Russian hockey player entered the history of the NHL club after a hat trick with a “dirty” goal

In the home match of the regular championship of the NHL, Toronto in a stubborn struggle lost to Buffalo with a score of 4:5 - overtime became the decisive one. The main star of the meeting was the Russian forward of “Toronto” Kirill Marchenko: he scored a hat-trick and markedly brightened up the result of the match for fans.

At the same time, Marchenko scored the first goal spectacularly, throwing the puck between his legs. In North American hockey slang, such a goal is called a dirty goal ("dirty" or "mocking" goal).

For the 26-year-old striker, this game was the anniversary - the 300th in the NHL. This season, Marchenko demonstrates stable performance: he has already 9 points (4 goals and 5 assists).

After this meeting, the standings of the teams look like this: Toronto scored 8 points and takes 10th place in the Eastern Conference, and Buffalo with 9 points is located in the 7th position.