Marchenko's double brought victory to Columbus in the NHL match with the Rangers

In the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match on March 3, the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the New York Rangers. The meeting on the Madison Square Garden ice ended in extra time with a score of 5:4 in favor of the guests.

The main hero of the match was the Russian forward of Columbus, striker Kirill Marchenko (16, 62). He not only scored a double, scoring the winning goal in the 62nd minute, but also scored an assist.

Forwards Adam Fantilli (6th minute), Sean Monahan (24th) and Matthew Olivier (32nd) also scored for the winners. The Rangers scored goals from forward Gabe Perreault (41, 56), defenseman William Borgen (53) and Russian defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov (41).

Marchenko scored his 50th point (22 goals + 28 assists) this season. He became the sixth Russian representative to reach this mark in the current NHL draw, joining Nikita Kucherov, Kirill Kaprizov, Artemy Panarin, Andrey Svechnikov and Alexander Ovechkin.

Following the meeting, Columbus secured the fifth place in the Metropolitan Division with 68 points. The Rangers continue to be in crisis, finishing last, eighth in the same division with 54 points.

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