Artemi Panarin was once again a master with the puck on his stick last night. He collected a goal and two assists to give him four points in the two games since his return. The Breadman was asked about his leave of absence and he gave a brief statement to the press.
Artemi Panarin addresses allegations for the first time since leave
Andrei Nazarov his former KHL coach alleged that Panarin was involved in an assault against a young female that he claimed was paid to go away. Since those allegations were made many of Panarin’s former teammates spoke out in his defense and stated that incident did not happen as described.