MOSCOW, February 19 Canadian forward for the New York Rangers «Vincent Trocheck called his teammate Artemy Panarin an outstanding hockey player, and also noted his ability to fight for the puck despite not having the most outstanding dimensions.
On Sunday, Panarin gave two assists and scored a goal in overtime in the regular season match against the New York Islanders (6:5 OT). The game took place outdoors at MetLife Stadium in the presence of 79,600 spectators.
"Yes, everyone knows that he is an outstanding hockey player. But people don't give him enough credit for how hard he works and how resilient he is. He wins a large number of martial arts. And this is with a height of 180 cm and a weight of 80 kg. He’s good at fighting, you saw a clear example of this in overtime,” the official NHL website quotes Trocheck as saying.
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04:20 • Brock Nelson (Scott Mayfield, Cal Clutterbuck)
07:18 • Bo Horvath (Noah Dobson, Adam Pelek)
07:34 • Mathew Barzal (Brock Nelson, Noah Dobson)
21:03 • Anders Lee (Pierre Engvall, Mike Riley)
41:53 • Alexander Romanov (Noah Dobson)
01:28 • Erik Gustafsson (Kaapo Kakko, Johnny Brodzinski)
25:36 • Vincent Trocheck (Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox)
38:24 • Vincent Trocheck (Alexis Lafreniere, Ryan Lindgren)
55:52 • Chris Kreider (Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck)
58:31 • Mika Zibanejad (Adam Fox, Alexis Lafreniere)
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Panarin threw the puck into the already moved goal, but the referees counted the goal. The Russian was recognized as the first game day star in the NHL. «To be honest, I don't remember the goal very well. I was overwhelmed by a wave of emotions, but I'm 80 percent sure that the puck crossed the line, it was definitely a goal. The atmosphere was amazing. The support of the fans helped us get this victory,» — Panarin noted.
Panarin brought the total number of goals scored in the 2023/24 season to 32 and repeated his personal sniper record in the NHL. The Rangers extended their winning streak to seven games. Peter Laviolette's team is second in the East with 75 points.