Mika Zibanejad

Mika Zibanejad

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C · 6'2" · 207 lb · Shoots R
Age 33
Career
0.81
P / GP
826P in 1020 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$8.5M
Signed through 2030
Career points
826
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
2.8
26 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.8
vs expected
5v5 ixG
1.0
14 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-1.0
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
5.0
154 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
5.2
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
48.9
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+1
4 GF · 3 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2011–12 · age 18
Ottawa Senators
0.11 P/GP
9 GP · 0G · 1A
Emerging
2012–13 → 2016 · age 19–22
Ottawa Senators
0.55 P/GP
272 GP · 64G · 86A
Prime
2016–17 → 2024 · age 23–30
New York Rangers
0.93 P/GP
567 GP · 230G · 297A
Veteran
2024–25 → 2027 · age 31–33
New York Rangers
0.86 P/GP
172 GP · 56G · 92A

Mika Zibanejad, a center for the New York Rangers, is entering his age-33 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 8 points (2 goals, 6 assists) in 9 games, a 0.89 points-per-game pace, 2 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 48.9% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.8. HighDanger's model projects 73 points for 2026-27, in a 67 to 79 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2382395291+25203919:581.11
2023–2481264672+15303119:450.89
2024–2582204262-22221918:460.76
2025–2681344478-20143520:540.96
2026–27926802220:340.89
Career1020350476826+2273288—0.81

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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