New York Rangers: The most critical players to recent winning streak

Alexandra Russo-MIka Zibanejad

The best player for the New York Rangers during their winning streak was Mika Zibanejad. This season started out with a lot of question marks surrounding him. There was a lot of doubt that he could handle the number one center role for this team.

His 19 points (9 goals and 10 assists) are helping to prove his case that he can not only handle this position but dominate in it. He started out the season flying and even when the Rangers weren’t doing well at all, he came up big for them. He remained steady and strong, and a large part of the reason this team was able to turn things around was because of him. During the streak, Zibanejad scored one goal and seven assists.

Despite the winning streak having been snapped, he also managed to score in the loss to Chicago. Zibanejad simply refuses to lower his compete level and that goes a long way for the rest of the team. He’s proving that he can also be a leader on this roster and the Rangers will benefit highly from that.

Without him, they would not be back in the race, which they now are. If Zibanejad continues to remain hot, this team will be able to survive in the intense Metropolitan Division, the most challenging division in the NHL.