Goals by Voronkov and Marchenko did not save Columbus from losing to Pittsburgh

The goals of Russian hockey players Dmitry Voronkov and Kirill Marchenko did not save the Columbus Blue Jackets from defeat in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The match was held in Columbus on January 4 and ended with a score of 4:5 in favor of the guests.

Ville Koivunen (2nd minute), Noel Acciari (37th), Tommy Novak (44th), Ricard Rakell (60th) and Sidney Crosby (63rd) scored goals for Pittsburgh. Dmitry Voronkov (9th), Mason Marchment (9th), Kirill Marchenko (19th) and Zach Werensky (21st) scored goals for the losers.

Marchenko also scored an assist, now he has 33 points in 37 matches of the season. Striker Voronkov scored 27 points in 41 games. Russian striker Egor Chinakhov from Pittsburgh, who previously played for Columbus, played for the first time against his former team and scored an assist in overtime.

Pittsburgh has won for the fifth time in a row and is in fourth place with 49 points in the standings of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. Columbus is in the last, eighth place with 43 points.

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