MOSCOW, Jan 25 New York Rangers forward Artemy Panarin caught up Pavel Bure in the number of assists in the regular championships of the National Hockey League (NHL). On Tuesday, in a meeting against the Los Angeles Kings (3:2 B), the forward scored two assists. Now the Russian has 342 effective passes in 471 meetings. Panarin repeated the result of Bure, who played 231 matches more. They are tied for 16th in assists in the NHL among Russians. The record belongs to Sergei Fedorov (696).
