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Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, and Orlov will play for Russia at worlds

Ice Hockey - Winter Olympics Day 6 - Russia v Slovenia

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 13: Alexander Ovechkin #8 of Russia shoots against Slovenia in the first period during the Men’s Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group A game on day six of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Bolshoy Ice Dome on February 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov have accepted the call to represent Russia at the world hockey championships.

The tournament, which is being held in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, got underway last week. The hosts have two wins and one loss in group play. They play Denmark tomorrow.

This will be the 12th time that Ovechkin has represented Russia at the worlds. Last night, his Washington Capitals failed once again to get past the second round of the NHL playoffs, losing in six games to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

“I’m proud of my team, I’m proud of my teammates,” Ovechkin told reporters. “We battled through. It doesn’t matter what happened, but in the end we lost in the second round, so it sucks.”

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