The game is played on a 200 feet by 85 feet surface of ice, but for Mika Zibanejad, the battle is contested almost entirely within his cerebrum.

The Winnipeg Jets secured their 15th win in 16 games with a 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers and were also aided by a poor performance from Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad. Zibanejad was guilty of

During the New York Rangers’ 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night, Mika Zibanejad exited the game briefly with a mysterious injury, but quickly made a return. Early in the second period prior to a faceoff, Zibanejad suddenly appeared to be in pain and a trainer helped him off the ice as he was hunched over.

Games where Mika Zibanejad has not resembled himself have piled up this season.