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Earlier this week Alexander Ovechkin brutally knocked out Hurricanes rookie Andrei Svechnikov during a fight in the playoffs.
Ovechkin and Svechnikov fought and it did not go well for Svechnikov, who is being helped off now.
Looked to hit his head on the ice when he fell.
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) April 15, 2019
Ovechkin dropped gloves and did not disappoint 🥊
(via @NBCSCapitals) pic.twitter.com/Gb2OS0TpaK
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 15, 2019
Ovechkin just killed a man… #NHLPlayoffs #ALLCAPS
— Ryan Stryker (@Ryan__Stryker) April 15, 2019
After the fight, Andrei’s brother Evgeny posted a cryptic Instagram post and tagged Ovechkin in it.
Evgeny Svechnikov is out to avenge his brother against Alex Ovechkin.
Not sure what his end game is. pic.twitter.com/lpEfrmqij3
— Complete Hockey News (@CompleteHkyNews) April 16, 2019
FYI — this is from the Instagram story of Evgeny Svechnikov, Andrei's older brother. He tags the Alex Ovechkin's official Instagram account. pic.twitter.com/3HTy6tpXJD
— Lindsey Mastis (@LindseyMastis) April 16, 2019
Evgeny Svechnikov, who is part of the Detroit Red Wings system, will likely be reprimanded by the NHL over his post.
I asked NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly what’s the league reaction to Evgeny Svechnikov post on Instagram tagging Alex Ovechkin: “Stupid Post. There will be an appropriate response.” @DetroitRedWings @Capitals @NHLCanes
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) April 16, 2019