Artemi Panarin’s lapse one of many Rangers’ defensive miscues in loss
NY Post
DENVER — The Rangers were up by a goal at the tail end of the first period when Artemi Panarin coughed up the puck along the boards.
Flipping it to the middle of the ice, the star Russian wing handed possession back to the Avalanche on their way to evening the score at one-all.
Martin Neces’ feed ricocheted off the skate of Vladislav Gavrikov to Nathan MacKinnon at the back post for an easy tap-in.
The goal came with roughly 26 seconds left in the first period.
“I thought I [saw] someone in the middle, but no one [was] there,” said Panarin, who admitted that he needed to rewatch the play to fully comment on it.
It was one of a couple defensive-zone blunders from No. 10 in the Rangers’ 6-3 loss to the Avs Thursday night.
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