Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Three-point effort Monday
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Zibanejad scored two goals, one on the power play, and added an even-strength assist in Monday's 6-2 win over the Panthers.
The Rangers scored four straight goals beginning late in the first period and extending into the third to bust open a 1-1 tie, and Zibanejad potted the first and last goals during that stretch. It's the fourth time this season he's scored three or more points in a game, and the 29-year-old now has 22 goals and 49 points through 47 contests.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Reaches 20-goal milestone
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Zibanejad provided a goal in the Rangers' 3-1 win against Columbus on Monday.
Zibanejad opened the scoring at 12:39 of the first period. He's up to 20 goals and 46 points in 45 contests this season. The 29-year-old was limited to no goals and two assists in his previous five games.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Two-point effort against Canes
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Zibanejad scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Hurricanes.
Both points came far from the net. Zibanejad's tally came on a pass attempt from the point late in the second period that both Vincent Trocheck and Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov whiffed on, while his helper in the third came on a blast from the blue line that was tipped home by K'Andre Miller for what proved to be the game-winner. Zibanejad has lit the lamp four times in the last three games, and since the beginning of December the 29-year-old has racked up eight goals and 18 points in 15 games.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Snaps nine-game goal drought
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Zibanejad scored a goal in a 2-1 shootout loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Zibanejad gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead at 12:45 of the first with a one-timer from the high slot. It was his first goal in nine games. His 39 points (16 goals, 23 assists) put him second on the Rangers behind only Artemi Panarin (41). Zibanejad is tied with Chris Kreider for the team lead in goals with 16.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Racking up points
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Zibanejad collected a power-play assist in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Islanders.
This was just another day at the office for Zibanejad. The showstopping pivot has amassed 15 goals, 23 assists and 18 power-play points through 35 games, and the Swede continues to be a major asset when it comes to puck possession. In fact, Zibanejad's 59.0 Corsi For percentage is a career-best mark in a 12-year career split between the Senators and Rangers.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Paces offense in win
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Zibanejad scored two power-play goals on four shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Golden Knights.
After a tight game through two periods, Zibanejad blew things open in an explosive third for the Rangers. He's racked up five goals and four helpers during his six-game point streak, and this was his fourth multi-goal game of the campaign. The star center is up to 15 tallies, 32 points (15 on the power play), 114 shots on net and a plus-9 rating through 28 outings.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Gets two points in defeat
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Zibanejad contributed a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-2 loss to Chicago.
Zibanejad has 13 goals and 28 points in 26 games this season, including three goals and five points in his last four contests. He's piling up points at roughly the same pace as last season, when he finished with 29 goals and 81 points in 81 games. Zibanejad is finding the back of the net more frequently this season because he's firing the puck more. The 29-year-old is averaging 4.23 shots per game, up from 2.70 in 2021-22.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Scores in loss
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Zibanejad tallied a goal in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Devils.
Zibanejad was able to take advantage of a long rebound chance, netting a loose puck behind Vitek Vanecek and extending the Rangers' first-period lead to 2-0. Zibanejad now has five goals and seven assists through 13 games this month. The 29-year-old center is up to 11 goals and 13 assists on the season.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Point streak up to five games
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Zibanejad provided an assist and fired six shots on goal in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Ducks.
Zibanejad set up a Braden Schneider goal late in the second period. During a five-game point streak, Zibanejad has a goal and four assists. The center is up to 10 tallies, 13 helpers, 92 shots on net, 16 hits and a plus-3 rating in 21 contests this season.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Grabs another helper
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Zibanejad recorded an assist and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Kings.
Zibanejad sent what appeared to be a routine dump-in, but linemate Chris Kreider beat out the icing and then fired a one-timer for the Rangers' game-winning goal in the third period. The assist gave Zibanejad a four-game point streak (one goal, three helpers), and he's gotten on the scoresheet in 11 of his last 12 outings. For the year, the star center has 10 goals, 12 assists, 86 shots on net and a plus-4 rating through 20 games.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Plucks apple in win
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Zibanejad notched an assist and eight shots on goal in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Sharks.
