Dmitry Orlov Had Two Assists in Russia’s 3-0 Shutout Over Norway

By Ian Oland (@ianoland) on May 16, 2016 | 0 Comment

Photos: Andre Ringuette/HHOF-IIHF Images

The Caps trioka is now 2-0 in two World Championship play.

Monday at Moscow’s Ice Palace, the Russian National Team defeated Norway 3-0. Caps defenseman Dmitry Orlov had two assists. Dima received the primary assist on Ivan Telegin’s second period goal and tallied a secondary on Roman Lyubimov’s third period goal.

Alex Ovechkin had three shots in 17:43 of ice time. He also had this gigantic hit.

Litt forskjell på å møte Strøm & Ylven i GET og Alexander Ovechkin i VM. #EShockey pic.twitter.com/LJvNu74gcP

— Håvard Lejon Skjold (@HaavardSkjold) May 16, 2016

Via @WeagleEye

Evgeny Kuznetsov had two shots in 14:45 of ice time. Orlov was on the ice for all three of Russia’s goals.

Former Capital prospect Steffen Soberg was in net for Team Norway. Goalie Ilya Sorokin stopped all 25 shots in his first career World Championship start, win, and shutout.

The Russians are now tied with the Czech Republic in Group A. Both teams have 15 standings points.

The Russians will face Andre Burakovsky’s Team Sweden on Tuesday, while the Czechs play Switzerland. Sweden, currently with 13 points, could overtake both teams and win the group stage with a win over Russia and a Czech loss.