Artemi Panarin scored a hat trick, including a power-play goal and a rebound, leading the New York Rangers to a 6-5 win over the San Jose Sharks. Panarin's performance, with a total of 53 goals and 125 points, is positioning him as an early Hart Trophy favorite. The Rangers have won six of their last seven games, with Panarin emerging as the best player on the team.
After last night's 🎩 trick, Artemi Panarin is on pace for 53 goals and 125 points 🤯 He's been the best player on the NHL's best team. There's a long way to go, but that should have him near the top of early Hart Trophy lists. On 🍞 and much more #NYR 👇https://t.co/j90I6RREtg
Artemi Panarin's hat trick helped lead the Rangers past the Sharks 6-5. The Rangers won for the sixth time in seven games. https://t.co/obtA1Bb63n
Artemi Panarin edges Rangers over Sharks with fifth-career hat trick https://t.co/sFxpRp15Av https://t.co/AsazrhMH8I
A late push wasn’t enough to stop Panarin’s hat trick. #SJSharks lose 6-5 to #NYR. More on @TheHockeyNews. ⤵️ https://t.co/eth3L5T3Rq https://t.co/eth3L5T3Rq
It was far from perfect for the #NYR, who hung on by a thread at the end, but the final result was a 6-5 win over the Sharks. You can thank Artemi Panarin for that, who posted a hat trick and is emerging as an early Hart Trophy favorite. Takeaways 👇🏼 https://t.co/j90I6RREtg
A hat trick of hat tricks for Artemi in New York. You love to see it. #NYR
Here come the hats -- Panarin tucks in a rebound after a great play by Brodzinski off the bench to keep the puck in the SJ zone. 5-3 #NYR at 4:41 of the 3rd
Panarin hat trick
It's a hat trick for Panarin. 5-3 #NYR
Great screen in front by Kreider. 1-1. Panarin scores https://t.co/EbMSc7qSWk
Screen by Krieder allows Panarin's shot to get by Blackwood. PPG. Sharks 1, Rangers 1, 10:50 left, 1st period
That was much better. Panarin with a wrister from the high slot to tie the score at 1-1. Don't think Kreider or Trocheck tipped it, but they were causing havoc in front of the SJ net. That certainly helped the cause. #NYR
Panarin wrister through a Kreider screen, PPG, 1-1 at 8:44