Capitals: Evgeny Kuznetsov will easily win NHL Player Gaming Challenge
The Washington Capitals have killed it when it comes to video game simulations. It’s this reason and many more why Evgeny Kuznetsov will take home the NHL Player Gaming Challenge.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wil represent the Washington Capitals during the NHL 20 player’s tournament dubbed the NHL Player Gaming Challenge. Kuznetsov is one of 49 different players representing.
“Over the past several weeks, the NHL, its Clubs and player community have been very active with gaming initiatives in an effort to connect with fans while social distancing – such as charity tournaments, simulated games and nightly streams. The NHL Player Gaming Challenge presented by Honda will take gaming to another level. We know how competitive our players are, and coupled with the interaction between players, these series of competitions will be extremely fun to watch,” said Chris Golier, the NHL Vice President of Business Development and Innovation in a statement.
Kuznetsov is a regular gamer and loves his FIFA and his chel. He loves to play against backup netminder and fellow Russian Ilya Samsonov.
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The Caps also chose Kuznetsov to take on fellow professional gamer John Wayne of Caps Gaming in a NHL 20 matchup back in January.
The NHL Player Gaming Challenge will feature players representing all 31 NHL clubs including the NHL’s newest franchise from Seattle.
Additionally, the National Hockey League Foundation and Electronic Arts will donate a combined $100,000 in support of the CDC Foundation’s COVID-19 relief efforts.
With the hockey season paused due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, we’ve seen simulated Caps games broadcasted, we’ve simulated games ourselves, and Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky went head to head in an NHL 20 matchup for the ages. Now it’s up to Kuznetsov to carry the torch and there’s no doubt he will be able to.
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Watch Kuznetsov go up against Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers this Saturday at 3 p.m. on Twitch. We’ll have more content surrounding the matchup in the coming days.
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