Panarin equals Gretzky’s assists record for the Rangers
Russian New York Rangers forward Artemy Panarin celebrated a new club achievement. This was reported on the website of the National Hockey League (NHL).
In the match against the Florida Panthers (2:4), Panarin scored an assist. He brought the total number of assists for the 2023/2024 NHL regular season to 50.
Thus, Panarin spent the third season in a row with such a result and became the third player in the history of the club who managed to achieve such a result. He repeated the record of Canadians Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier.
In total, this season Panarin scored 85 points (35 goals and 50 assists) in 62 matches. The Russian has been playing for Rangers since 2019. The 32-year-old Russian’s contract with the club for a total amount of $81.5 million runs until 2026.
Source: Lenta
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