Mika Zibanejad's NHL career

Mika Zibanejad is drafted 6 overall by Ottawa Senators

Selected

6 overall, round 1

Swedes drafted

28 selected

First Swede off the board

Gabriel Landeskog#2

Mika Zibanejad makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠5 loss against Detroit Red Wings

Mika was 18 years old · Joe Louis Arena, USA

Other Swedes on the ice: Daniel Alfredsson, Erik Karlsson, Jonathan Ericsson, among others.

2011-2012

Mika Zibanejad's first NHL season: 1 points

Points

1

#50NHL#736

Games

9 of 82

11%

Goals

0

#46NHL#708

Assists

1

#48NHL#700

P/GP

0.11

+/-

-3

#43NHL#561

PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers

0 of 7 games0 points

First roundNYRNew York Rangers3–4

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2011-2012

9

Games

#198

1

Points

#200

0

Goals

#193

1

Assists

#195

-3

+/-

#123

2012-2013

Mika Zibanejad scores 20 points

Points

20

#16NHL#187

Games

42 of 48

88%

Goals

7

#17NHL#196

Assists

13

#17NHL#172

P/GP

0.48

#20NHL#206

+/-

+9

#9NHL#63

PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins

10 games4 points1 G · 3 A

First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–1Second roundPITPittsburgh Penguins1–4

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2012-2013

51

Games

#162

21

Points

#148

7

Goals

#140

14

Assists

#144

+6

+/-

#67

2013-2014

Mika Zibanejad scores 33 points

Points

33

#19NHL#209

Games

69 of 82

84%

Goals

16

#10NHL#137

Assists

17

#24NHL#270

P/GP

0.48

#19NHL#204

+/-

-15

#59NHL#823

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2013-2014

120

Games

#134

54

Points

#118

23

Goals

#98

31

Assists

#126

-9

+/-

#175

2014-2015

Mika Zibanejad scores 46 points

Points

46

#13NHL#107

Games

80 of 82

98%

Goals

20

#9NHL#85

Assists

26

#17NHL#139

P/GP

0.57

#15NHL#135

+/-

0

#34NHL#356

PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens

6 games4 points1 G · 3 A

First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens2–4

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2014-2015

200

Games

#113

100

Points

#95

43

Goals

#85

57

Assists

#106

-9

+/-

#187

2015-2016

Mika Zibanejad scores 51 points

Points

51

#11NHL#82

Games

81 of 82

99%

Goals

21

#5NHL#73

Assists

30

#15NHL#97

P/GP

0.63

#11NHL#107

+/-

-2

#48NHL#516

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2015-2016

281

Games

#99

151

Points

#82

64

Goals

#66

87

Assists

#88

-11

+/-

#205

Mika Zibanejad is traded from Ottawa Senators to New York Rangers

Here he joins Swedes Jesper Fast, Magnus Hellberg, Oscar Lindberg, among others.

2016-2017

Mika Zibanejad scores 37 points

Points

37

#23NHL#186

Games

56 of 82

68%

Goals

14

#20NHL#175

Assists

23

#21NHL#174

P/GP

0.66

#12NHL#95

+/-

+9

#16NHL#122

PlayoffsEliminated by Ottawa Senators

12 games9 points2 G · 7 A

First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–2Second roundOTTOttawa Senators2–4