Zibanejad set up an Adam Fox empty-netter late in the third period. With points in 10 of the last 11 games, Zibanejad is very much in a groove on offense. The top-line center is up to 10 tallies, 11 helpers, 85 shots on net and a plus-1 rating through 19 contests.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Deposits 10th goal
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Zibanejad scored a power-play goal on four shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Kraken.
Zibanejad tallied at 14:58 of the first period, tying the game at 1-1. The center has been held off the scoresheet just once in the last 10 contests, racking up 12 points (seven on the power play) in that span. For the season, he's at 10 goals, 10 helpers, 12 power-play points, 77 shots on net, 14 hits, six PIM and an even plus-minus rating in 18 outings.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Earns power-play helper
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Zibanejad logged a power-play assist, two shots on goal, two hits and two PIM in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Coyotes.
Zibanejad set up Chris Kreider's tally in the third period. Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Predators saw the end of Zibanejad's seven-game point streak, but it's tough to keep the crafty center quiet for long. He's been an excellent contributor so far this season with nine goals and 10 assists, and 11 of those 19 points have come on the power play. Zibanejad has added 73 shots on net, 13 hits, four PIM and an even plus-minus rating through 17 outings.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Tallies twice in 700th game
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Zibanejad scored two goals during Thursday's 8-2 rout of the host Red Wings.
Zibanejad converted twice during his milestone appearance Thursday. Dressing for his 700th NHL game, the 29-year-old center connected off a one-timer from the slot to open the scoring. Zibanejad netted his second tally, and team-high ninth, on a rebound near the right post. Zibanejad generated a game-high five shots Thursday, notching his first two even-strength markers of the season.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Feasting with man advantage
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Zibanejad scored another power-play goal during Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Red Wings.
Zibanejad received a pass after Artemi Panarin faked a shot and positioned himself in front of goalie Alex Nedeljkovic. With time and space, the 29-year-old center converted his seventh goal of the season and sixth with the man advantage, tying Connor McDavid for the NHL lead. Zibanejad has collected at least one point in five consecutive outings (three goals, four assists).
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Tallies on power play
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Zibanejad scored a power-play goal on four shots in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Coyotes.
Zibanejad broke a 2-2 tie in the third period, scoring at 12:56 of the frame after Artemi Panarin's pass through the slot was redirected to him by Chris Kreider. The goal was Zibanejad's second in as many games, and he's added two assists in that span. For the season, the 29-year-old center has six goals, 12 points (eight on the power play), 51 shots on net and a minus-1 rating through 10 contests.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Three points in big win
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Zibanejad scored a goal and two assists, with one of each coming on the power play, in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Stars.
The 29-year-old had been held off the scoresheet in four straight games coming into Saturday, but he could only be stifled for so long. Zibanejad is off to a flying start to the season as he looks to top the career-high 81 points he posted in 2021-22, piling up five goals and 11 points through nine games -- including four goals and seven points with the man advantage.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Enjoys multi-point effort again
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Zibanejad scored two goals and four points, leading the Rangers to a 6-4 victory over the Ducks on Monday.
Zibanejad, who has recorded three multi-point games already this season, scored two power-play goals Monday, including the eventual game-winner. The 2011 first-round draft pick also generated nine shots on goal.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Leads offense in season opener
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Zibanejad scored two goals, one on the power play and the other shorthanded, in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Lightning.
Zibanejad fired nine shots on goal and went plus-1 in a productive start to his season. His first goal was a second-period shortie, and his power-play tally in the third stood as the game-winner. The 29-year-old center has scored no fewer than 24 goals in any of the last five seasons, and that total came in the 56-game 2020-21 campaign. He was a point-per-game player last year and is off to a great start in 2022-23.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Two points in Game 3 loss
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Zibanejad logged a goal and an assist -- both on the power play -- in Sunday's 3-2 Game 3 loss to the Lightning.
Zibanejad opened the scoring in Game 3 with a power-play goal in the second period before assisting on Chris Kreider's tally just 2:07 later. The multi-point performance extends Zibanejad's point streak to eight games, with seven goals and six assists in that span. The 29-year-old center has had an excellent postseason with 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) in 17 games.
