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Washington Capitals forwards Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov put on a show for Russia in their 10-0 blowout victory over Italy on Wednesday. Kuznetsov recorded two goals and four points while Ovechkin posted a goal and two points for the Russians.
Kuznetsov one-timed one to the back of the net after getting a pass from behind the goal for his first of the night.
And here’s the Kuznetsov goal that made it 3-0. For some reason it came out as the Keller goal instead. #IIHFworlds pic.twitter.com/yoqzpjhZ8r
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 15, 2019
Ovechkin buried a cross-ice feed from Kuznetsov past Italian goaltender Andreas Bernard from his office to make it 4-0. Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov was creditted with the secondary assist on the play.
#RUSITA #IIHFWorlds ALEXANDER OVECHKIN PICKS UP HIS FIRST GOAL OF THE TOURNAMENT!@ovi8 @Capitals
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▶️ https://t.co/yImldTg3TU pic.twitter.com/JTemxYcb1S— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 15, 2019
Kuznetsov netted his second of the game on a breakaway, going five-hole on Bernard.
#RUSITA #IIHFWorlds @Kuzya92 gets his 2nd of the game just 18 seconds into the 2nd and signals a goalie change for @fisg_it
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▶️ https://t.co/yImldTg3TU@Capitals pic.twitter.com/234qXoFAFH— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 15, 2019
Kuznetsov pulled off a spin-a-rama assist to feed Los Angeles Kings forward Ilya Kovalchuk at the left circle to make it 6-0 Russia.
Ilya Kovalchuk, 6-0 Russia with more than half the game still left to play. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/J23y6qpNGl
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 15, 2019
By Harrison Brown
Glad to see the Russian Caps having a happy time after the miserable end to their Stanley Cup Defense. They deserve a LOT better than the prospect of another whole year of dubious coaching!
— BOS Bruins are showing the hockey world the REAL Carolina team, overrated and greatly helped by being favorites of the SBI (sports betting industry), Having Tuukka Rask is a plus too! He’s making the stops that Let’s-Trade-Holtby was letting in one after another!
— Did you notice that Day One is pi**ed off at the Caps’ post-season? It was a DISGRACE
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