Capitals' Alex Ovechkin knocks out Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov in Game 3 | NBC Sports

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin accepts the challenge from Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov and drops him to the ice with a punch.
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[@daveygivens735]

'You admire the courage, but you laugh at the stupidity"

[@kgthoughts]

what a great line lolll

[@elliealvarez1799]

um yes

[@Blueicyyy]

@Павел Белов old russian man vs 19 year old westernized russian boy 😂

[@abdullahassad3654]

@@Blueicyyy westernized boy? Doesnt speak english and spent a year in america

[@Blueicyyy]

@@abdullahassad3654 even russian kids are westernized now because of social media, what do you mean?

[@psanchezmsu]

Ovechkin, "if he dies, he dies..."

[@jamessanchez9301]

Mario Yamasaki

[@illmicman]

If svechnikov dies, he dies

[@oliverowens3205]

EXACTLY BRO never mess with ovie or Wilson

[@scottyp2505]

😂😂

[@Scrxp919]

I'm proud of myself for understanding that reference

[@crunkin1t590]

I seen ovi take a puck to the face and not even flinch. This dude is a machine

[@bindlepig8064]

he'll never start a fight but he usually ends the fight. in other words, let sleeping dogs lie.

[@kobyschechter8163]

At 36 years old in 2022 he’s showing no signs of slowing down. 62 points in 50 games this season. 31 goals and 31 assists. Absolute unit.

[@kobyschechter8163]

@@bindlepig8064 He doesn’t want to fight because he knows he’s the Capitals best player and doesn’t want to be out of the game for at least five consecutive minutes. Svechnikov wanted to fight him and he got what he deserved for starting up with a guy who’s taller and outweighs him by 50 pounds.

[@Bird.757]

IF HE DIES... HE DIES

[@joulupukki1607]

I just watched video of oveckins big hits and nobody started fight with him even tho he flat lined players.. everyone knows how big and strong he is.. and he can punch with his better hand pretty good.. he is scary dude literally, u dont wanna fight him..

[@WhatevrNevrmnd]

Ovi was sitting in the box before dude even sat up. Cold blooded

[@CanPen92]

Rick James: “cold bloooooddeeeddd!” 🤣

[@iamjp1]

brutal

[@freshstart349]

Russia

[@Bird.757]

IF HE DIES.... HE DIES

[@karlfalckh3498]

If Chara even looked in Ovi's direction then Ovi ran for the bench lolol

[@vernieistooold]

I hope the kid is ok but he poked the bear and paid the price.

[@forestbearplays2731]

Agreed

[@michaelrexrode1710]

Yeah the bear 🐻 treated him like a salmon

[@joelchrysler6238]

Na 19 he’s a kid he’s not built like a man yet

[@joelchrysler6238]

Can you read? I was replying to zzzMichael

[@zubenzideutch5060]

Ovechkin: " Welcome to NHL playoffs pal". 😂

[@temtem6986]

I was at this game and when I saw them steering to just hold on to each other I was like no no no svetchnikov don’t do it

[@temtem6986]

Yeah I messed up with that It’s supposed to say starting

[@LoveABun]

What brought it on? Did the guy do something to Ovechkin that we don’t see here?

[@temtem6986]

@@LoveABun hmm well there both blood Russians and they are both very skilled. But I’m not really sure. I’m sure svetchnikov wanted to fight . And ovi looked at it as a free win. And the rest is history 🤷‍♂️

[@CameronScully]

Love how ur like the only hurricane fan who sees its not Ovi’s fault

[@geographyv9531]

@@temtem6986 Svechnikov*

[@davetuck6757]

I never liked OV in the beginning, but he has proven time and time again, that is one of the best players ever to have played the game.

[@gunnarmarks5754]

No one else in that point class (the highest one) can throw the body and the hands like Ovi.

[@jasonmaruszak812]

Same- he’s a complete player now

[@brandonnolff1920]

Amen

[@soul76can]

Top 5 imho and that will be solidified when he likely passes Gretzky’s 894 over the next 2-3 seasons to become highest goal scorer of all time.

[@Dougie-ex1ov]

@@gunnarmarks5754 I def agree with that statement.

[@justinmiller5280]

Good thing Pierre was there to direct the training staff.

[@tylerlivingston82]

Haha right? What a tool.

[@WilhelmFreidrich]

They probably wouldn't have done anything if not for Pierre.

