MOSCOW, Oct 14 Russian striker of the National Hockey League (NHL) club» New York Rangers Artemi Panarin scored four points in a regular season game against the Minnesota Wild. The meeting ended with a 7-3 victory for the Rangers. Panarin scored a goal and an assistant hat-trick. For the entire time he played for the Rangers (since the 2019/20 season), the Russian has played 15 matches in which he made three or more effective passes. Thus, Panarin surpassed the similar achievement of Canadian Wayne Gretzky (14 matches). The best in the history of the club is Brian Leitch (37 matches with three or more assists). Artemiy Panarin also played his 30th match for the entire period of his playing for the Rangers, in which he scored three points or more. This result is the third in the entire league for the same time period. The best record belongs to Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who has played 45 games with three or more points since the 2019-20 season. Second place goes to another forward, «Oilers» Leon Draisaitl (37). In total, since his debut in the NHL (season 2015/16), Panarin has played 61 matches in which he scored three points or more.
