Washington Capitals teammates Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov return to the ice at 12:30pm today, as Russia takes on the Czech Republic for their first World Cup of Hockey pre-tournament game.
Beforehand, Ovechkin and Kuznetsov continued their Caps pre-game tradition of playing a round of sewer ball. The Russian national team Twitter account has your photos.
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Kuznetsov will be the pivot on Russia’s first line, centering Ovechkin and Nikita Kucherov. Dmitry Orlov will man Russia’s first defense pairing.
Наш состав на матч со сборной Чехии тут👇
Изучим же его внимательно: pic.twitter.com/E2MugbSmhQ— Хоккей России (@russiahockey) September 8, 2016
Ovechkin will captain the team.
Немного раздевалки. Заглянули буквально на чуть-чуть: pic.twitter.com/OrJHA4wYDS
— Хоккей России (@russiahockey) September 8, 2016
