The Capitals had plenty to celebrate with their overtime victory over the Carolina Hurricanes–and celebrate they did. After Brooks Orpik netted the game-winner he was mobbed by the entirety of his team.
According to Braden Holtby, there’s no one the team would be happier to see score the OT goal, and that certainly showed in their response. Here’s the breakdown of the play hug.
By Brennin Weiswerda 6 days ago
The Washington Capitals and the Washington Nationals had some crazy DC Sports Synergy at the exact same time Saturday night. Both teams essentially won their games during the same two minutes because of clutch plays.
Usually, DC Sports Teams are connected by futility, but since the Caps won their Stanley Cup, something else more fun is afoot.
I love it.
Brooks Orpik became the unlikely hero of Game Two after scoring the game-winning goal 1:48 into sudden death overtime.
While the goal meant a lot to the Capitals — they now carry a 2-0 series lead in their first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes — watching Orpik score the pivotal goal made it mean even more.
After the game, they shared their thoughts on the veteran defenseman.
By Cara Bahniuk 6 days ago
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So, your overtime hero in Game Two is none other than two-time Stanley Cup champion, 38-year-old Brooks Orpik.
What a trip. Alright, let’s get into it.
By Ian Oland 6 days ago
Brooks Orpik was nominated by the Professional Hockey Writers Association for the Bill Masterton Trophy, the Washington chapter of the PHWA announced before practice Thursday. Devante Smith-Pelly was the Caps nominee last season.
By Julia Karron 3 weeks ago
Wednesday morning, the NHLPA released the results from their annual Player Poll, which surveys roughly 500 NHL players on everything from how good other players are, to skills, and arenas and fans.
This season, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin received the most love as the player with the best shot at a whopping 50.2 percent of the vote.
Others receiving votes in the category were Shea Weber, Patrik Laine, Auston Matthews, and Steven Stamkos.
By Julia Karron 1 month ago
The Djoos is finally loose again.
After the Caps acquired Nick Jensen from the Detroit Red Wings before the trade deadline, Christian Djoos will finally get a look on the third pair with the newly-acquired defenseman.
Brooks Orpik is the night’s healthy scratch. Orpik has not missed a game since January 23 and has played in 22 consecutive games.
By Julia Karron 1 month ago
Two-time Stanley Cup champion Brooks Orpik had an okay Friday night. In Washington’s win over New Jersey, Orpik played 18:20 and put two shots on goal. Plus, he earned a $250,000 performance bonus for playing in his 40th game of the season. With his $1 million base pay and his payment from Colorado, Orpik is now effectively made whole after last summer’s buyout.
That invites reasonable questions and doubts about how the team might use him going forward. In a league growing quicker and more finesse-driven, Orpik, 38, is neither. But criticisms and condemnations of his play this season have often missed the mark. Orpik has put forth a solid outing in 2018-19, and his play is nowhere near the worst of Washington’s problems.
By Peter Hassett 1 month ago
Brooks Orpik and Evgeny Kuznetsov have an unlikely friendship. While the two were both new to the Capitals, the veteran defenseman watched Family Feud with the Russian center.
Kuznetsov said Orpik, whom he nicknamed Batya or “Dad,” would teach him useful English phrases during that time, which is how he learned idioms such as “it is what it is” and “it’s not my first rodeo.”
And while Orpik was teaching Kuznetsov English phrases, Kuznetsov taught Orpik some not so useful Russian, too.
For instance, Thursday, ahead of the Capitals’ 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, Orpik showed off a Russian phrase he learned while Alex Ovechkin conducted a Russian-language interview with Sport-Express.
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By Elizabeth Kong and Ian Oland 2 months ago
Over the summer the Washington Capitals and Colorado Avalanche played hot potato with Brooks Orpik. After going to the Avs in a deal that included goaltender Philipp Grubauer, Orpik was bought out by the Avs and then re-signed by the Caps.
The morning before last Thursday’s match-up against the Avs, NHL.com reporter Tom Gulitti jokingly asked Orpik “if he had any emotions facing his former team.” But unlike Philipp Grubauer’s return home and Jay Beagle’s tearful reunion, Orpik was not overwhelmed by feelings for his former team.
But while he may have only been an Av for three days, Batya left a lasting impression on at least one fan. He’d customized a #44 Orpik Avalanche jersey and held up a sign before the game which read “Avs Legend Brooks Orpik.”
By Brennin Weiswerda 2 months ago
