Mats Zuccarello
Los Angeles Kings · Right wing
🚑 Injured reserve🧊 Slowing down. Slowing down: his points have dried up over his last 10 games.🚑 missed 2 straight games
Profile
- Position
- Right wing
- Number
- #36
- Born
- September 1, 1987 · Oslo, Norway
- Age
- 39 years old
- Height
- 5′8″ (173 cm)
- Weight
- 181 lb (82 kg)
- Shoots
- left
- Draft
- Undrafted
- Nationality
- Norway
Injury
Injured reserve · Upper Body · expected back around Tuesday, November 10 · reported Oct 29
Zuccarello (upper body) is regarded as week-to-week, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports Thursday.
Injuries · Source: team reports published by ESPN. The NHL publishes no official injury list in its public feed.
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 6
- GGoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count.
- 0
- AAssistsAssists on his team’s goals.
- 1
- PTSPointsGoals plus assists.
- 1
- +/-Plus-minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded.
- +1
- SOGShots on goalShots on target, goals included.
- 4
- PPGPower play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player.
- 0
- HITHitsBody checks given.
- 1
- BLKBlocked shotsOpponents’ shots blocked.
- 1
Projected full season
- Pool pts Pool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout.
- 33.4 51 games, 9.2 goals, 24.2 assists
- Rest of season
- 32.4 45 games left, 0.71 pool pts per game from now on
Our model’s projection, checked on the whole 2025-2026 season: production per game and expected games from his team’s schedule. Our method
📈 Our read on his season
- Projected pool points
- 33.4 1 so far · 32.4 to come
- Worst and best case
- 17 to 50 Worst case 17 · best case 50Confidence medium. His gap between worst and best case is in the middle third of players at his position.
- Current pace
- 9 25 below the projection
Current pace carries his production per game over the games we expect him to play. The projection blends this season with the previous ones. 8 seasons out of 10 end between the worst and the best case, given how much his games vary, his health and his role. Confidence compares that gap with players at his position.
* This season: our projection, the vertical line going from the worst to the best case.
Compared with his last seasons
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Pool pointsPool points for the season under the default scoring. For this season, our projection. | Pool points per gamePool points divided by games played. For this season, over the projected full season (points already scored plus those to come). The rate from now on is under “Rest of season”. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (projected full season) | 51 | 9.2 | 24.2 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 0.65 |
2025-26   | 59 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 54 | 0.92 |
| 2024-25 | 69 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 0.78 |
| 2023-24 | 69 | 12 | 51 | 63 | 63 | 0.91 |
Pool points under the default scoring: 1 point per goal and per assist, 2 per win and per shutout, 1 per overtime loss.
Last 10 games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Shots on goalShots on target, goals included. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 6 | FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at SJS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular season career
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 37 | – | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Frisk U18 | Nor-U18 |
| 2003-04 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 21 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Frisk Jr. | Norway-Jr. |
| 2003-04 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | WJ18-A |
| 2004-05 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 29 | – | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Frisk U18 | Nor-U18 |
| 2004-05 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 36 | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Frisk Jr. | Norway-Jr. |
| 2004-05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Frisk-Asker | Norway |
| 2004-05 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | WJ18-B |
| 2005-06 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Asker Jr. | Norway-Jr. |
| 2005-06 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Asker | Norway |
| 2005-06 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | WJC-A |
| 2006-07 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 59 | – | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Frisk | Norway |
| 2006-07 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | WJC-B |
| 2007-08 | 33 | 24 | 40 | 64 | – | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Frisk | Norway |
| 2007-08 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | WC-A |
| 2008-09 | 35 | 12 | 28 | 40 | – | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Modo | Sweden |
| 2008-09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | Oly-Q |
| 2008-09 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | WC-A |
| 2009-10 | 55 | 23 | 41 | 64 | – | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Modo | Sweden |
| 2009-10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | Olympics |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | WC-A |
| 2010-11 | 42 | 6 | 17 | 23 | +3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 8.1 | 14:10 |   New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2010-11 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 29 | +2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 12.2 | – | Connecticut | AHL |
| 2011-12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20.0 | 10:03 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2011-12 | 37 | 12 | 24 | 36 | +5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 13.0 | – | Connecticut | AHL |
| 2012-13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11.1 | 16:25 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2012-13 | 44 | 11 | 17 | 28 | – | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Magnitogorsk | KHL |
| 2013-14 | 77 | 19 | 40 | 59 | +11 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 170 | 11.2 | 17:08 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2013-14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – | – | Norway | Olympics |
| 2014-15 | 78 | 15 | 34 | 49 | +17 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 9.7 | 17:16 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2015-16 | 81 | 26 | 35 | 61 | +2 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 15.7 | 18:29 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2015-16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | – | – | Norway | WC-A |
