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There’s more cause and effect to athlete superstitions than many might think.

Artemi Panarin shaved his head and then overcame a career-long six-game point drought with a goal and two assists in the Rangers’ preceding 4-1 victory over the Red Wings on Friday.

But they’re back at Madison Square Garden where they are 0-5-1, a stark contrast to their 7-1-1 road record, facing the Islanders on Saturday.

On the surface, it’s d

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