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Caps Prospect Roundup: Ilya Samsonov Plays … And Wins

Don’t want to give anything away, so on to the roundup:

Ilya Samsonov: Goaltender for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL; drafted first round, 22nd overall in 2015

Here’s a good surprise. Metallurg played two games last week, but since Samsonov only played in one of those games, we’re going to focus on that. He stopped 23 of 25 shots for a 0.920 save percentage. For an 18-year-old playing in the KHL as a backup goaltender who just sat six straight games, that’s not bad. Unfortunately, the only video highlights seem to show Samsonov getting scored on.