Biggest Strength: Offense. The Russians have the skill to score at will. Ovechkin has scored 40 goals in the NHL eight times, eclipsing that mark this season in February. The 10 forwards named have 204 goals combined this season.
Biggest Weakness:Defending. The Russians have two defenseman in the League that play more than 20 minutes per game this season: Andrei Markov of the Montreal Canadiens and Dmitry Kulikov of the Florida Panthers.
Biggest Surprise: Vladislav Namestnikov. The 23-year-old forward with the Lightning has never played for the men's senior national team and has 108 games of NHL experience.
Biggest Omission: Valeri Nichushkin. The Dallas Stars forward has 24 points this season in his comeback from an injury last season that limited him to eight games. If no KHL players are named in the next round, Russian-based forward Ilya Kovalchuk will take this honor.
Roster
Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets, G
Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche, G
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning, G
Dmitry Kulikov, Florida Panthers, D
Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens, D
Dmitry Orlov, Washington Capitals, D
Artem Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks, F
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings, F
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning, F
Nikolay Kulemin, New York Islanders, F
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals, F
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins, F
Vladislav Namestnikov, Tampa Bay Lightning, F
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, F
Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks, F
Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues, F