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Mika Zibanejad

Position	Center	Current Team	New York Rangers
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	8 years
Height	6'2"	Expires	2029-30
Weight (lbs)	203	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	37
Age	32 (Apr 18, 1993)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2011, Round 1, Overall 6 (OTT)

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 10, 2021	New York Rangers	Signed 8 years @ $8.500M AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 25, 2017	New York Rangers	Signed 5 years @ $5.350M AAV starting in 2017-18
Jun 25, 2015	Ottawa Senators	Signed 2 years @ $2.625M AAV starting in 2015-16
Jul 13, 2011	Ottawa Senators	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	OTT	81	1006:26	0.83	1.01	1.85	0.78	0.06	11.76	10.94	0.82	6.59	8.98
2016-17	NYR	56	727:35	0.66	1.15	1.81	0.77	-0.11	9.88	11.53	-1.65	6.67	5.00
2017-18	NYR	72	926:09	0.71	0.65	1.36	0.80	-0.08	8.21	9.17	-0.96	2.22	1.67
2018-19	NYR	82	1174:31	0.72	1.28	1.99	0.61	0.11	10.07	8.53	1.55	1.53	3.06
2019-20	NYR	57	785:18	1.38	1.22	2.60	0.78	0.60	15.13	8.56	6.57	3.66	3.05
2020-21	NYR	56	709:14	0.68	1.27	1.95	0.59	0.09	10.67	9.24	1.43	5.50	2.75
2021-22	NYR	81	1084:39	0.66	1.49	2.16	0.62	0.04	9.84	9.24	0.59	6.79	7.41
2022-23	NYR	82	1086:58	0.88	1.27	2.15	0.66	0.22	13.01	9.77	3.24	1.73	7.51
2023-24	NYR	81	1059:55	0.51	0.91	1.42	0.61	-0.10	7.50	9.02	-1.52	2.31	8.09
2024-25	NYR	82	1040:15	0.63	1.15	1.79	0.56	0.07	10.89	9.62	1.27	1.18	6.51

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	OTT	81	1006:26	41.97	2.74	2.51	46.02	2.27	2.77	54.76	47.52	0.45	0.37	1.39
2016-17	NYR	56	727:35	43.13	2.89	2.84	41.15	2.39	2.39	54.69	54.31	0.51	-0.22	7.12
2017-18	NYR	72	926:09	47.75	2.14	2.93	43.02	3.17	2.45	40.24	54.39	0.57	-0.50	10.07
2018-19	NYR	82	1174:31	40.20	2.55	2.39	41.69	2.76	2.44	48.08	49.56	0.05	-0.37	4.05
2019-20	NYR	57	785:18	42.94	3.21	2.53	44.09	2.52	2.86	56.00	46.98	0.06	0.12	-0.49
2020-21	NYR	56	709:14	34.85	2.62	2.06	42.55	2.71	2.53	49.21	44.87	-0.24	0.08	-3.55
2021-22	NYR	81	1084:39	39.11	3.04	2.44	39.99	2.10	2.51	59.14	49.30	0.19	-0.13	3.31
2022-23	NYR	82	1086:58	41.79	2.76	2.60	40.19	1.88	2.66	59.52	49.47	0.10	0.11	-0.06
2023-24	NYR	81	1059:55	43.81	2.60	2.55	42.23	2.21	2.52	54.12	50.24	0.05	-0.02	0.76
2024-25	NYR	82	1040:15	43.78	2.48	2.52	45.22	2.94	2.57	45.74	49.51	0.15	-0.09	2.33

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	81	23.3	1.0	7.1	7.0	100.3	47.6	15.9	47.0	37.2	41.1	18.9	40.0
2022-23	82	23.2	0.8	9.9	10.5	96.9	43.6	22.5	44.4	33.2	40.8	18.6	40.6
2023-24	81	22.4	0.7	10.0	10.4	95.8	40.6	25.5	48.3	26.2	40.5	18.8	40.7
2024-25	82	22.5	0.6	9.6	10.1	99.3	61.9	21.2	46.0	32.8	41.8	18.4	39.8

