Artemi Panarin’s leave from the Rangers is over. The Russian forward, who was granted a leave from the team following the publication of an article in Russia in which a former KHL coach of his accused him of beating a woman in a hotel bar after a game in Latvia in 2011, rejoined the team for its practice at TD Garden in Boston Wednesday.
Panarin has missed eight games, in which the team has gone 4-4. He will not play in Thursday’s game in Boston against the Bruins, coach David Quinn said.
"He walked into breakfast and everyone was pretty, pretty happy to see him,’’ Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba said.