Pavel Buchnevich Celebrates Birthday With Hat Trick
4 years agoNew York Rangers right wing Pavel Buchnevich celebrated his 26th birthday in style on Saturday, scoring a hat trick in a 6-3 win over New Jersey. He became the first Rangers player in history to bag three goals on his birthday. The Russian winger added five shots and two hits to his line in 19:28 of action. Buchnevich is closing in on 20 goals for the season, and he's on 40 points through 43 games with 101 shots and a plus-14 rating. His linemates Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider combined for four points on Saturday, with the former notching three assists. The Rangers have recorded three big victories over New Jersey this week and will look to finish a four-game set with another convincing win on Sunday.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN