When the New York Rangers try to regain their scoring touch and get back on the winning track Thursday against the St. Louis Blues, they may have to do so without Artemi Panarin. Their leading scorer is “under the weather” and a game-time decision after skipping the morning skate at Enterprise Center.
Panarin has 34 points (11 goals, 23 assists) playing all 35 games so far this season. The durable 34-year-old’s missed just two games since the start of the 2022-23 season. He’s also led the Rangers in scoring each of his first six seasons after signing a seven-year, $81.