Elvis Merzlikin | Photo: AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki
Latvian goalkeeper Elvis Merzlikins, starting the match on the bench, on Wednesday of the National Hockey League (NHL) scored two goals in less than four minutes in the game, but his Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Anaheim Ducks 7-4.
Merzlikin started the match on the bench, but went on the court at the end of the second period after the second goaltender of the Columbus team, Daniil Tarasov, requested a change, because one of the Blue Jackets hockey players accidentally poked the blade of his stick into the net of his helmet, likely hitting the goaltender in the face as well. .
In three minutes and 55 seconds on the field, Merzlikin scored two goals as the Blue Jackets lost a two-goal lead and the score became a tie. Tarasov returned to the ice in the third period, and the Columbus hockey players managed to score three unanswered goals, winning 7-4.
Sean Kuraly and Zack Werensky stood out for the winners with two accurate shots, Boone Jenner and Johnny Goudreau scored 1+2, Yegor Chinahov beat the home goalkeeper once more, while Jack Roslovic and Alexander Texier had two assists.
Mason McTevish scored two goals for Anaheim, Troy Terry had one goal and two assists, and Pavel Mintyukov assisted on three goals.
The Blue Jackets are in last place in the 16-team Eastern Conference with 46 points in 55 games.
