Philadelphia's Russian forward Michkov scored points in his fifth straight NHL game

Russian forward of the American hockey club (HC) "Philadelphia" Matvey Michkov scored points in the fifth consecutive game of the National Hockey League (NHL). In the game against Columbus on December 11, Michkov gave two assists.

Thus, on his account became 15 goal assists in the current season, notes "Sport-Express". In total, 20-year-old Michkov scored 26 points (11+15) in 27 games.

At the end of the meeting "Philadelphia" defeated "Columbus" with a score of 5:3.

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Earlier, on December 10, it was reported that the NHL plans to stop the game, in which the forward of the club "Washington Capitals" Alexander Ovechkin will break the record of Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky on the number of scored pucks in the regular championships. A ceremony with Gretzky and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is expected after the stoppage of play, even though the game will be played on the road. Gretzky himself has expressed hope that he will be able to shake Ovechkin's hand at the historic game when he breaks the record.