In his 10th season with the Rangers, Mika Zibanejad is clawing up the franchise record book.
The Swede tied Ron Greschner for the seventh-most points in Blueshirts history (610) after scoring his team-leading 10th goal of the season in Thursday’s 4-2 win in Ottawa.
“I think that in terms of the last game [against the Stars], I thought that was maybe our best game at home,” Zibanejad said of the team Thursday night. “But I think, just in general, I think that’s the way we want to play and that’s the way we’ve been able to play, mostly on the road. In general, we know the level we’re capable of, and it’s not going to be perfect. They’re not going to be like the Dallas game every night, but I think the foundation of our intentions were there, and they were there today as well. Maybe a little bit sloppy in the third, but they were pressing too.”
Coming off his least productive season (not including the shortened 2020-21 campaign) since the 2017-18 season Zibanejad has rebounded with a quality start in his first season skating under head coach Mike Sullivan.
He already is halfway to his goal total of 20 from last season.
Zibanejad also leads the Rangers in power-play goals (six) and is ranked third in assists (11).
Carrying a five-game point streak (three goals, three assists) into Saturday’s game against the Avalanche, Zibanejad has posted nine points in his past eight games.
He is just two power-play goals away from tying Chris Kreider and Camille Henry for the franchise record (116).
Goalie Spencer Martin, who backed up Igor Shesterkin in the previous two games, signed a two-year deal with the Rangers last month.
Across five NHL seasons with the Avalanche, Canucks, Blue Jackets and Hurricanes, Martin has posted a 24-30-8 record with a 3.56 goals-against average and a .883 save percentage.
The 30-year-old opened the 2025-26 campaign with the CSKA Moskva of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Appearing in 14 games, Martin posted a 5-6-0 record, a 2.69 GAA and a .905 save percentage.
The Rangers were off Friday before they were set to compete in a back-to-back slate at Madison Square Garden this weekend.
After taking on the Avalanche in an afternoon matinee Saturday, the Blueshirts will square off with the Golden Knights the following night.