[@Peter-tm4sx]

@Justin Miller I haven’t laughed at a comment as hard as I just did after reading this! I agree, Pierre is a total dunce

[@jimgray3346]

Look at the russians' body language now. They're crushed

[@TheJimmycrakcorn]

The New Kid tried to go by Prison rules and go after the biggest guy in the prison yard. 😂

[@Blueicyyy]

fr what is a 19 year old doing trying to fight a russian veteran like ovechkin 😂 that’s a death wish

[@Kuazzy]

This might be my favorite Ovi clip of all time. Demolishes the poor kid and quietly goes off to the box. Another day at the office.

[@SKINNY531]

Baaahaaha 👊

[@clhampton1119]

i had to rewatch this after the whole ovi frederic thing tonight 😂

[@jamesbell6936]

me 2, the commentator said how scary it was so I had 2 check it out

[@clhampton1119]

@@jamesbell6936 haha yeah i remember watching it during the playoffs it’s something a bunch of people won’t forget

[@michaelshver787]

me too haha

[@PeenMcTuggins]

🥺

[@redskindan78]

Trent Frederic has to be the stupidest and least skilled player in the NHL. Drops the gloves against the leading active scorer? Against Ovie who will soon pass Phil Esposito for career goals? Who is Frederic, anyway?

[@ejnorman8781]

(Pause. Record scratch) Svech: Yep. That’s me. You’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation.

[@dkist46]

Pissed off the Russian machine

[@darkthought7860]

great way to start a movie lmao

[@brianwaterman89]

LOLOLOL 😂😂😂😂😂

[@brendancross2767]

Someone please make an edit of this right as he’s going down

[@Coleburgess09]

I was at this game and that place went WILD when he picked the fight and when he got knocked out it went DEAD silent

[@jproc69]

haha Ovechkin… what a boss

[@drewwalter5339]

it doesnt sound dead silent...

[@HirenNarsai]

I love how OV is not phased at all

[@ptm2066]

My man Ovi is a BEAST, but he has only fought 4 times in his entire career. He’s a pretty chill guy. Clearly, Svechnikov thought of the meanest Russian insult he ever heard.

[@FlyHenryFly]

ik this is 2 years late but yeah, even as a canes fan Ovi taught Svech respect instantly. I felt bad but you don't go after Ovi.

[@alexandersideris]

@@FlyHenryFly fr, what was he thinking

[@zubenzideutch5060]

When Svechnikov got conscious again, first he asked " Am I famous now?" 😂

[@intensemariobros4349]

Lol Alex Ovechkin goes like “are you sure you wanna do this”

[@kyleschreiber8246]

Lol yea it seems like he asked him once and then double checked.

[@AEMoreira81]

First time since December 2010 that OV dropped the gloves.

[@karimovkg5419]

Чыжик уважай старших и земляков! Овечкин молодец, с уважением к Саше из Бишкека!

[@Johnson.6]

Former Soviet I presume

[@user-ym5td7ch7n]

​@@Johnson.6 город Фрунзе был советским

[@normanhartley6359]

Kids ...dont let the gray hair fool you..🤤

[@nicktomasco6377]

facts!

[@ivansemerikov3229]

Fear the gray

[@herewegoagain9628]

Ain’t that the truth.

[@normanhartley6359]

@@mikeb769 people get gray hair even younger nothing weird bout that ..just like going bald...

[@erikf6849]

I actually find it wild Ovi is only 33 tbh. He is probably going to break gretzkys goals record

[@Pucksndeep6]

I love how Pierre Maguire calls for the trainers literally a second after the fight ends LOL! Are they supposed to just teleport. Calm down Pierre...

[@elijahrobinson2362]

He doesn’t belong anywhere near a microphone or camera.

[@JayRiemenschneider]

Yeah what a tool

[@ontariodronevisions8203]

Lmao

[@moemanncann895]

There are plenty of announcers worst than him, he reacted out of concern for the kid and he apologized right after

[@killerkdawg88]

Ovi doesn't usually throw down, but he also ain't a small dude. The kid learned a valuable lesson.

[@AEMoreira81]

There's a reason he has only 2 regular season and 2 post-season fights...players know better! This was his first fight since December 2010.

[@Batmanananana]

yeah, a team mate of his said he's started a year weighing 260lbs! 20lbs over his current weight.

