MOSCOW, Mar 12 Columbus Blue Jackets forward Zach Verensky believes that the Russian forward Yegor Chinakhov can succeed when he finally settles in the National Hockey League (NHL). On the night of March 12 Moscow time, Columbus played a match at home against the Minnesota Wild, which ended in a victory for the hosts in a shootout — 3: 2. Chinakhov scored a goal in regulation time, and the 21-year-old Russian also scored the winning shootout. older, such a victory is really important, «Verensky quotes the official website of the NHL. Chinakhov spends his first season in the NHL, the Russian played in 48 matches, scored 7 goals and made 5 assists. He was selected 21st overall by Columbus in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. In 2021, Chinakhov won the Gagarin Cup with Avangard Omsk, of which he is a student.
