Columbus hockey player Marchenko suffered a fractured jaw in a game against Dallas

Russian forward "Columbus" Kirill Marchenko received a fractured jaw in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) against "Dallas". This was reported by "Sport-Express" on February 3.

The athlete got a puck in the face when he was on the bench. As a result, the 24-year-old forward did not play in the third period. Now Marchenko will miss 6-8 weeks.

The hockey player scored 55 points in 53 regular season games this season.

In November 2024, forward Alexander Ovechkin injured his knee in the third period of the Washington Capitals' game against Utah Later, Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said that Ovechkin was being examined after the injury. The club also wished a speedy recovery to its captain. On December 28, the Russian returned to the ice.