Artemi Panarin seems to enjoy playing the Pittsburgh Penguins.
For the second night in a row, the Chicago Blackhawks rookie scored a pair of goals on Marc-Andre Fleury, providing the necessary offense to complete the home-and-home sweep over the Eastern Conference opponents.
While the first goal was a magical slow build, the second - the eventual game-winner in the 3-1 decision - was a deadly strike right off a third-period faceoff.
Panarin on point. #PITvsCHI #RivalryNight https://t.co/w20ZOuCKyg
— NHL (@NHL) January 7, 2016
Panarin recorded the opening goal and overtime winner Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
Per @EliasSports: Artemi Panarim is first @NHLBlackhawks rookie to post consecutive multi-goal games since Pavel Vorobiev on Oct. 7-9, 2005.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 7, 2016
The 24-year-old now has 15 goals, 23 assists, and 38 total points in 42 games, leading all rookies in each of those categories.
