Ovechkin opened the matchup's scoring just 23 seconds into the first period. He celebrated with former Capitals teammate Dmitry Orlov before heading back to the bench where he pumped up the crowd even further.
He doesn't want to play today,' Malkin said as transcribed by sports.ru and translated via Google Translate. 'Look at his movements. There is no movement. Of course, he has a shot. But after the first shift, that's it, you can't see him. Where's the number eight on the ice?'
The final score of the All-Star-laden matchup was fittingly 8-8 and Ovechkin was named the best player of the game.
Panarin factored in on another of the game's biggest highlights, attempting a spin-o-rama, lacrosse-style goal on a breakaway during the second period.
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