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Artemi Panarin and Artem Anisimov, the Russian connection

Getting both Artemi Panarin and Artem Anisimov over the offseason sure has been good, hasn't it? Panarin came for free, but Anisimov has been an excellent pickup in the wake of losing Brandon Saad.

Panarin, with 15 points in 15 games, is now the rookie scoring leader. And you know who he's really enjoying playing with? None other than his countryman.

(He captioned it by calling Anisimov a "true #patriot" - aw.)

Panarin had his first three-point game playing alongside Anisimov against the Oilers, and he really wants to give him a lot of the credit.