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Alex Ovechkin is really expanding his range as an actor. A while back, the Washington Capitals star’s disembodied head hawked skates. Now, his entire body is starring in spots for ESPN from Wieden + Kennedy. The first ad, a traditional “This is SportsCenter spot, casts Alex as a Russian spy in a Mission: Impossible-type scenario. What kind of secrets could ESPN possibly be hiding? Everyone knows Chris Berman wears a rug. Ovechkin’s nationality also plays into a second spot, as he fires pucks at Petrushka dolls hanging in a goalie’s net.
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