How long has Mika Zibanejad played for the Rangers?

Mika Zibanejad is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who currently plays as a centre for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Mika Zibanejad has played for the New York Rangers since the 2016-17 season. Since he joined, Mika Zibanejad has emerged as one of the top players in the NHL. Through 478 games with New York, Zibanejad has scored 203 goals and added 242 assists.

In a 6-5 win over the Capitals on March 5, 2020, Zibanejad became the third player in Rangers history to score five goals in a game, joining Don Murdoch on October 12, 1976, against the Minnesota North Stars, and Mark Pavelich on February 23, 1983, versus the Hartford Whalers.

Among Zibanejad’s goals was the overtime winner, making him only the second player in NHL history to complete the quintet in overtime.

Mika Zibanejad scored his seventh career hat trick (the third of the season) against the Buffalo Sabres on April 25, 2021. He became the first Rangers player since Marián Gábork in the 2010-11 season to have three hat tricks in a season. Mika Zibanejad signed an eight-year contract extension with the Rangers on October 10, 2021.