The Russian attackerColumbus » Kirill Marchenko admitted that he tries to use some elements of Canadian Sidney Crosby’s style in his game.
On Thursday, Columbus lost at home to the Islanders in the NHL regular season game with a score of 2:4. Marchenko scored a goal against Ilya Sorokin with a shot from a negative angle.
“I remember Crosby’s goals six years ago, when he scored two goals over the goalie’s head. If I have the opportunity, I try to do the same, ”Marchenko said on the official website of the NHL.
Marchenko is 23; this NHL season, he played 72 games and scored 39 (21+18) points.
Source : MatchTV
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