Russian forward Kirill Marchenko’s puck gave the Columbus Blue Jackets a win over the Ottawa Senators in an overtime match of the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season.
The match, which took place in Columbus, ended in favor of the home side with a score of 4:3.
After three periods the score was even – 3:3. Columbus has recorded Kent Johnson, Eric Robinson, and Boone Jenner. Dylan Gambrell, Mark Kastelitz and Alex Debrinkat scored for Ottawa.
In overtime, Marchenko scored in the 16th second, giving his team the victory in the meeting. He also assisted in the last game.
With the win, Columbus ended a four-game losing streak.
For Marchenko, 22, the puck thrown in the game against Ottawa was the 21st of the season. In total, he appeared in 53 games of the regular season.
In 2018, the striker was selected 49th overall in the draft. Playing in SKA in the last season of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) regular season, Marchenko scored 12 goals and made 8 assists in 39 matches.
Evgeni Malkin, former forward of the National Hockey League “Pittsburgh Penguins” club it happened He is the third Russian player to score 80 points this season.