Mika Zibanejad is coming off a pretty big drop in points. With only 26 goals and 72 points in 81 games, in the 2022-23 Season, Mika had 39 goals and 91 points in 82 games, a 19-point drop.
The Rangers did make the 2024 Playoffs, sweeping the Washington Capitals in the first round and defeating the Carolina Hurricanes in round 2. However, they lost to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Mika Zibanejad Career Production
Mika Zibanejad was selected 6th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.
Zibanejad played 9 games in the 11-12 season with the Ottawa Senators, putting up 1 assist in those games. In 2012-13, Zibanejad spent time in both the AHL and the NHL, tallying 7 goals and 20 points in 42 games.
2014-15 and 2015-16 were successful seasons for Mika in Ottawa, tallying 20+ goals in both seasons and 50+ points with 51 points in 2015-16.
In 2016, the New York Rangers acquired Mika Zibanejad and a 2018 2nd-round pick from the Senators in exchange for Derick Brassard and a 2018 7th-round pick.