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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, skates with the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Canadiens Capitals Ho_Petr(11).jpg

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) from Russia, skates during a break in the action in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) from Russia, battle for the puck with Winnipeg Jets center Olli Jokinen (12) from Finland, in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Canadiens Capitals Ho_Live.jpg

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, shoots the puck against Montreal Canadiens defensemen Josh Gorges (26) and Raphael Diaz (61) during the second period of the Canadiens' 4-1 win on Jan. 24, 2013, in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Police detain a gay rights activist during a protest near the State Duma, Russia's lower parliament chamber, in Moscow on Jan. 25, 2013. A controversial bill banning "homosexual propaganda" was submitted to Russia's lower house of parliament for the first of three hearings. Twenty people were detained, according to a police report. (Associated Press)

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Jets Capitals Hockey_Lanc.jpg

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) from Russia celebrates with center Matt Hendricks (26,) after Henricks' goal past Winnipeg Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec (31) from the Czech Republic, in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Russia's Maria Kirilenko hits a return to Serena Williams of the US during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

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** FILE ** In this Saturday, June 25, 2011, file photo, a boat carrying a rainbow flag sails on the Neva River during a gay rights rally in St. Petersburg, Russia. A controversial bill banning "homosexual propaganda" has been submitted to Russia's lower house of parliament for the first of three hearings Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, file)

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Russia's Ekaterina Makarova celebrates after defeating Germany's Angelique Kerber in their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

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Russia's Maria Sharapova celebrates after defeating Venus Williams of the U.S. in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)