 82 20 42 62 -22 22 183 44 0.76 $8.5M
2025-26 NYR 81 34 44 78 -20 14 215 105 0.96 $8.5M
2026-27 NYR 6 1 4 5 3 0 11 12 0.83 $8.5M
16 seasons Career 1017 349 474 823 5 271 2635 1198 0.81

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2012-13 OTT 10 1 3 4 -3 0 21 20 0.40
2014-15 OTT 6 1 3 4 0 0 14 13 0.67
2016-17 NYR 12 2 7 9 4 0 34 20 0.75
2019-20 NYR 3 1 1 2 -1 0 9 8 0.67
2021-22 NYR 20 10 14 24 0 4 63 21 1.20
2022-23 NYR 7 1 3 4 -1 6 16 13 0.57
2023-24 NYR 16 3 13 16 1 2 40 12 1.00
7 seasons Playoffs 74 19 44 63 0 12 197 107 0.85

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
42 7 13 20 9 6 90 82 0.48 7.8 13:34

Contract

$894KCap hitends in 2015, then RFA
$45KCap dollars per point20 points in 42 games
$193KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.6 goals above replacement
$4.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.6MValueworth 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 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Ottawa Senators on Jul 13, 2011, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.325M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2014-15, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $894K $833K $93K $850K $925K
2013-14 $894K $833K $93K $850K $925K
2014-15 $894K $833K $0 $850K $833K

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
Oct 10, 2021 New York Rangers Extension 2022-23 to 2029-30 8 $68M $8.5M
Jul 25, 2017 New York Rangers New contract 2017-18 to 2021-22 5 $26.75M $5.35M
Jun 25, 2015 Ottawa Senators Extension 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $5.25M $2.625M
Jul 13, 2011 Ottawa Senators Entry-level 2012-13 to 2014-15 signed for 2011-12, slid 3 $5.325M $894K

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+4.6Goals above replacement105th of 605 skaters, 80th of 397 forwards
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 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+0.4 57th percentileEven-strength defence+1.4 87th percentilePower play+0.1 69th percentilePenalty kill0.0 37th percentilePenalties+1.2 90th 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.

-5051015202011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

53.8Corsi for %476 attempts for, 408 against
+0.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.7Expected goals for %18.1 expected for, 14.4 against
+4.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.1Goals for %22 for, 14 against
102.2PDO8.8% shooting + 93.4% saves
112Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 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
Jakob Silfverberg · Cory Conacher · Mika Zibanejad1181:2860.366.94-1
Guillaume Latendresse · Jakob Silfverberg · Mika Zibanejad1151:5845.956.55-3
Colin Greening · Erik Condra · Mika Zibanejad1038:1758.970.73-2
Daniel Alfredsson · Kyle Turris · Mika Zibanejad730:4060.050.82-1

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.

7Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.3Expected goalsfrom 127 unblocked attempts
-1.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.88 expected goals per 60 minutes79th
Shot quality 6.5% chance per attempt21st
Finishing -1.3 goals above expected35thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Expected 8.3Goals 7

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 28, 2013 @ BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:08
Apr 27, 2013 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 15:42
Apr 25, 2013 @ WSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:38
Apr 22, 2013 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:03
Apr 20, 2013 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:38
Apr 18, 2013 vs WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3 14:24
Apr 16, 2013 vs CAR W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13:16
Apr 12, 2013 @ NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:58
Apr 11, 2013 @ PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:57
Apr 9, 2013 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:28
Apr 7, 2013 @ FLA L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 15:02
Apr 5, 2013 @ BUF L 2-4 0 2 2 2 0 4 1 15:14
Apr 2, 2013 @ BOS L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 6 2 12:45
Mar 30, 2013 vs TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:19
Mar 28, 2013 vs NYR W 3-0 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 13:28
Mar 25, 2013 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 18:54
Mar 23, 2013 vs TBL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 11:32
Mar 21, 2013 vs BOS L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 12:00
Mar 19, 2013 @ NYI W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 12:56
Mar 17, 2013 vs WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 13:16
Mar 16, 2013 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13:20
Mar 13, 2013 @ MTL L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 15:19
Mar 11, 2013 vs BOS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14:18
Mar 8, 2013 @ NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 13:48
Mar 6, 2013 @ TOR L 4-5 1 0 1 0 2 3 5 14:17
Mar 3, 2013 @ NYI L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 11:02
Mar 2, 2013 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:08
Feb 28, 2013 @ BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:05
Feb 25, 2013 vs MTL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:41
Feb 23, 2013 vs TOR W 3-2 1 1 2 3 0 1 5 13:00
Feb 21, 2013 vs NYR W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 14:08
Feb 19, 2013 vs NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:14
Feb 16, 2013 @ TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 10:33
Feb 13, 2013 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:33
Feb 12, 2013 vs BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:01
Feb 9, 2013 vs WPG L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:07
Feb 7, 2013 vs CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 15:21
Feb 5, 2013 vs BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 12:49
Feb 3, 2013 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:28
Feb 1, 2013 @ CAR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:16
Jan 30, 2013 vs MTL W 5-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 09:15
Jan 29, 2013 vs WSH W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 14:26