New York Rangers’ Russian forward Artemiy Panarin became the third star of the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the Edmonton Oilers (3-0).
Panarin scored two points in this match. The Russian hockey player assisted twice in the match: Adam Fox, who opened the scoring, and Alexi Lafreniere, who scored the third goal for the Rangers.
On October 19, ESPN journalists and analysts compiled a ranking of the National Hockey League’s top 100 players playing in the new 2023/2024 season. Panarin ranked 32nd on the list. The best Russian was Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov, who was ranked eighth.
The first star of the game was Rangers goalkeeper Jonathan Quick, who scored one goal and made 29 saves. In second place was striker Adam Fox, who scored the first goal and assist of the match.
The Rangers earned their fifth victory in the new NHL regular season with two losses. Edmonton has already lost six games and the Oilers have only managed to get a positive result once this season.
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