MOSCOW, Mar 20 match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The meeting, which took place in Columbus, ended with a score of 5:4 (2:1, 1:1, 2:2) in favor of the hosts. Emil Bemström (4th minute), Gustav Nyqvist (16), Patrick Laine (24), Sean Kurali (48) and Jakub Voracek (53) scored for the Blue Jackets. At the Blues, the authors of the goals scored were David Perron (13, 49, 59), who scored a hat-trick, and Russian forward Alexei Toropechenko (34). Toropchenko's goal was the debut for the 22-year-old Russian in the National Hockey League. This season, Toropchenko has played 11 matches and scored his first NHL career score (1+0). The Russian Columbus forward Egor Chinakhov made one shot on target and did not score. Blue Jackets guard Vladislav Gavrikov scored an assist. Forward “St. Louis” Ivan Barbashev finished the match with a utility index of “-1”, his teammate Pavel Buchnevich made four shots on target. Vladimir Tarasenko missed the game.
