Rangers forward Artemy Panarin, coach of the Russian national team in the National Hockey League (NHL) and Spartak Moscow, caught Alexei Zhamnov in goals.
Panarin scored in the regular season match against Columbus (4:1). For him, that goal was 250 in his NHL career. Panarin now ranks 13th in the NHL in goals scored among Russians. Panarin’s next target is Vladimir Tarasenko (285).
Rangers are in first place in the Eastern Conference standings with 83 points. Columbus is in 16th place with 48 points. Florida is second in the Eastern Conference (82).
The Rangers’ next game will be away against Toronto. The meeting will take place on March 3. The teams will take to the ice at 3:00 Moscow time.
Panarin has been playing in the National Hockey League since 2015. He signed a seven-year contract with the Rangers in July 2019 that was supposed to net him $81.5 million. He also played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Columbus Blue Jackets.
Previously Panarin Established Personal best in the NHL.