| 2016-17 | 80 | 15 | 44 | 59 | +15 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 7.9 | 18:50 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Team Europe | WCup |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | OGQ |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 16 | 37 | 53 | -10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 9.0 | 18:55 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2018-19 | 46 | 11 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 11.1 | 20:01 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 15:59 |   Dallas Stars | NHL |
| 2019-20 | 65 | 15 | 22 | 37 | -9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 15.6 | 15:56 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2020-21 | 42 | 11 | 24 | 35 | +9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 14.9 | 16:41 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2021-22 | 70 | 24 | 55 | 79 | +21 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 15.1 | 18:35 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | OGQ |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 22 | 45 | 67 | -3 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 11.1 | 20:12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2023-24 | 69 | 12 | 51 | 63 | -5 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 6.9 | 18:54 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | WC |
| 2024-25 | 69 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 151 | 12.6 | 19:39 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Norway | OGQ |
| 2025-26 | 59 | 15 | 39 | 54 | -5 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 122 | 12.3 | 18:39 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2026-27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 16:23 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL |
| NHL totals | 969 | 232 | 513 | 745 | +49 | 365 | 57 | 1 | 40 | 2049 | 11.3 | 18:07 | NHL |
Playoff career
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 | – | Frisk U18 | Nor-U18 |
| 2003-04 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 | – | Frisk Jr. | Norway-Jr. |
| 2004-05 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 | – | Frisk Jr. | Norway-Jr. |
| 2005-06 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 | – | Asker Jr. | Norway-Jr. |
| 2005-06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 | – | Asker | Norway |
| 2006-07 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 | – | Asker Jr. | Norway-Jr. |
| 2006-07 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 | – | Frisk | Norway |
| 2007-08 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 24 | – | – | – | 0 | 0.0 | – | Frisk | Norway |
| 2010-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7:34 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2010-11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | Connecticut | AHL |
| 2012-13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.6 | 16:22 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2012-13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Magnitogorsk | KHL |
| 2013-14 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9.3 | 17:41 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2014-15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 14:35 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2015-16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | 18:21 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2016-17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16.0 | 20:33 | New York Rangers | NHL |
| 2018-19 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18.2 | 17:07 | Dallas Stars | NHL |
| 2019-20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 14:07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2020-21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 16:40 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 19:15 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 | 21:30 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 18:40 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| 2025-26 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 | 18:22 | Minnesota Wild | NHL |
| NHL totals | 110 | 21 | 46 | 67 | -4 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 214 | 9.8 | 17:47 | NHL |
🏆 NHL awards and honours
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Every league he played in, from the NHL’s public feed, read again each day by our server. A dash marks a stat the league does not publish.
Career transactions
Trades, contracts, waivers and releases, newest first.
| Transaction dateThe day the club announced it. | Transaction typeTrade, signed contract, waivers (placed or claimed) or release. When the club announces several moves together, each player gets his own: injured reserve, activated, recall or assignment. | From which club to which clubThe club he leaves and the one he joins, when the transaction names them. | DescriptionThe text of the transaction as ESPN published it, in English. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injured reserve | Los Angeles KingsKings | Placed C Alex Turcotte and RW Mats Zuccarello on injured reserve. Agreed to terms with RW Jared Wright on a two-year, $1.85 million contract. | |
| Contract | Minnesota WildWild | Signed RW Mats Zuccarello to a two-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season. Assigned Ds Simon Johansson, Kyle Masters and David Spacek and F Pavel Novak to Iowa (AHL). Released Fs Kale Kessy lanld Greg Meireles from their professional tryout contracts (PTO). Signed RW Marcus Foligno to a four-year contract extension. | |
| Contract | Minnesota WildWild | Signed RW Mats Zuccarello to a five-year contract and Fs Luke Johnson and Gabriel Dumont on two-year contracts. Agreed to terms with RW Ryan Hartman on a two-year contract. | |
| Trade | New York RangersRangers to Dallas StarsStars | Traded D Connor Garrick and a 2019 third-round draft pick to New Jersey for D Ben Lovejoy. Assigned G Colton Point from Texas (AHL) to Idaho (ECHL). Acquired F Mats Zuccarello from the New York Rangers for a conditional second-round selection in the 2019 NHL Draft and a conditional third-round selection in the 2020 NHL Draft. | |
| Contract | New York RangersRangers | Agreed to terms with F Mats Zuccarello on a one-year contract. | |
| Assignment | New York RangersRangers | Assigned G Chad Johnson, D Wade Redden, F Dane Byers, F Evgeny Grachev, F Kris Newbury, F Dale Weise, F Jeremy Williams and F Mats Zuccarello to Hartford (AHL). Released D Garnet Exelby, D Brandon Manning and D Alexei Semenov. | |
| Contract | New York RangersRangers | Agreed to terms with F Mats Zuccarello Aasen. |
Transactions source: ESPN.
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