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Kreider, C	Smith, R	NYR	243:44	2.71	2.71	50.00	2.86	2.74	51.08	0.28	0.15	1.20
2024-25	Miller, J	Cuylle, W	NYR	127:58	3.75	3.75	50.00	2.60	2.19	54.23	0.43	-0.58	10.34
2024-25	Smith, R	Cuylle, W	NYR	115:52	1.55	2.59	37.50	3.18	1.92	62.37	0.66	-0.62	12.58
2024-25	Miller, J	Panarin, A	NYR	59:21	4.04	3.03	57.14	3.09	1.99	60.80	0.86	-0.60	14.59
2024-25	Panarin, A	Lafrenière, A	NYR	56:26	2.13	6.38	25.00	2.66	2.59	50.61	0.17	-0.08	2.44
2024-25	Miller, J	Lafrenière, A	NYR	48:06	0.00	1.25	0.00	2.39	2.07	53.60	0.17	-0.16	3.68
2024-25	Kreider, C	Cuylle, W	NYR	30:40	5.87	0.00	100.00	1.68	1.50	52.82	-0.65	-1.14	6.01
2024-25	Berard, B	Cuylle, W	NYR	27:07	4.43	4.43	50.00	2.29	3.61	38.81	-0.11	1.01	-9.24
2024-25	Smith, R	Berard, B	NYR	22:47	0.00	2.63	0.00	3.75	4.70	44.40	1.48	2.00	-1.31
2024-25	Smith, R	Brodzinski, J	NYR	22:37	2.65	2.65	50.00	2.98	3.06	49.35	0.77	0.34	4.54
2024-25	Brodzinski, J	Cuylle, W	NYR	22:12	0.00	2.70	0.00	1.92	2.35	44.88	-0.40	-0.03	-4.44
2024-25	Kreider, C	Brodzinski, J	NYR	21:51	2.75	2.75	50.00	1.80	1.87	49.05	-0.63	-0.95	2.72
2023-24	Wheeler, B	Kreider, C	NYR	288:07	3.33	2.50	57.14	2.66	3.06	46.54	0.11	0.58	-4.25
2023-24	Kreider, C	Kakko, K	NYR	222:17	1.35	0.54	71.43	2.37	2.13	52.66	-0.06	-0.44	4.06
2023-24	Kreider, C	Roslovic, J	NYR	176:27	3.06	2.72	52.94	2.72	2.19	55.42	0.31	-0.14	4.47
2023-24	Kreider, C	Panarin, A	NYR	60:30	5.95	0.99	85.71	4.52	2.52	64.22	2.10	-0.05	15.74
2023-24	Kreider, C	Vesey, J	NYR	49:05	3.67	3.67	50.00	2.90	2.26	56.17	0.50	-0.31	7.94
2023-24	Panarin, A	Lafrenière, A	NYR	46:10	1.30	3.90	25.00	2.53	2.29	52.53	0.01	-0.26	2.79
2023-24	Kreider, C	Brodzinski, J	NYR	26:40	2.25	9.00	20.00	1.09	3.21	25.30	-1.48	0.65	-24.77
2023-24	Kreider, C	Lafrenière, A	NYR	21:45	5.52	0.00	100.00	3.52	1.96	64.22	1.08	-0.59	15.34
2022-23	Kreider, C	Kakko, K	NYR	224:43	2.67	1.60	62.50	3.71	2.65	58.33	1.16	0.03	9.02
2022-23	Kreider, C	Vesey, J	NYR	149:25	3.21	2.41	57.14	3.30	2.42	57.66	1.00	-0.33	12.12
2022-23	Tarasenko, V	Panarin, A	NYR	131:52	4.55	2.73	62.50	2.27	3.05	42.64	-0.23	0.45	-6.38
2022-23	Kreider, C	Tarasenko, V	NYR	118:28	1.52	0.51	75.00	1.81	2.72	40.01	-0.71	0.09	-8.98
2022-23	Kakko, K	Lafrenière, A	NYR	73:48	3.25	1.63	66.67	1.92	2.24	46.20	-0.56	-0.24	-3.76
2022-23	Goodrow, B	Panarin, A	NYR	60:27	2.98	0.99	75.00	1.53	2.14	41.67	-0.85	-0.57	-5.04
2022-23	Vesey, J	Panarin, A	NYR	54:21	2.21	3.31	40.00	3.19	2.55	55.63	0.78	0.03	6.72
2022-23	Kane, P	Kreider, C	NYR	48:59	2.45	1.22	66.67	2.43	3.15	43.60	-0.11	0.51	-5.45
2022-23	Kreider, C	Panarin, A	NYR	37:39	6.37	0.00	100.00	2.44	2.46	49.77	-0.24	-0.32	0.71
2022-23	Panarin, A	Kakko, K	NYR	33:14	0.00	7.22	0.00	0.92	2.89	24.10	-1.62	0.27	-25.14
2022-23	Panarin, A	Kravtsov, V	NYR	23:19	2.57	0.00	100.00	3.17	1.19	72.67	0.74	-1.18	22.12
