BOSTON — Artemi Panarin has been at the center of the Rangers offensive drive since he pulled on a red, white and blue jersey over six years ago.
When the star Russian wing is on, nine out of 10 times, so are the rest of the Blueshirts around him.
There he was Friday afternoon at TD Garden, at the heart of the Rangers’ 6-2 thrashing of a depleted Bruins team with a four-point performance. Posting three goals and four assists in his last four games, Panarin is back on a point-per-game pace after a disengaged start to the 2025-26 campaign.
The 34-year-old, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent this upcoming summer, admitted part of his early struggles stemmed from the uncertainty surrounding his future.