Panarin's 20th Goal: Kings' Offensive Spark

0:00It's April 21st. This is California News today, AI-powered stories from your city. Our Temmie Panorin just dropped his 20th goal of the season for the Los Angeles Kings, hitting that mark for the 10th time in his career. He's the first undrafted player to pull it off since Martin St. Louis racked up 11 such seasons in his Hall of Fame run. The Kings snagged him in a trade from the Rangers right before the Olympic break, shipping out prospect, Liam Greentree, and some conditional picks. While New York held on to half his salary, Panorin wasted no time, inking a two-year extension at $11 million bucks a year to stick around through the 2027-28 season. Fans and analysts are buzzing because LA desperately needed that offensive spark. They ranked fifth-worst in goals per game before he arrived, despite making the playoffs four straight years. Now a 34-year-old Panorin lighting it up alongside Captain Anzacopatar in his final season, the teams got real firepower.

1:00This goal keeps his streak alive at 11 straight 20 goal seasons and 11 consecutive 50-point campaigns dating back to his rookie year, with Chicago. Over 800 in four games, he's powered up 321 goals and 927 points, proving he's elite, no matter the draft status. As the Kings hover on the Pacific Division playoff bubble after four first round losses to Edmonton, Panorin's reliability gives general manager Ken. Holland's bold move, Sirius Legs, could finally push them past that hurdle since their Stanley Cup win back in 2014.