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Caps Players’ Priceless Reactions to Brooks Orpik’s Game-Winning Goal (Photos)

There’s something about Brooks Orpik scoring clutch goals that brings out the best celebrations of his teammates. It happened last season when Orpik improbably ended the longest shootout in NHL history. It also happened on Saturday when Orpik netted his first career game-winning goal against the New Jersey Devils.

“If we could have gone out to the blueline to hug Brooks, we all would have if we wouldn’t have gotten a penalty,” Barry Trotz said. “I think they all respect how hard he works.”

Orpik took several seconds to process the fact that he scored. Meanwhile, the Caps lost their freaking minds. You need to see this.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Angry John Returns: John Carlson Mocks Sergei Kalinin

When John Carlson isn’t raising money for St. Jude, posting photos of his adorable child, or assisting on Alex Ovechkin’s power play goals, he’s a steady defenseman who shows little emotion on the ice.

That’s why when he gets mad, it’s a revelation, which happened Saturday against the New Jersey Devils. At the end of the second period, Carlson mocked Sergei Kalinin.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Brooks Orpik Scores the First Game-Winning Goal of His 798 Game Career

Photo: Nick Wass

Brooks Orpik has played 798 games regular season games in the NHL. On Saturday night, he won the game for the Washington Capitals with just his second goal for the team. After the game, a reporter asked him if he could remember that last time he scored a goal-winning goal. A blank look came over his face.

“No,” he said.

That might be because he never has scored a game-winning goal — at least in the NHL.

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By Chris Gordon 4 years ago

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All Hail Brooks Orpik: Caps Beat Devils 4-3

Photo: Nass Wass

The day got off to a glorious start for the Washington Capitals with Jay Beagle making everyone feel warm and fuzzy and free of scar tissue. The day only got better as the sun pierced the clouds and temperatures reached 66 degrees.

Things got dreary, however, when the Caps took to the ice against the New Jersey Devils. The Devs had a flurry of chances early, outshooting the Washington 11-6, and testing Braden Holtby until he cracked. After Braden went down early on a play in front, Travis Zajac capitalized on some clueless and static defense in the crease by Karl Alzner, Matt Niskanen, TJ Oshie, and Nicklas Backstrom to put the Devils on the board first. But less than two minutes later, Washington’s pitching machine on cocaine, Alex Ovechkin, was able to even the score with a laser-like wrist shot from the near circle after Dmitry Orlov found him alone in front. The Devils, though, soon retook the lead, with Holtby failing to cover the near post on a sharp angle shot from Kyle Palmieri.

For the first 10 minutes of the second period, things were much the same as Washington looked listless against a mediocre team that played the night before. Things changed, however, when Brooks Laich and Michael Latta cycled the puck before Latta severed around two Devils defenders to find Evengy Kuznetsov wide open for the game-tying tally. Washington dominated play after the goal, keeping the Devils to just four shots in period while nearly scoring a few go-ahead goals.

In the third, Reid Boucher scored for the Devils. The Capitals, though, would soon tie the game for the third time as TJ Oshie played pinball to make it 3-3.

THEN BROOKS ORPIK SCORED A GOAL. Caps beat Devils 4-3.

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By Chris Gordon 4 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin Has Tied Jeremy Roenick in All-Time Goals

Photo: @_JoeMays

With his first-period goal, Alex Ovechkin‘s career total is now 513, the same number that Jeremy “horses***” Roenick scored.

Ovi’s league-leading 38th of the season, also his 17th goal in the last 17 games, started way back in the defensive zone, with a smart breakout pass by Brooks Orpik.

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By Peter Hassett 4 years ago

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Caps vs Devils Pregame: Gimme Gimme Gimme

Photo: Chris Gordon

The more Metro, the merrier. After defeating the Islanders in OT, the Caps are playing yet another division rival on Saturday. This time it’s the Devils, who are an incredibly unexciting team and one the Caps really should take two points from.

Fun fact: the Caps have slayed (slain? slew?) their division rivals on the way to the top. Yup, they’ve posted a 15-1-4 record against other Metro teams. The race for the division title is hardly close, but keep those points coming like they’re unlimited popcorn at a Star Trek marathon.

Puck drops at 7 PM(ish.) Tune into CSN-DC.

Team	Record	Possession	PDO	Power Play	Penalty Kill
Washington Capitals	42-10-4	51.8%	102.0	23.6%	84.1%
New Jersey Devils	29-23-7	46.4%	100.4	21.1%	82.5%

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By Margaret Stuart 4 years ago

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Jay Beagle Practices With Teammates for First Time Since Hand Injury, Plans to Return Next Week

Beagle during Saturday’s morning skate. (Photo: Chris Gordon)

Photo: Chris Gordon

On Saturday morning, Jay Beagle took to the ice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex to the cheers of his teammates. He spent 45 minutes skating with the Caps and working with coaches in a non-contact jersey, his first practice with the team since breaking his left hand in a game against the Buffalo Sabres on December 30. After launching into a soliloquy to me on his Hotmail account, Beags took questions from reporters.

“It’s fun just to be out there,” Beagle said as his teammates prepared for the Devils-Capitals game, the 21st game Beagle will miss due to his injury. “Skating all by yourself gets to be tough after a little bit. It was good skating with the guys.”

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By Chris Gordon 4 years ago

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