Athletistic/Hockey. Russian Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov was named the first star of the National Hockey League’s final game. In a match against the Edmonton Oilers (6:4), he scored twice and made an assist.

The second star of the day was New York Rangers Russian forward Artemi Panarin, who scored two goals in a 5-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils, extending his NHL goal streak to 15 matches.

The third star of the last NHL matchday was Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic, who scored two goals in the match against the Montreal Canadiens (5:2).

  • Panarin is the first Rangers player in 18 years to score at least two points in 5 consecutive games.


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