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Norway Mats Zuccarello
#36 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 23/24
4-time Norway Gullpucken (Player of the Year) 4
1-time SHL Most Points 1
1-time SHL Most Valuable Player (Guldhjälmen) 1
Date of Birth
Sep 01, 1987
Position
RW/LW
Age
36
Height
5'8" / 173 cm
Place of Birth
Oslo, NOR
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Norway
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Hasle/Løren
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$6,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

Has fantastic technical skills and great passing ability. Can finish with aplomb. A magician who can do spectacular things with the puck. Great vision and can man the power play point. Defensively responsible and doesn't mind heavy traffic.
Lacks size and strength. Not a great physical player.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Brother: Fabian Zuccarello
Stepbrother: Robin Dahlstrøm

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Mats Zuccarello Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Frisk Asker U16 Norway U18 24* 23* 14* 37* 44* -* | Playoffs 2 3 1 4 0 -
Frisk Asker U19 Norway U19 20* 7* 14* 21* 14* -* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -
Norway U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 2* 2* 8* -3* |
Norway U18 (all) International-Jr 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2004-05 Frisk Asker U16 Norway U18 12* 11* 18* 29* 50* -* |
Frisk Asker U19 Norway U19 27* 19* 17* 36* 16* -* | Playoffs 5 3 3 6 6 -
Frisk Asker Norway 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Norway U18 WJC-18 D1 5* 2* 3* 5* 6* 1* |
2005-06 Frisk Asker U19 Norway U19 2* 7* 0* 7* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 2 3 5 0 -
Frisk Asker Norway 21* 5* 3* 8* 12* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -
Norway U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 2* 2* 4* -5* |
2006-07 Frisk Asker U19 Norway U19 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 3 4 7 2 -
Frisk Asker Norway 43* 34* 25* 59* 36* -* | Playoffs 7 4 4 8 2 -
Norway U20 WJC-20 D1 5* 2* 5* 7* 2* -1* |
2007-08 Frisk Asker Norway 33* 24* 40* 64* 48* -* | Playoffs 15 12 15 27 24 -
Norway WC 7* 1* 0* 1* 2* -5* |
Norway (all) International 15* 6* 6* 12* 2* -* |
2008-09 MODO Hockey Elitserien 35* 12* 28* 40* 38* 10* |
Norway OGQ 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Norway WC 6* 3* 0* 3* 8* 0* |
Norway (all) International 19* 10* 4* 14* 18* -* |
2009-10 MODO Hockey Elitserien 55* 23* 41* 64* 62* 6* |
Norway OG 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* 1* |
Norway WC 6* 3* 1* 4* 6* -1* |
Norway (all) International 21* 5* 8* 13* 26* -* |
2010-11 New York Rangers NHL 42* 6* 17* 23* 4* 3* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 0
Connecticut Whale AHL 36* 13* 16* 29* 16* 2* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 4 1
2011-12 New York Rangers NHL 10* 2* 1* 3* 6* 0* |
Connecticut Whale AHL 37* 12* 24* 36* 22* 5* |
2012-13 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 44* 11* 17* 28* 30* 5* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 10 -2
New York Rangers NHL 15* 3* 5* 8* 8* 10* | Playoffs 12 1 6 7 4 -2
Norway (all) International 4* 4* 2* 6* 10* 5* |
2013-14 New York Rangers NHL 77* 19* 40* 59* 32* 11* | Playoffs 25 5 8 13 20 7
Norway OG 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
Norway (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2014-15 New York Rangers NHL 78* 15* 34* 49* 45* 17* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 1
