CHICAGO – Mika Zibanejad is a cerebral player, according to his coach, Mike Sullivan. The 32-year-old Swede thinks the game on a high level.

Sometimes, though, he thinks too much.

Like last season, when he got off to a slow start, had some bad games and couldn’t stop thinking about it. There was a game where he actually had to leave the ice before taking a faceoff because he said he "just felt off." Ultimately, the season spiraled out of control for him, and the Rangers.

But when he’s not overthinking things, Zibanejad is the type of player who can get hot. And right now, he’s not overthinking things.

Entering Wednesday’s game against 12-11-6 Chicago, Zibanejad was on a seven-game point streak (four goals, five assists), and he’d had points in nine of 10 games, and 13 of 15. The Ranger

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