New York Rangers defeated Columbus Blue Jackets in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The meeting took place at the Madison Square Garden stadium in New York. Regular time ended with the score 3:3; No goals were scored in extra time. The outcome of the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out, with Rangers having a higher chance of winning.
Justin Danforth, Adam Fantilli and Sean Kuraly scored the goals for Columbus. Rangers’ goals were scored by Chris Kreider and Alexi Lafreniere, who also converted the penalty shootout with a double.
Russian Rangers forward Artemy Panarin made two assists. He first assisted Lafreriere to score via Vincent Trocheck, who scored the team’s second goal, and then made another assist to Lafreriere, who managed to send the game to overtime. Thus, the Russian player extended his goal streak in the NHL to 14 games; He has scored a goal in every game since the start of the regular season. The 32-year-old striker increased his total for the 2023/24 season to 24 (8 goals and 16 assists).
Rangers extended their winning streak to 3 games. Columbus suffered its fifth consecutive defeat.
Previously Panarin repeated Russia and Rangers records in the NHL.
Source: Gazeta
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