About Richard Pánik
Richard Pánik is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Pánik was drafted in the second round, 52nd overall, in the 2009 NHL entry draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Turning professional in 2011–12, Pánik was a member of the Norfolk Admirals team that set the longest win streak in professional hockey in North America, winning a record-breaking 28 consecutive victories that season. On 11 February 2013, several weeks after NHL play had resumed, the Lightning recalled Pánik, where he later scored his first career NHL goal on 23 February against Dan Ellis of the Carolina Hurricanes in a 5–2 victory. At the end of the AHL regular season, Pánik had played in 43 games with the Crunch, recording 21 goals and 35 points, including an AHL-high 12-game point streak from 2 November through 1 December 2013, with 17. Pánik scored his first career NHL hat-trick against the Nashville Predators on 15 October 2016.
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