Yes, those are bread puns because PanarIN sounds like PanerA & he's nicknamed "The Breadman". You're welcome.
Artemi Panarin scored 4 goals to achieve his first 4-goal game as the New York Rangers thrashed the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 Saturday night in Raleigh.
Birthday bud Mika Zibanejad was the 1st player to light the lamp for either side, and his 27th goal of the season on the power play at 13:37 of the opening period would be the icebreaker heading to the 2nd period.
In the 2nd period, Carolina took a 2-1 lead from goals by Teuvo Teravainen (6) at 6:50 and Jesperi Kotkaniemi (8) at 9:43. The Rangers responded with Panarin's 1st of the night (13) at 17:33 for the final goal of the middle frame to send it to the 3rd tied at 2.
Panarin opened the 3rd period by completing a natural hat trick from the previous period with his 2nd and 3rd of the night at 4:33 and 15:59 for his 14th and 15th of the 2022-23 season. It was all Rangers from there, as Kaapo Kakko (11) at 17:11 and Panarin's 4th at 18:56 (16) finished off Carolina in the quickest way possible.
Carolina outshot the Rangers 29-19 and outhit them 29-23. They also won 35 faceoffs to the Rangers' 27. The Blueshirts, meanwhile, totaled 4 penalty minutes compared to the Hurricanes' 2, an early 1st-period interference call being the culprit. Panarin picked up a hooking call before his 3rd goal while Zibanejad got a tripping call in.
The Rangers improve to 31-14-8 and remain 3rd in the Metropolitan Division with their 5th straight win tonight. They play next at Vancouver on Feb. 15 at 10 pm. Carolina falls to 34-10-8 and remains at the top of the Metro despite having a 7-game win streak snapped with tonight's loss. Their next game is a Valentine's Day date with the Washington Capitals at 8 pm.
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