Blackhawks' Artemi Panarin: Struggles in season opener

The Blackhawks play the Predators on Friday, and Panarin will hope to rebound from a poor showing in the season opener Wednesday night against the Blues, having gone minus-2 without any points in the 4-2 loss.

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Panarin is the reigning Calder Trophy winner, but it may take some kicking the tires to get him rolling this season. Last campaign, the Russian recorded 77 points (30 goals, 47 assists) in 80 games, backed by an impressive 53.0 Corsi For Percentage, an advanced stat measure that tells us that Chicago controlled the puck more often than not when the young sniper was on the ice.