COLUMBUS — Kirill Marchenko scored three goals for his third career hat trick and added an assist, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 8-4 on Tuesday night.

Marchenko was struck by a puck late in the second, while seated on the bench. It’s the second straight season the Blue Jackets have lost a player that way. Last year in Calgary, former ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kirill Marchenko scored three goals for his third career hat trick and added an assist, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 8-4 on Tuesday night ...

Marchenko was minus-23 as a rookie and minus-5 last season. Columbus hired Evason on July 23 and signed Marchenko to a three-year, $11.5 million contract ($3.85 million average annual value) five ...

Marchenko scored the tying goal with 7:06 left in the third period. Palmieri appeared to give the Islanders a 4-3 lead with less than 10 seconds remaining as he redirected Alexander Romanov’s shot.

After a scoreless first, Marchenko put Columbus up 1-0 with the second power-play goal of his career at 7:26 of the second period, and he made it 2-0 just 1:36 later. Carolina then roared back.

Kirill Marchenko scored three goals for his third career hat trick and added an assist, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 8-4 on Tuesday night. Sean Monahan had two goals ...