2021-22	Kreider, C	Lafrenière, A	NYR	257:29	3.26	2.56	56.00	2.59	2.43	51.56	0.32	-0.33	6.41
2021-22	Kreider, C	Kakko, K	NYR	248:30	2.17	1.21	64.29	2.62	2.25	53.75	0.48	-0.49	9.92
2021-22	Kreider, C	Vatrano, F	NYR	183:29	3.60	1.64	68.75	2.85	2.12	57.32	0.52	-0.13	6.48
2021-22	Kreider, C	Goodrow, B	NYR	95:40	4.39	3.14	58.33	2.31	3.21	41.89	-0.09	0.61	-6.16
2021-22	Kreider, C	Panarin, A	NYR	51:20	1.17	2.34	33.33	3.03	1.91	61.30	0.78	-0.75	15.57
2021-22	Kreider, C	Blais, S	NYR	32:20	1.86	3.71	33.33	1.55	3.27	32.15	-0.93	0.22	-12.67
2021-22	Kreider, C	Gauthier, J	NYR	23:42	0.00	2.53	0.00	2.60	2.15	54.73	-0.05	-0.32	2.95
2021-22	Kreider, C	Hunt, D	NYR	21:43	2.76	5.53	33.33	1.69	2.29	42.37	-0.61	-0.27	-4.90
2020-21	Kreider, C	Buchnevich, P	NYR	306:05	2.55	1.57	61.90	2.17	2.25	49.11	-0.20	-0.22	0.20
2020-21	Buchnevich, P	Lafrenière, A	NYR	169:09	3.55	2.84	55.56	2.01	2.74	42.23	-0.26	0.22	-5.03
2020-21	Buchnevich, P	Panarin, A	NYR	37:02	3.24	4.86	40.00	1.16	3.52	24.73	-1.21	1.05	-24.18
2020-21	Kreider, C	Lafrenière, A	NYR	26:13	0.00	4.58	0.00	1.86	2.66	41.07	-0.33	0.54	-9.60
2019-20	Kreider, C	Buchnevich, P	NYR	280:15	3.21	2.14	60.00	2.73	2.32	54.00	0.21	-0.52	7.03
2019-20	Buchnevich, P	Panarin, A	NYR	87:06	2.76	2.76	50.00	2.11	3.16	40.10	-0.40	0.51	-8.57
2019-20	Kreider, C	Fast, J	NYR	46:03	3.91	3.91	50.00	3.68	4.40	45.56	1.01	1.75	-4.71
2019-20	Di Giuseppe, P	Buchnevich, P	NYR	45:57	3.92	3.92	50.00	2.44	3.10	44.02	-0.06	0.60	-5.99
2019-20	Kreider, C	Panarin, A	NYR	42:12	4.27	1.42	75.00	3.30	2.32	58.69	0.77	-0.51	11.51
2019-20	Panarin, A	Kakko, K	NYR	41:20	0.00	0.00	-	1.89	3.50	35.07	-0.54	0.55	-10.08
2019-20	Fast, J	Panarin, A	NYR	37:57	3.16	4.74	40.00	2.31	3.01	43.46	-0.24	0.23	-4.51
2019-20	Kreider, C	Kakko, K	NYR	29:42	0.00	4.04	0.00	2.06	2.30	47.22	-0.43	-0.61	1.12
2019-20	Buchnevich, P	Lemieux, B	NYR	20:21	2.95	0.00	100.00	2.85	2.58	52.49	0.34	0.03	2.88
2018-19	Kreider, C	Zuccarello, M	NYR	239:24	5.26	2.26	70.00	3.12	2.18	58.94	0.83	-0.59	13.54
2018-19	Kreider, C	Fast, J	NYR	124:37	3.37	2.89	53.85	3.18	2.46	56.39	0.88	-0.24	10.31
2018-19	Kreider, C	Buchnevich, P	NYR	121:32	1.97	1.48	57.14	2.28	2.31	49.76	-0.15	-0.45	2.94
2018-19	Kreider, C	Vesey, J	NYR	75:21	3.98	4.78	45.45	2.04	3.02	40.30	-0.36	0.22	-5.85
2018-19	Fast, J	Namestnikov, V	NYR	69:09	1.74	2.60	40.00	2.20	2.25	49.37	-0.29	-0.53	2.13
2018-19	Zuccarello, M	Chytil, F	NYR	59:43	0.00	6.03	0.00	1.98	2.55	43.71	-0.48	-0.01	-5.31
2018-19	Zuccarello, M	Namestnikov, V	NYR	45:38	1.31	1.31	50.00	1.54	2.85	35.10	-0.84	0.41	-14.30
2018-19	Buchnevich, P	Lemieux, B	NYR	39:05	3.07	1.54	66.67	2.54	2.82	47.33	0.12	-0.24	3.23
2018-19	Kreider, C	Namestnikov, V	NYR	36:02	0.00	3.33	0.00	2.69	2.11	56.08	0.36	-0.52	9.02
2018-19	Namestnikov, V	Chytil, F	NYR	32:22	1.85	0.00	100.00	1.60	0.90	63.83	-0.64	-1.73	17.82
