All indications are that Artemi Panarin will be back in the Rangers lineup for the finale of their six-game road trip in Boston Saturday, and it won’t be a moment too soon for David Quinn and the Blueshirts.
Panarin had taken a leave from the team following the publication of an article in Russia last month in which a former KHL coach of his accused him of beating a woman in a hotel bar in Riga, Latvia, after a game in 2011.
He rejoined the team for Wednesday’s practice, but did not play in Thursday’s 4-0 loss to the Bruins.