With MJ.T. iller and Vincent Trocheck ensconced within the top six, Mika Zibanejad’s Broadway future might require a conversation.
Mika Zibanejad ran the point for most of the time at Thursday's practice, though Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere rotated through at times.
With Adam Fox landing on injured reserve, the New York Rangers are without their quarterback on the power play.
At the time of the break, Mika Zibanejad had just started to turn around his season. His strong play continued with Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off — in which he centered their top line and
It also whetted his appetite for more best-on-best hockey. Miro Heiskanen, Rasmus Ristolainen and Jani Hakanpää all missed the 4 Nations to injury, so competition for the Finnish Olympic roster will be more fierce. Vaakanainen acquitted himself well enough to at least be on the bubble, though.
Mika Zibanejad felt the power of love on Saturday afternoon. Before Sweden’s 4-3 overtime loss to Finland in their 4 Nations Face-off battle, the Rangers forward shared a tender moment with his wife, Irma Helin, and daughter, Ella, kissing the young one ...
Playing well  for Sweden in the 4 Nations tournament has given the forward a boost after elevating his play at the start of 2025
The New York Rangers began moving forward without an injured Adam Fox on Thursday. How long their No. 1 defenseman remains out with an upper-body injury, and what their makeup looks like and where they are in the standings when he returns are still the unknowns.
Off, Mika Zibanejad has been given a hefty workload. He’s recorded over 20 minutes of ice time in each of his two appearances, serving as the first-line center on a line alongside William Nylander and Rickard Rakell.