2018-19	Fast, J	Vesey, J	NYR	32:21	0.00	1.85	0.00	1.84	1.32	58.20	-0.41	-1.39	12.88
2018-19	Namestnikov, V	Buchnevich, P	NYR	30:06	1.99	3.99	33.33	3.04	2.10	59.12	0.73	-0.69	13.83
2018-19	Kreider, C	Strome, R	NYR	25:16	0.00	4.75	0.00	1.46	3.06	32.36	-0.77	0.45	-13.73
2018-19	Zuccarello, M	Vesey, J	NYR	24:48	0.00	2.42	0.00	1.65	2.41	40.63	-0.79	-0.31	-6.63
2018-19	Buchnevich, P	Chytil, F	NYR	23:24	0.00	2.56	0.00	2.17	2.06	51.33	-0.10	-0.49	4.17
2017-18	Kreider, C	Buchnevich, P	NYR	254:44	1.88	2.12	47.06	3.26	2.14	60.39	0.76	-1.08	16.73
2017-18	Nash, R	Zuccarello, M	NYR	147:03	0.82	2.45	25.00	3.31	1.26	72.49	0.84	-1.43	24.65
2017-18	Kreider, C	Fast, J	NYR	122:49	3.42	1.95	63.64	3.80	2.15	63.90	1.34	-1.15	21.12
2017-18	Nash, R	Buchnevich, P	NYR	95:41	4.39	3.76	53.85	2.76	3.20	46.28	0.26	0.63	-2.97
2017-18	Zuccarello, M	Miller, J	NYR	29:04	0.00	8.26	0.00	1.70	3.78	31.00	-0.75	1.08	-16.59
2017-18	Nash, R	Miller, J	NYR	26:45	4.49	6.73	40.00	3.11	2.81	52.49	0.64	0.33	2.71
2016-17	Kreider, C	Zuccarello, M	NYR	221:16	2.44	1.63	60.00	2.80	2.12	56.89	0.34	-0.46	8.08
2016-17	Nash, R	Buchnevich, P	NYR	123:30	2.91	1.46	66.67	3.01	2.80	51.78	0.73	0.26	4.54
2016-17	Nash, R	Miller, J	NYR	62:45	1.91	1.91	50.00	3.00	1.95	60.59	0.49	-0.72	12.15
2016-17	Zuccarello, M	Miller, J	NYR	58:01	3.10	2.07	60.00	2.98	1.79	62.48	0.59	-0.76	14.16
2016-17	Nash, R	Vesey, J	NYR	44:50	4.01	2.68	60.00	2.79	3.03	47.90	0.53	0.44	1.27
2016-17	Zuccarello, M	Buchnevich, P	NYR	43:01	2.79	2.79	50.00	2.75	2.27	54.80	0.34	-0.28	6.22
2016-17	Kreider, C	Buchnevich, P	NYR	34:02	8.81	7.05	55.56	4.11	2.70	60.33	2.11	0.06	17.17
2016-17	Nash, R	Kreider, C	NYR	23:04	5.20	10.40	33.33	3.79	2.25	62.79	1.48	-0.40	16.22
2015-16	Ryan, B	Hoffman, M	OTT	220:56	3.53	1.90	65.00	2.45	2.43	50.22	0.35	-0.18	5.54
2015-16	Hoffman, M	Chiasson, A	OTT	78:16	3.07	2.30	57.14	3.59	2.58	58.15	1.55	0.18	12.27
2015-16	Michalek, M	Ryan, B	OTT	63:29	1.89	4.73	28.57	3.19	2.33	57.81	0.92	-0.28	11.29
2015-16	Smith, Z	Stone, M	OTT	56:39	0.00	1.06	0.00	2.70	2.63	50.65	0.60	0.11	5.22
2015-16	Ryan, B	Puempel, M	OTT	53:49	1.11	3.34	25.00	2.27	3.15	41.93	0.01	0.79	-7.03
2015-16	Ryan, B	Prince, S	OTT	53:21	3.37	2.25	60.00	2.40	2.27	51.41	0.16	-0.33	5.11
2015-16	Michalek, M	Hoffman, M	OTT	47:36	3.78	0.00	100.00	2.34	2.30	50.38	0.02	-0.31	3.32
2015-16	Ryan, B	Dzingel, R	OTT	43:02	0.00	1.39	0.00	2.60	1.91	57.65	0.46	-0.62	11.88
2015-16	Stone, M	Lazar, C	OTT	31:28	1.91	7.63	20.00	2.07	3.82	35.14	-0.18	1.51	-14.30
2015-16	Ryan, B	Lazar, C	OTT	24:46	0.00	2.42	0.00	1.37	2.88	32.17	-0.76	0.57	-15.76
2015-16	Hoffman, M	Stone, M	OTT	23:57	5.01	2.51	66.67	2.59	3.94	39.64	0.51	1.43	-5.64
2015-16	Hoffman, M	Dzingel, R	OTT	20:55	5.74	2.87	66.67	2.73	1.52	64.32	0.61	-1.25	20.96
2015-16	Stone, M	Prince, S	OTT	20:17	5.92	0.00	100.00	3.69	3.52	51.23	1.34	1.19	0.85