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2016-2017

337

Games

#98

188

Points

#71

78

Goals

#59

110

Assists

#81

-2

+/-

#151

2017-2018

Mika Zibanejad scores 47 points

Points

47

#15NHL#130

Games

72 of 82

88%

Goals

27

#5NHL#46

Assists

20

#27NHL#237

P/GP

0.65

#14NHL#117

+/-

-23

#86NHL#866

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2017-2018

409

Games

#91

235

Points

#64

105

Goals

#49

130

Assists

#76

-25

+/-

#259

2018-2019

Mika Zibanejad scores 74 points

Points

74

#3NHL#38

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

30

#3NHL#39

Assists

44

#3NHL#42

P/GP

0.90

#5NHL#50

+/-

-12

#80NHL#797

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2018-2019

491

Games

#81

309

Points

#53

135

Goals

#39

174

Assists

#60

-37

+/-

#289

2019-2020

Mika Zibanejad scores 75 points, the most of any Swede

Points

75

#1NHL#12

Games

57 of 70

81%

Goals

41

#1NHL#5

Assists

34

#5NHL#54

P/GP

1.32

#1NHL#7

+/-

+9

#10NHL#101

PlayoffsEliminated by Carolina Hurricanes

3 games2 points1 G · 1 A

Qualifying roundCARCarolina Hurricanes0–3

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2019-2020

548

Games

#78

384

Points

#38

176

Goals

#30

208

Assists

#52

-28

+/-

#295

2020-2021

Mika Zibanejad scores 50 points

Points

50

#3NHL#25

Games

56 of 56

100%

Goals

24

#1NHL#13

Assists

26

#6NHL#61

P/GP

0.89

#3NHL#34

+/-

+2

#20NHL#246

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2020-2021

604

Games

#66

434

Points

#34

200

Goals

#25

234

Assists

#45

-26

+/-

#291

2021-2022

Mika Zibanejad scores 81 points

Points

81

#4NHL#30

Games

81 of 82

99%

Goals

29

#7NHL#52

Assists

52

#2NHL#30

P/GP

1.00

#4NHL#42

+/-

+30

#4NHL#22

PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning

20 games24 points10 G · 14 A

First roundPITPittsburgh Penguins4–3Second roundCARCarolina Hurricanes4–3Conference finalTBLTampa Bay Lightning2–4

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2021-2022

685

Games

#49

515

Points

#29

229

Goals

#22

286

Assists

#33

+4

+/-

#102

2022-2023

Mika Zibanejad scores 91 points — the best season of his career

Points

91

#3NHL#18

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

39

#3NHL#20

Assists

52

#4NHL#24

P/GP

1.11

#3NHL#22

+/-

+25

#4NHL#34

PlayoffsEliminated by New Jersey Devils

7 games4 points1 G · 3 A

First roundNJDNew Jersey Devils3–4

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2022-2023

767

Games

#39

606

Points

#21

268

Goals

#9

338

Assists

#27

+29

+/-

#59

2023-2024

Mika Zibanejad scores 72 points

Points

72

#8NHL#46

Games

81 of 82

99%

Goals

26

#9NHL#74

Assists

46

#7NHL#43

P/GP

0.89

#8NHL#62

+/-

+15

#12NHL#76

PlayoffsEliminated by Florida Panthers

16 games16 points3 G · 13 A

First roundWSHWashington Capitals4–0Second roundCARCarolina Hurricanes4–2Conference finalFLAFlorida Panthers2–4

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2023-2024

848

Games

#35

678

Points

#17

294

Goals

#8

384

Assists

#19

+44

+/-

#47

2024-2025

Mika Zibanejad scores 62 points

Points

62

#9NHL#75

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

20

#7NHL#127

Assists

42

#6NHL#52

P/GP

0.76

#9NHL#93

+/-

-22

#79NHL#886

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2024-2025

930

Games

#28

740

Points

#15

314

Goals

#8

426

Assists

#17

+22

+/-

#63

2025-2026

Mika Zibanejad scores 78 points

Points

78

#2NHL#29

Games

81 of 82

99%

Goals

34

#3NHL#25

Assists

44

#6NHL#44

P/GP

0.96

#2NHL#42

+/-

-20

#84NHL#900

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2025-2026

1011

Games

#23

818

Points

#12

348

Goals

#7

470

Assists

#14

+2

+/-

#130

2026-2027

Mika Zibanejad scores 8 points

Points

8

#4NHL#30

Games

9 of 9

100%

Goals

2

#7NHL#91

Assists

6

#5NHL#25

P/GP

0.89

#7NHL#64

+/-

0

#30NHL#270

Mika Zibanejad's career in total through 2026-2027

1020

Games

#21

826

Points

#12

350

Goals

#7

476

Assists

#13

+2

+/-

#131