MOSCOW, 12 Mar – The St. Louis Blues defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game.

The meeting, which took place in Columbus, ended with a score of 5:2 (3:1, 0:0, 2:1) in favor of the guests. As part of the winners, a hat-trick was scored by Jordan Kairu (14th, 53rd and 59th minutes), Brandon Saad (8) and Sammy Blaze (19) scored another puck. Columbus scored Patrick Laine (10) and Boon Jenner (56).

Russian striker “Blues” Pavel Buchnevich chalked up an assist and extended his personal hitting streak to eight games in a row. Forward “St. Louis” Alexei Toropchenko was marked by one assist. Forward guests Nikita Alexandrov did not score points. Forward “Columbus” Kirill Marchenko made five shots on target, held one power reception and did not mark productive actions. Blue Jackets goalie Daniil Tarasov is on the bench.