[@dougjones2705]

Linebacker on skates

[@jproc69]

Just because he doesn’t doesn’t meant he can’t. He just needs to stay out of the box causes he’s such a dangerous scorer

[@aleksandrbobylev4009]

Надо уважать старшее поколение.тогда и морда целая будет.красавчик Саня

[@user-iy1iu2zw8n]

😁

[@user-wq9qn3zk2x]

Овечкину можно и в боксе или мма себя попробовать

[@cint2shmelev777]

Вообще-то это тренер дал установку спровоцировать драку, что выключить из игры на время капитана команды!

[@user-rv7rp9vm7o]

Это точно. Помню как молодой Фетисов на Старшинова зал.пнулся . Вот он тогда огреб !

[@borisvesh]

@@user-wq9qn3zk2x Если соперник легче его на 20 кг))!

[@littledrummerofDEATH]

Man, we need more of this in hockey... I would never test Ovi.... he's got a mean slapshot, and right hook

[@deezknots7525]

He's a bad mofo!

[@theonlyant3978]

I wouldn’t test him either

[@NMerriott80]

He's a pretty solid built dude. Early in his career he used crush dudes with body checks.

[@diehard1458]

Ned Fred still does

[@Shagolagal]

Yeah! More traumatic brain injuries! Let's be more like football and have all the retired players get dementia at 50!

[@sillieww]

That's a nice life lesson right here.

[@jbarkley4198]

One of the best all time goal scorers and can knock a young punk out in a snap. Had to teach the kid a lesson in respect!

[@Pouniakentti]

:D

[@asolom39]

At least the Canes won the series though 🙂

[@jbarkley4198]

@@asolom39 I wasn’t aware of that, but that’s cool man! Oh, btw I’m a Buffalo guy and a Sabres fan, but they’ve been awful for far too long. I used to watch almost every regular season game and the playoffs. It was a shame that we never had good goal scorers when Hasek was our goalie. Also, when we were really good between 2005 and 2006. That was such a wasted peak for the franchise. Oh well, we’ll probably stink for another decade plus lol. But hey, I’m more of a football fan anyway, and I love my Buffalo Bills!

[@asolom39]

Yeah bills are a good Superbowl pick for next year and at least the Sabres got a great haul for Eichel, they got Tuch and Krebs, and also Tage Thompson and Dylan Cozens are promising young players

[@jbarkley4198]

@@asolom39 Yeah the Bills are. I hope the Sabres get a top caliber goalie at some point. That’s critical. I don’t follow them well right now, you probably know a lot more about them than me. Glad we got some good young players.

[@Desh282]

Svechka means candle in Russian That candle got its lights knocked out!

[@tamarababaian7761]

Desh 282 ovechka means sheep so....

[@littlenel17]

No that candle got lit up

[@JohnSmith-jt3bh]

Svechka? Who Da Fook is that Guy? He'll do Fookin Nootin.

[@cormorant_on_arock7934]

*light

[@2kcloud455]

Good one that's funny because I'm russian and I understand that

[@lisacrosby9487]

Ovey's like, "You sure you wanna do this? Ok, then..." BOOM! That was freaking awesome. Playoff hockey!!!

[@forestbearplays2731]

lisa crosby that’s why I love playoff hockey LOL

[@mmr4882]

235 vs 185 pounds. 50 pound difference. The strength in weightlifting and years in the league really shows

[@matthewsinger4902]

He sounded like Jim Ross. “OH MY GOD! HE KILLED HIM!!” I was waiting for him to throw in a “slobber knocker”

[@Themikelawry]

When testosterone meets wisdom 😂😂😂

[@dougdimmadome9841]

Mike Lawry more like when testosterone meets a fucking train

[@UserName________]

When testosterone meets wisdom & testosterone

[@tonybleau6219]

This 👌 Always fear the calm guy more than the hot headed one... especially if he's 240 pounds of Russian Steel Svech has stones I'll give him that

[@wayne3340]

When a big boy meets a big man.

[@BasePuma4007]

Testosterone vs testosterone with more muscle.

[@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8]

SVECHNIKOV WROTE THE CHEQUE AND OVECHKIN CASHED IT.

