Artemi Panarin has at least one point in each of the Rangers’ first five games this season, marking the strongest start of his eight-year NHL career.
with a point. Marion Gaborik went eight straight games with a point in 2009-10. In 2006-07, Jaromir Jagr, Brendan Shanahan and Michael Nylander all posted points in six straight games.Artemi Panarin has accrued at least one point in every game since the start of the NHL season.Panarin has had three uncontested breakaways this season, and none resulted in a goal. On the first, which came in the second period against the Lightning in the season opener, star goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made the save.
Considering the pace he’s on, Panarin has a genuine chance to crack 100 points for the first time in his career. He posted a career-high 96 points last season, with 22 goals and 74 assists, which was six shy of the franchise record. If Panarin can get a few of those breakaways to end up in the back of the net, his confidence likely will soar, as will his point total.