
Hockey player Artemy Panarin
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Russian hockey player “New York Rangers” Artemy Panarin climbed to a clean 15th place in the list of top scorers in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) among Russians.
Panarin hit the puck in a regular season game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. transmits March 19 RIA Novosti. For the Russian striker, “Rangers” this effective action was the 645th in his career. In total, he has 208 goals and 437 assists in 577 games. The forward overtook Igor Larionov, who has 644 points in 921 matches.
Panarin has 76 points (21+55) in 69 incomplete matches. He was named the Rangers’ top scorer during the championship.
Earlier Artemy Panarin noted assisted hat-trick in a game between the New York Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens. The game ended with the victory of the team from New York in a shootout with a score of 4:3.
Panarin’s assist on March 17 also helped the Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins. The meeting ended with the victory of the team from New York with a score of 4:2.