Mika Zibanejad
New York Rangers · C · #93- HT
- 6'2"
- WT
- 208 lb
- Age
- 33
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Stockholm, SWE
- Draft
- 2011 OTT · R1 #6
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 50 GP tracked · 17h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 1269 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$8.50M
cap hit
$10.09M
Alpha-market value
B
Good value (+$1.6M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mika Zibanejad | 87 | Top-Six Threat | 78 P · 81 GP | $8.50M | $10.09M | B+$1.6M | this player |
 Jack Eichel | 92 | Playmaker | 90 P · 74 GP | $10.00M | $12.83M | A+$2.8M | 88% |
 Mark Scheifele | 92 | Top-Six Threat | 103 P · 82 GP | $8.50M | $12.83M | A++$4.3M | 88% |
 Dylan Larkin | 86 | Sniper | 67 P · 74 GP | $8.70M | $9.72M | B+$1.0M | 88% |
 Connor Bedard | 89 | Dual Threat | 75 P · 69 GP | $0.95M | $10.83M | A++$9.9M | 87% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Artemi Panarin · 19 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Mika’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs CHI
0P
0G 0A
vs CHI 03-27
0G 0A · 3 shots · 15:54 TOI
vs FLA
0P
0G 0A
vs FLA 03-29
0G 0A · 3 shots · 19:55 TOI
vs NJD
1P
1G 0A
vs NJD 03-31
1G 0A · 2 shots · 17:20 TOI
vs MTL
1P
0G 1A
vs MTL 04-02
0G 1A · 0 shots · 23:00 TOI
vs DET
1P
0G 1A
vs DET 04-04
0G 1A · 1 shots · 20:51 TOI
vs WSH
3P
0G 3A
vs WSH 04-05
0G 3A · 2 shots · 19:54 TOI
vs BUF
1P
0G 1A
vs BUF 04-08
0G 1A · 2 shots · 18:44 TOI
@ DAL
0P
0G 0A
@ DAL 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:22 TOI
@ FLA
0P
0G 0A
@ FLA 04-13
0G 0A · 2 shots · 21:26 TOI
@ TBL
2P
1G 1A
@ TBL 04-15
1G 1A · 3 shots · 21:42 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the right circle - 10 of 34 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 31 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 50 blocks · 16 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Ottawa Senators | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| 2012-13 | Ottawa Senators | 42 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 9 |
| 2013-14 | Ottawa Senators | 69 | 16 | 17 | 33 | -15 |
| 2014-15 | Ottawa Senators | 80 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Ottawa Senators | 81 | 21 | 30 | 51 | -2 |
| 2016-17 | New York Rangers | 56 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | New York Rangers | 72 | 27 | 20 | 47 | -23 |
| 2018-19 | New York Rangers | 82 | 30 | 44 | 74 | -12 |
| 2019-20 | New York Rangers | 57 | 41 | 34 | 75 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | New York Rangers | 56 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 81 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 30 |
| 2022-23 | New York Rangers | 82 | 39 | 52 | 91 | 25 |
| 2023-24 | New York Rangers | 81 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 15 |
| 2024-25 | New York Rangers | 82 | 20 | 42 | 62 | -22 |
| 2025-26 | New York Rangers | 81 | 34 | 44 | 78 | -20 |
| Career | 2 teams | 1011 | 348 | 470 | 818 | 2 |