"I see a very skilled defenseman, (a very good) puck mover," said Ovechkin, whose two assists on Wednesday came while Provorov was on the Flyers' bench. "Obviously, he's still young, but he can be a very good defenseman in the league. I see him as an All-Star. Obviously, he has to work hard to get on that level … It's good for Russia that we still produce very good, solid defensemen."​