Artemi Panarin returned to Rangers practice on Wednesday, more than two weeks after he took a personal leave of absence from the team.
Panarin took an indefinite leave on Feb. 22 after his former Kontinental Hockey League coach, Andrei Nazarov, told a Russian newspaper that Panarin got into a physical altercation with a woman in Latvia 10 years ago.
The Rangers offered steadfast support for Panarin, a runner up for league MVP last season. In a statement, the team said Panarin was "shaken and concerned" by the allegations and called Nazarov's claims "clearly an intimidation tactic being used against [Panarin] for being outspoken on recent political events.