[@kellydawson2988]

Looking at this a year later and it’s still solid gold

[@tysonleblanc8862]

Almost 5 years later and I enjoy this

[@dorianpreister3983]

“That’s fighting out of your weight class” can’t think of a better quote than that lol. Straight facts

[@livia33387]

Svechnikov is gonna need to beef up before he fights a guy like ovi, and I don’t think this player rivalry is gonna be over until ovi retires

[@Pb-ij4ip]

Destination F****d....and it was a short trip.

[@ThePerpetualStudent]

Long live Ozzy man.

[@Pb-ij4ip]

Perpetual Student, absolutely! Hearing him say it would definitely be worlds better than seeing me type it!

[@ThePerpetualStudent]

@@Pb-ij4ip Well i actually laughed out loud when I read it, so it is all good!

[@milaz4380]

Legend of a comment!!!!!

[@Ishmiester]

Hockey please never change

[@frankflanagan109]

He's got a wicked shot, both off the stick and off the fist

[@foxmoulder4067]

"Get the trainer out there.....urrrr uggghhh hurry up"......Chill out man. A 19 year old against Ovechkin? That is a KO every single time. Love it.

[@GritzNGravy789]

Seriously he got knocked out, acting like it was a life or death situation

[@stefonetyos5938]

@MotivationalBeast I know they keep saying a 19 year old, age has nothing 5o do with it. Mike Tyson at 19 would kill Ovi 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭, or any other experienced 19 year old boxer.

[@tomsylvain3522]

@@stefonetyos5938 not on ice skates they wouldn't!

[@fightcardpreviewer5466]

Tom Sylvain lmao , and in any other situation they would

[@Kroitk]

@MotivationalBeast If my aunt had nuts she'd be my uncle

[@thawnestix]

Ovi Jr is gonna be as strong as his dad💪🏻

[@GooseGumlizzard]

lmao at Pierre freaking out, he thought Svech died

[@paulrath7764]

Now he can tell his friends in Russia, "I fought Ovechkin!"

[@joejohnson4456]

Correction: "I was playing hockey, picked on Ovi, and got knocked TF out"

[@user-sq9wi1xt4v]

No. They are Russian in Russia fighting is ok. They can after fighting speak and tell jokes. Тhey don't get mad at each other 😂

[@Fullyautomaticmechanic]

The kid thought he could take the “old man” he found out the hard way...

[@dankaczor9392]

That is what you call a “ what did we learn ?” Moment lol

[@Vincent_toia]

When you mess with the bull you get the horns

[@RatedRMario21]

Ovechkin "I always drink to prepare for a fight. Tonight I am very prepared."

[@sodapopinski3208]

Dis is true! Vaddy true

[@BrowncoatFairy]

AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH

[@d3kadE905]

Good clean knockout

[@JohnSmith-jt3bh]

Svechka? Who Da Fook is that Guy? He'll do Fookin Nootin.

[@dandee3667]

Atta boy artem!

[@edledskal9147]

Whut da fook r you's turkin ah-boot

[@photomania5]

Carolina still won tho 🐸 ☕️

[@trey7911]

@@photomania5 not the cup though, here's your participation trophy.

@@trey7911neither did the caps

[@NesQuik2258]

Meanwhile in the NBA if you run too fast you can get called for a foul

[@ivanmedina7676]

Woowwww Ovie!!! That kid must of have really pissed him off for Ovie to react like that; hopefully the kid is OK. But I am glad to see the fire in Ovie!!!

[@crunkin1t590]

He died

[@21DaHoagie12]

actually the kid just asked if he wanted to fight and ovi said "ok sure" and that's what happened lol

[@hullu87]

He had it coming, dont mess with the great 8

[@fearthetruth974]

You know why they say.. don’t poke the sleeping bear... and REALLY don’t poke the one standing on your foot

[@user-xv9iv8sp7o]

I like how ovie just casually walks off

[@Zach-mw5so]

That’s like an up and coming smaller male deer challenging the established, larger alpha male. And sometimes it’s no contest

[@ludwigfischer6821]

Svechnikov forgot. Ovechkin is RMNB. Ovi is a Grizzly.

[@roryfitzpatric]

If he's a grizzly, then Chara is The Admonable Snowman

[@benxvariety8878]

What's rmnb?

[@AuraHero]

@@benxvariety8878 Russian Machine Never Breaks. It's a quote Ovi made after getting hit with a puck years ago and being asked if he was okay.

