In the second minute, Columbus striker Kirill Marchenko opened the scoring in the match. This puck became his birthday, his 30th in the NHL. It took Marchenko 86 matches to reach this milestone. This is now the best record in Blue Jackets history. According to this indicator, the 23-year-old Russian managed to overtake the legendary Canadian striker Rick Nash, who took 96 matches to achieve this.
- Seven points of Russian hockey players helped Columbus beat St. Louis
In total, in the match against Saint-Louis, Marchenko scored 2 (1+1) points using the goal+pass system. In total, he has 27 matches and 16 (9+7) performance points this season.
Source: Sport
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