Blue Jackets' Dmitri Voronkov: Dealing with illness
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Voronkov is under the weather and will miss the season finale against Carolina on Tuesday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
Voronkov is expected to be replaced by Luca Del Bel Belluz, who is being recalled from AHL Cleveland. With Voronkov's absence, he will end his rookie season having notched 18 goals and 16 assists, including eight power-play points, in 75 appearances.
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Blue Jackets' Dmitri Voronkov: Tied for rookie goal lead
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Voronkov scored the game-winning goal in Thursday's 4-2 victory over the Oilers.
The rugged 23-year-old center gave Columbus a 3-0 lead late in the first period by intercepting a clearing attempt in the Edmonton zone and then snapping a shot past Calvin Pickard from the slot. Voronkov is now tied with Connor Bedard and Marco Rossi with 17 goals on the season, the most among rookies, and his 31 points through 57 games has him fifth among first-year players.
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Blue Jackets' Dmitri Voronkov: Supplies only offense in loss
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Voronkov scored a power-play goal in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Sabres.
The big rookie tapped home a Kirill Marchenko pass midway through the first period to give the Blue Jackets an early lead, but the team couldn't solve Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen the rest of the night. Voronkov hasn't recorded an assist since Jan. 2, but that doesn't mean the 23-year-old center has been unproductive -- he's racked up eight goals over the last 13 games, with three of them coming on the power play.
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Blue Jackets' Dmitri Voronkov: Lone score in win
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Voronkov scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 1-0 victory over the Blues.
Voronkov broke a scoreless tie early in the third period, beating Jordan Binnington with a goal off the rush that would stand as the game-winner in a 1-0 Columbus victory. The 23-year-old Voronkov has five goals in his last seven contests as he's moved into a top-six role. He's up to 12 goals and 25 points through 44 appearances in his rookie campaign.
