“Pittsburgh” won a strong-willed victory over “Columbus” in the NHL match, Marchenko and Voronkov scored goals

The Pittsburgh Penguins hockey players beat the Columbus Blue Jackets in an away match of the NHL regular season.

The game in Columbus ended with a score of 5:4 in favor of the guests. During the second period, Pittsburgh was losing with a score of 1:4, but the Penguins sent the match into overtime and won a strong-willed victory.

For Pittsburgh, Ville Koivunen, Noel Acchiari, Thomas Novak, Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in overtime. At Columbus, goals were scored by Russians Dmitry Voronkov and Kirill Marchenko, as well as Mason Marchment and Zachary Werenski.

Marchenko has 33 (15+18), and Voronkov has 27 (15+12) points this season. They are second and third among the club’s scorers, behind Werenski (44).

Pittsburgh’s Russian defender Yegor Chinakhov took part in the winning combination by passing the ball. Chinakhov, who moved to Pittsburgh during the season, has 2 (1+1) points in three matches for the club.

In another match of the day, Montreal defeated Dallas (4:3). Montreal’s Russian forward Ivan Demidov provided an assist, scoring his 36th point (10+26) of the season.

NHL. Regular season

Columbus Blue Jackets (Columbus) – Pittsburgh Penguins (Pittsburgh) – 4:5 OT (3:1, 1:1, 0:2, 0:1)

Goals: Voronkov, 8:22. Marchment, 8:48. Marchenko, 18:38. Werenski, 20:47. — Koivunen, 1:50. Acchiari, 36:50. Novak, 43:26 (bol.). Raquel, 59:46. Crosby, 62:22.

Dallas Stars (Dallas) – Montreal Canadiens (Montreal) – 3:4 OT (1:1, 1:2, 1:0, 0:1)

Goals: Bourke, 13:53. Johnston, 30:14, 51:07. — Gallagher, 8:42. Kapanen, 31:59. Slafkovsky, 38:39 (bol.). Hutson, 63:40.