VIDEO: Blackhawks' Panarin buries 1st NHL goal on 1st NHL shot
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Meet the man who helped make Brandon Saad expendable.
Rookie Artemi Panarin scored with his first shot (on New York Rangers netminder Henrik Lundqvist, no less) as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks in the first period of Wednesday's season opener, after a gorgeous dish from Patrick Kane.
The @NHLBlackhawks' Artemi Panarin figured game one was a good time for goal one as well. #NHLFirsts #NHLFaceOff
https://t.co/wQKFYuzhbp
— NHL (@NHL) October 8, 2015
And if there was any question where Panarin came from, the Alex Ovechkin-like leap into the glass should provide at least a little indication.
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