Artemi Panarin’s time on Broadway has come to an end.

The Rangers announced they've traded the veteran winger to the Kings in exchange for prospect Liam Greentree, a conditional 2026 third-round pick, and a conditional 2028 fourth-round pick.

The swap also included a contract extension for Panarin, who'll earn $11 million in each of the next two seasons in Los Angeles, according to reports. The Rangers are retaining 50 percent of Panarin's current cap hit.

While his market included some Eastern Conference playoff contenders -- including the Lightning, Hurricanes, and Capitals -- the Kings were the only team Panarin wanted to join, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post.

With the team stuck in the basement of the Eastern Conference, Chris Drury decided that it would be best to retool ahead of this year’s NHL trade deadline, and Panarin was arguably their biggest piece.

Drury put the once-impending free agent on the market after revealing to him in a meeting that the club wasn’t going to extend his contract beyond this year.

Looking to avoid injury, New York recently opted to start holding him out of games for roster management reasons.

Now, he lands with Los Angeles, who he’ll look to help down the stretch.

Panarin was one of the Rangers’ most dynamic forwards during his seven seasons with the club, and he will undoubtedly go down as one of the top free agent additions in franchise history.

He racked up 205 goals and 402 assists for a total of 607 points over that span.

The 34-year-old remained a consistent producer this year despite the team’s disappointing season, racking up 19 of those goals and 38 assists in 52 games.

Panarin also made two All-Star teams as a Ranger and helped lead them to the playoffs three different times, including a pair of Eastern Conference Finals appearances and a Presidents’ Trophy.

New York will now have to replace that production for the rest of the season and beyond.

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