Mika Zabanejad speaks to 540am SPORTSTALKNY's Mark Rosenman and the Media after Rangers 5-3 win over the AVs at MSG.
ika Zibanejad registered two points (one goal, one assist), led all skaters with 17 faceoff wins (17-for-22; 77.3%), and recorded three shots on goal in 25:32 of ice time. Zibanejad has registered 13 goals since he returned to the Rangers’ lineup on Nov. 27; entering today, he was tied for third in the NHL in goals over the span. He has recorded a goal/point in four of the last six games (five goals, two assists), and he has recorded a point in nine of the last 12 games (10 goals, six assists). Zibanejad has tallied 33 points this season (17 goals, 16 assists), and 30 of his 33 points have either been a goal or the primary assist on a goal. He has logged at least 20:00 of ice time in 22 of 29 games he has played this season, and he has also logged 19:00 or more of ice time in 27 of the 29 games he has played; the only games in which Zibanejad has not logged 19:00 or more of ice time this season were when he was injured on Oct. 27 vs. Boston (6:31) and when he returned to the lineup on Nov. 27 vs. Carolina (17:25). Courtesy of NY Rangers PR Department.
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