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Ovechkin slated to join Russia at hockey worlds

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  • Associated Press

PRAGUE -- The Washington Capitals say forward Alex Ovechkin should arrive in Prague in time to help Russia play the United States in the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship on Saturday.

The Capitals said on Thursday that Ovechkin, the NHL's leading goal-scorer, was travelling on the same day.