[@mattkaye3020]

AuraHero also the best Capitals blog out there

[@Matt-ve3ql]

roryfitzpatric chara’s a goofy giraffe

[@quiksilver4422]

I could watch this Over and Over! It’s so funny when rookies think there Big Boys! Reality Check...

[@kevinwilson3868]

I like how Ovi just grabs the towel and wipes the sweat like “ ahh another day at the office”

[@FattMatt326]

He got up “It’s my cats birthday today!”

[@SBRAUN-cy7mk]

FattMatt326, Happy belated birthday cat! 🐈🐈🐈🎂🎂

[@sweeney.j23]

FattMatt326 THIS ENDS NOW!!!!!

[@KTF0]

FINISH HIM! Ovechkin wins. FATALITY

[@seanthilges9771]

I love love love Alexander ovechkin I wish he was an avs player and I'm an avs fan great knock out

[@sergejsaban925]

Проучил сопляка. Показал кто в доме хозяин.

[@Mayur6]

Trent Frederic brought me here.

[@Jefyb]

He brought most of us here. I saw that and said no kid, don't do it.

[@stevecormier1514]

As a leafs fan I must say. What kind of captains do we get. Sundin, Tavares. Floaters. You gotta love OV. He does it all

[@somuchbs6008]

Wtf? Don’t disrespect Sundin.

[@dubiousdistinction6500]

typical "leaf fan" bs..like every other team in the league has an ovi as captain except the leafs right? stfu

[@howzerqwerty]

Ovi hit so hard, he thought he was in a soccer game.

[@ChrisPierreBacon]

I love the announcer. About as Canadian as it gets. "That's fighting oot of your weight class. That's a K-OO"

[@Jw-no7id]

In this case it's accurate. Their profiles list their weights as 235 and 195. Ovi is a beast of a man.

[@CoreaKixx420]

funny hes american lol

[@mackdaddy4222]

I wish this was in 4K HDR.

[@roryfitzpatric]

Bigger balls than brains going toe to toe with Ovi

[@DaMurph]

Better to not lead with your jaw if it's glass.

[@bindlepig8064]

ya, ovechkin's fist got hit hard by that kids jaw.

[@michaelcrider2138]

As the old saying goes "if u cant get along ur gonna get it on"

[@OMCbuilt]

Best sport on Earth.

[@mikeylikesit6588]

Lol. Clean fight. I respect the youngern getting in there and punching above his weight. That’s how you learn.

[@makkrzyzak1321]

I love coming back and watching this

[@ericpatterson5624]

He just sat in the box heartless and expressionless, like a lion after a kill

[@davidguzman3400]

I am here because Pierre gave me a flashback of this fight during tonight’s game 💀🙈

[@SuperRandomer1994]

Omg I'm literally the exact same! I watched Ovi be like... "I'm not gonna fight you..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@elliotstreyer4498]

Same🤣

[@YoungMoneyyy7]

Me tooo lmaooo!!

[@winslow_gaming]

Bro when I saw Ovi and Frederic going at it I was like “Ovi’s gonna kill him” but he never dropped them...

[@marty5536]

Omg yessss mans just backed off 😂

[@FreeBallinBRNR]

This was like DiCaprio vs the Bear in The Revenant 😅😅

[@nateexterminator4743]

“That’s fighting out of your weight class” 😂

[@musicalala]

It's ok. He enjoyed hearing birds chirping and watching the stars holding hands and dancing around him in a circle just like in the cartoons.

[@jimmysharlow2839]

OV laid him down ever so softly !

[@fire-yc3qf]

Саня сам за парня переживал , это школа жизни , полез пальцем в розетку , получил урок на всю жизнь

[@user-rr9kd4ww4e]

это война уже а не спорт неужели не понятно

[@bayshorepark]

Ну пацан не зассал, молодец. Сейчас на ведущих ролях в Каролине. Овечкин же велик во всем !

[@ae5655]

@@user-rr9kd4ww4e Что за дичь, это часть сурового спорта, иди балет смотри.

[@tonybleau6219]

Ovechkin was actually tucking his chin in and protecting it with his shoulder. I get it it's a 19 year old Svechnikov but still shows Ovi knows how to scrap and is a 6'3 240lbs beast

[@oxymoron7320]

This is when Ovie stopped fighting rookies

[@AxeMan562]

Frederic should consider himself lucky that Ovie didn't answer the call last night

[@d3fc0n545]

@@AxeMan562 is ovie a better fighter than tom wilson? Asking for a friend.

