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March 17, 08:22
Panarin caught up with Larionov in the list of the best Russian NHL scorers
Artemi Panarin helped the Rangers defeat Pittsburgh in an NHL game. The Russian scored an assist
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Photo: Artemy Panarin (Global look press)
New York Rangers forward Artemy Panarin tied with Igor Larionov in points scored in the National Hockey League (NHL).
This happened in a match against the Pittsburgh Penguins, which ended in a 4-2 victory for the club from New York. Mika Zibanejad, Tyler Mott and twice Chris Kreider scored goals as part of the winners. Russian Rangers strikers Artemy Panarin and Vladimir Tarasenko made one assist each.
For Panarin, the score was 644 (207 goals + 437 assists) in his career. According to this indicator, he caught up with the former Soviet and Russian striker Igor Larionov, who scored 644 (169 + 475) points in 921 NHL games.
This season Panarin scored 75 (20 + 55) points. According to this indicator, he ranks second among Russians this season. Above him is Tampa forward Nikita Kucherov, who already has 96 (27 + 69) points.
Grant Getadaryan.
