Dmitry Orlov’s Perfect Defense: Just Destroy Your Man at the Blue Line (Video)
Big bopper Dmitry Orlov just lit up a Sabre at the blue line in his first shift. It was like two beefy cows running into each other with skates on.
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Matt Niskanen’s Game-Changing Hit (GIF)
Photo: Geoff Burke
The Washington Capitals had just grabbed some momentum in the third period when TJ Oshie scored on a wrist shot that eluded Ben Bishop. The goal made the game 3-2.
Then Matt Niskanen happened.
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TJ Oshie Injures Beau Bennett With Big Hit Into Boards (Video)
TJ Oshie might be tiny, but he sure can land a hit. Last Thursday, Oshie went hockey bowling and knocked over two Panthers in one hit. Against the Penguins on Monday, Oshie injured forward Beau Bennett with devastating (but legal) shoulder check into the boards.
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TJ Oshie Maximizes Efficiency, Fells Two Panthers With One Hit (Video)
Photo: Robert Mayer
The Caps are down 1-0 to the Panthers, and TJ Oshie doesn’t like that one bit.
He showed his displeasure by dispatching Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov and defenseman Steven Kampfer with one beautiful hit, a Vined by the team.
By Nathan Burchfiel 5 years ago
Dmitry Orlov’s Big Open Ice Hit On Matt Beleskey (Video)
Dmitry Orlov is having himself a game against the Bruins. He assisted on Brooks Laich’s second period goal. A shift later he leveled Matt Beleskey at center ice in what looked like a hockey car crash. Beleskey had his head down and Orlov caught him right in the chest at center ice.
Watch the carnage and Beleskey’s stick fly out of his hands.
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Mike Green Gets Leveled Behind Detroit’s Net By Josh Jooris, Leaves Game With Injury
Poor Mike Green has been injured again. This time after some apparent bad blood between Detroit and Calgary.
The former Caps defenseman was hurt after being teed up by Flames center Josh Jooris behind the Wings’ net.
By Nathan Burchfiel 5 years ago
Alex Ovechkin Calls Jaromir Jagr Olympic Bodycheck ‘The Best Hit In My Life’
Photo: NY Times
Alex Ovechkin has been an elite goal scorer since he first set foot in the NHL. He’s also has been one of the most feared body checkers in the league too. For instance, in Ovechkin’s first game as a Capital 10 years ago, he dislodged a pane of glass while hitting a Columbus Blue Jacket player behind the net.
In an interview with Graham Bensinger (which airs in its entirety this weekend), Ovechkin was asked what his biggest hit was.
“Probably [Jaromir] Jagr in Olympics,” Ovechkin said.
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Matt Niskanen Destroys Mikhail Grabovski With Big Hit (GIF)
Matt Niskanen is usually a pretty steady player who doesn’t look for big hits. But when he does look to lower the boom, boy is it brutal.
Late in the second period of game six, former Capital Mikhail Grabovski tried to carry the puck behind Braden Holtby‘s net. Instead, he was crushed with a beautiful shoulder-to-shoulder hit by Niskanen.
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This Mike Green Counter Hit on Matt Martin (Vine)
This is why I roll my eyes when people tell me on Twitter Mike Green is soft. Nope.
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Tom Wilson Penalized For Hitting Too Hard (GIF)
Tom Wilson has an issue with penalties. He draws a ton and commits a ton. On Tuesday he caught a kneeing penalty in the second period. No worries: the Capitals killed it with ease.
But immediately after leaving the Willy bin, Wilson executed the biggest hit we’ve seen these playoffs.
Poor Lubomir Visnovsky, repeated concussion victim, was skating with his head down and hunched over. Wilson stopped moving his legs but didn’t shy away from the hit.
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