New York Rangers’ Russian forward Artemy Panarin became the 15th representative of Russia to score 700 points in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Before Panarin, 14 hockey players from the Russian Federation scored 700 points in the NHL: Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Sergei Fedorov, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Sergei Gonchar, Alexey Yashin, Pavel Bure, Nikita Kucherov, Sergei Zubov, Alexey Zhamnov, Alexander Mogilny , Alexey Kovalev, Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk.
Panarin scored his 700th NHL point in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Panarin’s assist did not help his club win. His team lost with a score of 3:7.
On November 28, Panarin became the first Rangers player in 35 years to score 30 points in 20 starts of the season. Carey Wilson last achieved this in the 1988/1989 season. He later made 18 appearances.
The Rangers sit second in the Eastern Conference standings with 39 points. The Rangers lag behind Boston in additional metrics.
Previously Russian hockey player reputed The first star of the week in the NHL.