Mika Zibanejad needs to get going

Much of the focus on Rangers stars has been on Artemi Panarin and his two assists in four games thus far, but Mika Zibanejad needs to get going as well. Zibanejad has the same two assists in four games, but is flying under the radar since Panarin is Panarin. Yet there is a case to be made that Zibanejad’s struggles are actually worse than Panarin’s, at least through four games.

At even strength, per Natural Stat Trick, Zibanejad has just five shot attempts. One was blocked, and two missed the net, giving him just two shots on goal in four games at 5v5. As the team’s 1C, that is simply inexcusable. Slumps occur, but as the Rangers get deeper into the series, it becomes detrimental to the…