Marchenko records an assist in the NHL career

Moscow, February 12 – Russian Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko has the first assist of his career in the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL).

In the match against the Toronto Maple Leafs, he assisted the Russian Bon Jenner.

Marchenko has made 30 appearances since his NHL debut on December 7, 2022. Prior to his first career assist, the Columbus forward scored 13 points on goals alone. According to this indicator, the Russian became only the third in the history of the NHL, repeating the result of John McKinnon, who in the 1926/27 season scored his first 13 points in his career only from abandoned goals. The record belongs to Joe Malone (16 goals and zero assists in the 1917/18 season).