Alex Ovechkin argues with referees to give him an assist and threatens to hit Nail Yakupov while mic’d up during ‘Match of the Year’

Alex Ovechkin argues with referees to give him an assist and threatens to hit Nail Yakupov while mic’d up during ‘Match of the Year’

Alex Ovechkin played in the now annual “Match of the Year” last month, a charity game that pits Russian stars from the NHL against their countrymen in the KHL. Ovechkin scored a goal in this year’s game, helping the NHL team to a dominant 15-3 victory. The goal wasn’t the only thing Ovechkin contributed to the day, though, as he was also mic’d up for the festivities. Thanks to X user @Uggg_uggg, we have the translated subtitles from the original…