Vancouver Canucks Russian forward Andrey Kuzmenko assisted Seattle Cracken in a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game.
The Russian forward scored 70 points in 76 games this season. Thus, Kuzmenko became the sixth hockey player from Russia to score 70 points this NHL season. This mark has been reached by Nikita Kucherov, Artemy Panarin, Kirill Kaprizov and Alexander Ovechkin.
The match, played at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, ended with Seattle’s 5-2 victory.
The winners included Yanni Gurd, Brendon Tanev, Jordan Eberle, Jaden Schwartz and Matthew Beniers with goals. Elias Petterson and Anthony Beauvillier scored for Vancouver.
Thus, Seattle ranks seventh in the NHL Western Conference standings with 94 points in 77 games. Vancouver ranks 12th with 75 points after 77 games.
Formerly San Jose Sharks defective From the Colorado Avalanche.