2015-16 New York Rangers NHL 81* 26* 35* 61* 34* 2* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 4 -2
Norway WC 7* 1* 2* 3* 4* -2* |
Norway (all) International 7* 1* 2* 3* 4* -2* |
2016-17 New York Rangers NHL 80* 15* 44* 59* 26* 15* | Playoffs 12 4 3 7 16 0
Team Europe WCup 6* 1* 3* 4* 4* 2* |
Norway “A” OGQ 3* 2* 3* 5* 0* 2* |
Norway (all) International 7* 5* 7* 12* 8* 3* |
2017-18 New York Rangers “A” NHL 80* 16* 37* 53* 36* -10* |
2018-19 New York Rangers “A” NHL 46* 11* 26* 37* 24* -11* |
Dallas Stars NHL 2* 1* 2* 3* 0* 3* | Playoffs 13 4 7 11 6 2
2019-20 Minnesota Wild NHL 65* 15* 22* 37* 18* -9* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -1
2020-21 Minnesota Wild NHL 42* 11* 24* 35* 8* 9* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 2 -2
2021-22 Minnesota Wild NHL 70* 24* 55* 79* 24* 21* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 2 -1
Norway OGQ 3* 1* 1* 2* 4* 3* |
Norway (all) International 5* 2* 3* 5* 10* -* |
2022-23 Minnesota Wild NHL 78* 22* 45* 67* 26* -3* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 4 -2
2023-24 Minnesota Wild NHL 69* 12* 51* 63* 30* -5* |
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Mats Zuccarello Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 73* 25* 40* 65* 0.89* 38* 7* | 1 2 1 * 1 * 2 * 1.00 * 4 * 1 *
International 8 81* 33* 32* 65* 0.80* 80* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 44* 11* 17* 28* 0.64* 30* 5* | 1 7 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.57 * 10 * -2 *
NHL 14 835* 198* 438* 636* 0.76* 321* 53* | 11 96 18 * 37 * 55 * 0.57 * 60 * 0 *
Norway 4 98* 63* 68* 131* 1.34* 96* -* | 3 26 16 * 19 * 35 * 1.35 * 28 * - *
Norway U18 2 36* 34* 32* 66* 1.83* 94* -* | 1 2 3 * 1 * 4 * 2.00 * 0 * - *
Norway U19 4 49* 33* 31* 64* 1.31* 30* -* | 4 11 8 * 12 * 20 * 1.82 * 8 * - *
OG 2 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
OGQ 3 9* 3* 4* 7* 0.78* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 2 90* 35* 69* 104* 1.16* 100* 16* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 26* 8* 3* 11* 0.42* 20* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 8* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 D1 1 5* 2* 3* 5* 1.00* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 4* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D1 1 5* 2* 5* 7* 1.40* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Mats Zuccarello Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/29/2023
09/29/2023 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Confirmed Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild
02/24/2019
02/24/2019 Confirmed New York Rangers Dallas Stars
03/02/2015
03/02/2015 Extension New York Rangers New York Rangers
07/22/2014
07/22/2014 Extension New York Rangers New York Rangers
07/30/2013
07/30/2013 Extension New York Rangers New York Rangers
03/28/2013
03/28/2013 Confirmed Metallurg Magnitogorsk New York Rangers
06/02/2012
06/02/2012 Confirmed New York Rangers Metallurg Magnitogorsk
05/26/2010
05/26/2010 Confirmed MODO Hockey New York Rangers
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Frisk Asker

Cult/Star player for MoDo Hockey

Cult/Star player for New York Rangers

Cult/Star player for Norway

Career transactions
- 2013-03-28 • Signed by the New York Rangers
- 2012-06-02 • Signed by Metallurg Magnitogorsk
- 2010-05-26 • Signed by the New York Rangers
- 2008-04-08 • Signed by MODO

Other memorable dates
- 2011-01-05 • Scored first NHL goal (vs Carolina vs Cam Ward)
- 2010-12-23 • Made NHL debut (vs Tampa Bay; 17:52 TOI)
- 2008-09-16 • Made Elitserien debut (at Linköping; 13:57 TOI)
- 2008-09-16 • Scored first Elitserien goal (at Linköping vs Daniel Henriksson)