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

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Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	29	NMC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	$7,000,000	$1,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2023-24	30	NMC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	$9,000,000	$1,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA
2024-25	31	NMC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	$9,500,000	$1,000,000	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	UFA
2025-26	32	NMC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	$9,000,000	$1,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA
2026-27	33	NMC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	$7,500,000	$1,000,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	UFA
2027-28	34	NMC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	$6,750,000	$1,000,000	$7,750,000	$7,750,000	UFA
2028-29	35	NMC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	$5,750,000	$1,000,000	$6,750,000	$6,750,000	UFA
2029-30	36	NMC M-NTC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	$5,500,000	$1,000,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
Total					-	$60,000,000	$8,000,000	$68,000,000	$68,000,000

Signed: Oct 10, 2021

Team: New York Rangers

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 10.3

Clause: In 2029-30, 7 days prior to the trade deadline the NMC changes to a 21 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	24		$5,350,000	$5,350,000	-	$1,000,000	$5,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	RFA-arb
2018-19	25		$5,350,000	$5,350,000	-	-	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	RFA-arb
2019-20	26	NMC	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	-	-	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	UFA
2020-21	27	NMC	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	-	$2,500,000	$2,650,000	$5,150,000	$5,150,000	UFA
2021-22	28	NMC	$5,350,000	$5,350,000	-	-	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA
Total					-	$3,500,000	$23,250,000	$26,750,000	$26,750,000

