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Ovechkin: I'd Have Scored More With Kucherov or Kaprizov
The Capitals star praised Kirill Kaprizov and Nikita Kucherov's playmaking, saying it recalls the underrated vision of his longtime centre Nicklas Backstrom.
Alexander Ovechkin says he would have scored more goals in the NHL playing alongside Nikita Kucherov or Kirill Kaprizov, and used the pair to make a wider point about Nicklas Backstrom's playmaking.
Ovechkin made the comments in an interview with Vyacheslav Fetisov, singling out Kaprizov's skating, stickhandling and shot, and Kucherov's vision, before drawing the comparison back to his longtime Washington centre.
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