Athletistic / Hockey. The press service of the National Hockey League (NHL) revealed the names of the three best players of the day. A Russian was included in this number.
The New York Rangers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins with a score of 7:4 in an away game of the NHL regular season. Russian “cops” striker Artemy Panarin scored 5 (2+3) points thanks to the “goal+pass” system. As a result, he was recognized as the league’s first game day star.
It should be noted that Panarin, after the game against the Penguins, scored 93 (38+55) points this season and exceeded the 90-point mark for the fourth time in a season with the Rangers. According to this indicator, the 32-year-old Russian set a club record.
- Panarin is the 10th Russian to give 500 assists in the NHL
The second star of the day was Ottawa Centars captain Brady Tkachuk, who scored a hat trick in the away game against the New York Islanders (4:3 in overtime). The third star is Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos, who scored 4 (2+2) points in the meeting with the Florida Panthers (5:3).
Source: Sport
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