Signed: July 25, 2017

Team: New York Rangers

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.13

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2015-16	22	$2,625,000	$2,625,000	-	$2,000,000	$1,800,000	$3,800,000	$2,000,000	RFA
2016-17	23	$2,625,000	$2,625,000	-	-	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	$2,000,000	$5,050,000	$7,050,000	$5,250,000

Signed: June 25, 2015

Team: Ottawa Senators

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 3.68

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2011-12	18	$925,000	$1,775,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2012-13	19	$894,167	$1,744,167	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2013-14	20	$894,167	$1,744,167	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2014-15	21	$894,167	$1,744,167	$850,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$2,550,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: July 13, 2011

Team: Ottawa Senators

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2008-09	Swe-U18	AIK U18	11	2	2	4		2
2009-10	Swe-U18	Djurgarden U18	28	14	22	36		18				5	5	4	9		4
2009-10	Swe-Jr.	Djurgarden Jr.	14	2	2	4		4
2010-11	Swe-U18	Djurgarden U18	2	3	2	5		2
2010-11	Swe-Jr.	Djurgarden Jr.	27	12	9	21		12				3	1	2	3
2010-11	Sweden	Djurgarden	26	5	4	9		2				7	1	1	2		2
2010-11	WJ18-A	Sweden	6	4	4	8	+8	2
2011-12	NHL	Ottawa Senators	9	0	1	1	-3	2	12	0.0	12:54
2011-12	Sweden	Djurgarden	26	5	8	13		4
2011-12	Swe-Jr.	Djurgarden Jr.	1	0	0	0		2
2011-12	Sweden-Q	Djurgarden	10	4	2	6		2
2011-12	WJC-A	Sweden	6	4	1	5	+3	2
2011-12	SHL	Djurgårdens IF										10	4	2	6	+3	2
2012-13	NHL	Ottawa Senators	42	7	13	20	+9	6	90	7.8	13:34	10	1	3	4	-3		21	4.8	13:36
2012-13	AHL	Binghamton	23	4	7	11	+3	10	65	615.0
2013-14	NHL	Ottawa Senators	69	16	17	33	-15	18	153	10.5	14:20
2013-14	AHL	Binghamton	6	2	5	7	+1	2	17	1,180.0
2014-15	NHL	Ottawa Senators	80	20	26	46		20	150	13.3	16:26	6	1	3	4			14	7.1	15:43
2015-16	NHL	Ottawa Senators	81	21	30	51	-2	18	184	11.4	17:46
2016-17	NHL	New York Rangers	56	14	23	37	+9	16	119	11.8	17:04	12	2	7	9	+4		34	5.9	17:53
2017-18	NHL	New York Rangers	72	27	20	47	-23	14	212	12.7	17:58
2017-18	WC	Sweden	10	6	5	11	+10
2017-18	EHT	Sweden	3	1	0	1	+1
2018-19	NHL	New York Rangers	82	30	44	74	-12	47	236	12.7	20:34
2019-20	NHL	New York Rangers	57	41	34	75	+9	14	208	19.7	21:38	3	1	1	2	-1		9	11.1	23:07
2020-21	NHL	New York Rangers	56	24	26	50	+2	18	171	14.0	20:06
2021-22	NHL	New York Rangers	81	29	52	81	+30	12	219	13.2	19:38	20	10	14	24		4	63	15.9	20:51
2022-23	NHL	New York Rangers	82	39	52	91	+25	20	251	15.5	19:58	7	1	3	4	-1	6	16	6.2	19:28
2023-24	NHL	New York Rangers	81	26	46	72	+15	30	221	11.8	19:45	16	3	13	16	+1	2	40	7.5	21:18
2024-25	NHL	New York Rangers	82	20	42	62	-22	22	183	10.9	18:46
2024-25	4 Nations	Sweden	2	1	0	1			8	12.0	41:01
2024-25	WC	Sweden	9	5	3	8	+3
2024-25	EHT	Sweden	2	2	2	4	+1
NHL Career			930	314	426	740	+22	257	2409	13.0	18:22	74	19	44	63		12	197	9.6	19:02