Team Russia played Team Sweden on Tuesday, and Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the 2019 IIHF World Championship during the second period.
Pittsburgh Penguins’ center Evgeni Malkin tallied the primary assist.
By Brennin Weiswerda 5 months ago
Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov has points in three-straight World Championship games after a great individual effort against Team Switzerland on Sunday.
Orlov now has five points in six World Championship games.
You Orlov to see it.
Dmitry Orlov authored his first SCOARLOV of the 2019 IIHF World Championship in Russia’s 3-1 win over Latvia on Saturday.
After a quiet start to the 2019 IIHF World Championship, the Capitals’ troika of Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov combined for 7 points in Russia’s 10-0 stomping of Italy. 7!
Kuznetsov registered four points in the win, including two goals. Ovechkin also scored his first goal of the tournament.
By Brennin Weiswerda and Ian Oland 5 months ago
Russia steamrolled Austria 5-0 on Sunday to win their second game of the 2019 IIHF World Championship tournament.
Two of the Caps’ Russians, Dmitry Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov, managed to record a point on the Ilya Kovalchuk goal which brought the score to 5-0.
By Elizabeth Kong 5 months ago
Russia played their first game of the World Championship against Norway. They won 5-2.
Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov were held off the scoresheet, but Dmitry Orlov tallied a pretty secondary assist in the win.
By Ian Oland and Brennin Weiswerda 5 months ago
After falling meekly to Finland 3-1 Saturday, Team Russia played with more urgency in their final dress rehearsal before the 2019 IIHF World Championship.
Sunday, Russia defeated the Czech Republic 4-1 in the Carlson Hockey Games. Capitals players either scored or assisted on every Russia goal.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice, Dmitry Orlov scored once, and Alex Ovechkin tallied three assists.
Capitals players Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov all suited up for a hockey game Saturday for the first time since Washington lost to the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the NHL playoffs. The result, unfortunately, was much of the same.
Playing for their home country in its second of three tournament games this week, Team Russia lost to Finland 3-1.
Alex Ovechkin scored Russia’s only goal and it came off a sensational pass by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov skated Friday for the first time since being ousted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the NHL playoffs.
The three Capitals players will suit up for Team Russia during their Euro Hockey Tour game Saturday against Finland.
Ovechkin will play on the second line with Evgeny Kuznetsov and Evgenii Dadonov while Orlov was paired with Nikita Zaitsev on defense.
The Russian Hockey Federation announced Monday that Washington Capitals skaters Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov will join the Russian National Team on Tuesday.
The three star Russians were invited to the team after the Capitals lost Game Seven to the Hurricanes late last week and all accepted invitations to play.
The team is currently training in Novogorsk, which is near Moscow.
