Capitals' Kuznetsov on 3-point night, Game 5 win: '(The) whole team (is a) celebrity today'
Evgeny Kuznetsov was the first star in the Washington Capitals' Game 5 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night, but he downplayed his fame following the 5-1 win.
The 22-year-old center scored a pair of goals - including his first in the NHL playoffs - and added an assist, but Kuznetsov said he wasn't the only star in the game.
#Caps F Evgeny Kuznetsov: "Right now I stay here and you guys all watching me like I’m a celebrity. But not. Whole team celebrity today."
— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) April 24, 2015
Whole team celebrity, indeed.
The team has apparently been giving Kuznetsov some English lessons.
Favorite part of tonight: Alzner said Brooks Orpik taught Kuznetsov to say, "It's not my first rodeo," which he now says all of the time.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) April 24, 2015
The Capitals pushed the Islanders to the brink of elimination with the victory, securing a 3-2 series lead with Game 6 set for Saturday on Long Island.