Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Kirill Marchenko tallied his second career hat trick with only four shots on goal in Tuesday's 9-4 win over Buffalo. He scored a natural hat trick in the space of nine minutes, starting the damage with a power-play goal late in the first period. His second and third goals came in an 18-second span, marking the fastest two goals scored by one player in Blue Jackets history. Marchenko has been a regular on the score sheet lately and sits tied for the team lead with 13 markers. Having added eight assists across 31 outings, the 23-year-old also finds himself as Columbus' most prolific forward with 21 points. Eight of his points have come in nine December appearances.
Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Kirill Marchenko scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Sunday's 4-3 overtime victory against the Senators. Marchenko ended the game 16 seconds into overtime as he received a pass from left wing Johnny Gaudreau after a takeaway in the offensive zone. Marchenko is a solid option in deeper fantasy formats and dynasty leagues as he has scored 21 goals in his rookie season, and the 22-year-old forward is currently tied with Kraken center Matty Beniers (21 goals) and Stars center Wyatt Johnston (21 goals) for the rookie goal scoring lead with under two weeks left in the regular season.
Kirill Marchenko Helps Columbus To Victory With First Hat Trick
Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Kirill Marchenko had an amazing game against Carolina on Saturday, providing three goals in a 4-3 shootout victory. He had a pair of power-play goals in the second period and wrapped up his first career hat trick with a game-tying goal in the third. This also marks the first multi-point game of his career for Marchenko. He was on the ice for the 15th time in the NHL and recorded his eighth goal. The 22-year-old is still waiting for his first assist. Marchenko has left a good impression of himself during his first month in the league, but he's on the fourth line and that makes it difficult for him to score on a regular basis. The Russian winger logged just 2:51 of action in the opening period on Saturday before suddenly popping up with a pair of goals in the second and finishing with 13:54 of ice time in total.
