Mika Zibanejad

Shoots right · 33 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	6	1	4	5	11	20:24
Last season	81	34	44	78	215	20:54

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Role

Where he fits on NY Rangers right now.

Line: L1 with A. Lafrenière and G. Perreault · 11:21 a game together
Power play: PP1 Trigger
Penalty kill: Second wave 14 of 18 kills · 0:34 a kill · starts only 4
Ice time: 20:24 a game, most among NY Rangers forwards · 14:38 5-on-5 · 3:16 PP · 1:20 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 94% of forwards · home 93%, road 86%
Tougher opponents than 83% of forwards · home 84%, road 68%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Staying out of the boxTop 10
0.25 penalties taken /60better than 99% of forwards
Hardest shotTop 5
96.4 mphharder than 98% of centers
Finishing
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 93% of forwards
Faceoffs
55.9% wonbetter than 87% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Drawing penalties
0.44 penalties drawn /60behind 95% of forwards
Shorthanded threat
0.65 expected goals for /60behind 92% of forwards

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Hardest shot3rd
93.3 mphharder than 99% of centers
Faceoffs
54.8% wonbetter than 83% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Fast bursts
1.5 bursts /60less often than 87% of forwards

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

Mika ZibanejadAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 6 games blended with last season’s 81, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 6 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
−0.02 expected goals /60bottom 39%
+0.04 expected goals /60average
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.02 expected goals against /60average
−0.05 expected goals against /60top 40%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
11.8 shot attempts /60top 40%
10.9 shot attempts /60bottom 43%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.69 expected goals /60average
0.66 expected goals /60bottom 42%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 7%
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.67 first assists /60top 15%
0.57 first assists /60top 39%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
2.02 expected goals /60top 15%
1.84 expected goals /60top 44%
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.65 expected goals for /60bottom 8%
0.85 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 89top 44%3.87 hits /60average
hitting score 91top 42%5.88 hits /60top 33%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 85bottom 40%1.95 blocks /60bottom 28%
blocking score 98average2.45 blocks /60average
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 121top 20%1.19 takeaways /60top 24%
takeaway score 102top 41%0.98 takeaways /60top 42%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.44 penalties drawn /60bottom 5%
0.74 penalties drawn /60bottom 40%
Staying out of the boxTop 10
Often penalizedClean
0.25 penalties taken /60top 1%
0.53 penalties taken /60top 28%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
55.9% wontop 13%
54.8% wontop 17%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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353 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 15 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

17 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left48
Wide right38
Over the net22
Off the post or crossbar10
Short or other12

130 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left2
Wide right3
Over the net2
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

7 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

Top speed
SlowerBurner
22.3 mphbottom 40%
20.6 mphbottom 17%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
4.2 bursts /60bottom 36%
1.5 bursts /60bottom 13%
Hardest shotTop 5 3rd
SofterCannon
96.4 mphtop 2%
93.3 mphtop 1%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.54 miles /60bottom 33%
9.31 miles /60bottom 23%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
41.5% of his timetop 41%
42.9% of his timetop 29%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.