Kuzya scores for team Russia

Watch how Yevgeny Kuznetsov (#92) scores the second goal vs. Finland @00:59. The first goal was scored by Chistov.

Russia 2, Finland 0. The game was played outdoors with 25,036 in attendance. The temperature was 5F (-15C).

Kuzya had assist on the first goal and scored the second one. Not too shabby. Some Russian fan commented on the video, "Washington [Capitals] got lucky."

Wikipedia:

The Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) is an annual ice hockey tournament only open to the national men's teams of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and Sweden. Most of the teams use the competition as a preparation for the upcoming World Championships or Olympics, allowing less experienced players to collect valuable ice time in their national colours. The "Euro" part of the tournament's name stands for "European", as the four participating countries all come from Europe.

Kuznetsov is the youngest team Russia's player (19).

After the game Kuznetsov joked,

"И забил, и отдал, и дуба не дал [Scored, assisted on goal and didn't get cold]."

(Not exact translation, but rhymed one, like it is in Russian :-)

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