Defenceman Dmitri Orlov and forward Yevgeni Kuznetsov will join the Russian national team in Cologne after the Washington Capitals have lost Game 7 of the NHL Eastern Conference semi-finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

For Orlov it will be the third World Championship and for Kuznetsov the fifth. Kuznetsov was third in scoring with the Caps both in the regular season and the post-season.

The coaching staff contacted the three Russian players who were willing to attend. However, Alexander Ovechkin informed the staff that although he doesn’t want to let the team down and usually comes at the first call, he can’t come this time due to a lower-body injury and having played the playoffs with painkillers.

Russia currently has three goaltenders and 19 skaters registered on the roster, which means that three more skaters can be added.