[@EMan-hr5vf]

To be fair Frederic did also have the cajones to fight Tom Wilson and come out even so he was feeling pretty confident about fighting.

[@dorianpreister3983]

That’s old man strength right there boys lmao

[@threaljesus2044]

I’m a caps fan and this was funny as s*** when I watched game 3 when it was being broadcast live

[@ghgmusic5970]

Marbles and Stuff know what would be funny? If Evander Holyfield (4x boxing champion) or Ric Flair (Wrestler) we’re there. They would’ve hunted him down after the game and killed him in the parking lot.

[@grimson]

Bet you weren't laughing after game 7

[@EphSBGGSO]

What was the kid thinking? You don't tug on Superman's cape. Give Ovi credit, he got challenged and he responded. Note to newbie: you win in the SCP's with sticks, skates and smarts, not fists.

[@forestbearplays2731]

JTB60 GSO it wasn’t a smart decision to fight ovi...

[@ExcisionTheories]

My man Ovechkin! Lol dayumm!!!!!!!!

[@matte9789]

U were saying that when he lost weren’t u?

[@trv71]

Овечкин просто Терминатор! 👍

[@suburbanindie]

Ovechkin totally cold blooded lol

[@leppamiro]

Pierre at first: LETS FUCKING GO SOME FIGHTING ACTION Pierre seconds later: SOMEONE SEND HELP QUICKLY HES DYING

[@csaffelle820]

I wonder if ovi is still gonna be his favorite player after that beat down 😂

[@jmayday2653]

He doesnt know anyone else now... so I guess so

[@lisacrosby9487]

Did he really say that before? Cool.

[@melissahodges4439]

Who cares? The brat started this and Ovi finished it. End of story.

[@ivani3237]

Svechnikov learned the lesson

[@ali2112.]

He was out like a light

[@Kroitk]

Like a light yeah, out like light

[@cbfbmc]

That's how a captain get it done I wish that was Crosby try to fight Ovechkin

[@michaelrexrode1710]

Crosby has way more sense than that kido

[@randyventresca4152]

Humanity at its finest lol

[@danjack1447]

Wooooooooooo

[@trenthurlburt8486]

He so young he didn’t know how to block a shot 😂

[@916wetcustoms]

Man hockey is the best

[@OviLVR8]

This fight sealed the series. It lit a fire under Carolina after seeing their young star go down like that.

[@bigdawggkev]

True but he asked for it

[@OviLVR8]

@@bigdawggkev yes he did. I'm a Caps fan and knew that was it for us.

[@joemonko2794]

Im a pens fan but it be nice for ovi to get another cup. Now that pens are eliminated

[@crunkin1t590]

He will

[@cormorant_on_arock7934]

you clearly aren't much of a Pens fan then. Next you are going to tell us that you think it's fine that Ovenchiken mocks and harrasses Sidney Crosby, because it's just a tactic, and after the game they are pals.

[@crunkin1t590]

@@cormorant_on_arock7934 what are you on about mate? thanks

[@joemonko2794]

@@cormorant_on_arock7934go cry thats the sport. Pens had every chance to do what they had to do. It wasnt thier year. I think ovi makes sid a better player anyway. I hate the caps and ovi but got to give credit when its due.

[@zeussierraalex]

LETS GO ISLANDERS!!!!!!!

[@ervinhaxhiaj5456]

He is a kid..and you can see ovie feels bad in the box..the whole caps team felt bad and folded.. almost no shots on goal

[@richard_lerma_jr]

That's the game right there.

[@porterwake3898]

Ovi, 34 years old, 240 pounds. Andrei at the time was 19 and 175. Not a wise idea in any sport.

[@aleksandrvakulenko1383]

It looked like Ovechkin landed one clean punch

[@CallduhAmberLamp]

And then another dirty punch when the kid was already knocked out on the ground

[@stefonetyos5938]

@@CallduhAmberLamp it wasn't dirty, have you ever been in a fight?, it's called momentum, and once he noticed the kid was out he let up.

[@Jw-no7id]

@@CallduhAmberLamp I'd like you to answer this question. Where and what was Svechnikov's left hand doing as he was falling to the ground?

[@fredlewis1354]

@@CallduhAmberLamp waah