Happy Birthday Pavel Buchnevich! So what did you wish for to celebrate your 26th? A hat -trick? Well apparently the Birthday Wish Gods listened and the Rangers leading goal scorer completed the set with an empty-netter. Chris Kreider would add a second empty net goal as well and the Blueshirts skated out of MSG with a 6-3.
After the game Buchnevich was asked if a hat-trick was the best birthday present he ever gave himself. “Yes. Too bad it’s only one per year,” he said while laughing. His head coach was complimentary of him, noting Buchnevich’s 200 foot game and the amount of points he has without being on the top power play.