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Brooks Orpik curses in Russian during Alex Ovechkin interview 🐔

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.

Children under the age of 12, please stop reading this article by clicking on this educational YouTube video about chickens.

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Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov attend concert by famous Russian singer, Aleksandr Rozenbaum

Wednesday night, just before returning to practice from their All Star-slash-bye-week break, Caps stars Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov, together with their wives, Nastya and Varvara, and Tatyana Ovechkina attended a concert at The George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium by famed Russian singer-songwriter Aleksandr Rozenbaum.

Rozenbaum was a longtime friend of Nastya’s mother, Russian actress and director Vera Glagoleva, who died in August 2017 at the age of 61.

Of course, the whole affair was well-documented on Instagram.

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By Graham Dumas 2 months ago

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Here’s where the Capitals vacationed during the bye week

At first glance, one might think that All-Stars Braden Holtby and Hardest Shot winner John Carlson had the best vacation of all the Washington Capitals. You would be wrong.

The Capitals are returning for a Thursday morning practice ahead of a Friday night game against the Calgary Flames. Here’s what your favorite Caps players got up to during the All-Star Break and 2019 bye week!

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By Brennin Weiswerda and Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Salt Bae meets Capitals at Miami restaurant

It feels like half of the Washington Capitals are spending the All-Star break and bye week in Miami, so it was really only a matter of time before they started showing up at the same restaurants.

On Sunday, Dmitry Orlov and Capitals first-round pick Ilya Samsonov had dinner together in Nusr-Et, a Turkish steakhouse made famous by founder and viral meme sensation Nusret Gökçe, also known as Salt Bae.

The next night, Andre Burakovsky and Jakub Vrana showed up at the same restaurant. Both groups did their rendition of the famous Salt Bae sprinkle.

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By Elizabeth Kong 2 months ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov wrestled Dmitrij Jaskin during Capitals practice

If you thought the Capitals would be hanging their heads and feeling sorry for themselves after losing five consecutive games, you’d be wrong.

After a late start to practice due to a team meeting, the Capitals took the ice and they were loose.

A perfect example would be Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals center, who was recently demoted to the third line, was one of the first players on the ice on Monday and he stayed on the ice for more than thirty minutes after practice officially ended to practice one-timers.

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By Elizabeth Kong 2 months ago

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Dmitry Orlov scored a goal for both the Capitals and Blackhawks

Dmitry Orlov accomplished a rare feat during the Capitals’ 8-5 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

The Capitals defenseman had both a SCOARLOV and a SCOARONMYOWNGOALOV for the first time in his NHL career.

Let’s review!

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Capitals annual Better Halves basket auction features Stanley Cup Champions buckets, survival gear, and salami

Grab your digital bidding paddles, Capitals fans. The Better Halves are back once again, auctioning off their annual themed gift baskets. As always, the baskets include autographed Capitals memorabilia, from jerseys to commemorative Stanley Cup championship merchandise, but also a few weird and wonderful surprises.

So if you’ve ever felt a desire to own signed fishing gear from Pheonix Copley, a signed four-person tent from Matt Niskanen (you’ve got to be prepared for the desert island, after all), or even some signed salami from Jonas Siegenthaler, then this is the auction for you.

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By Donya Abramo 2 months ago

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Sergei Bobrovsky practices alone at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, gets visit from BFF Dmitry Orlov

Sergei Bobrovsky generated national headlines earlier in the week when he was psuedo-suspended from the Columbus Blue Jackets for failing to meet culture “expectations and values.” On Friday, Bobrovsky reportedly resolved the incident after addressing the players during a morning meeting. He later spoke to the media about what happened.

Bobrovsky joined the team on its flight to Washington Friday and Saturday he took the MedStar Capitals Iceplex ice to practice… by himself.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Capitals bring back Stanley Cup lines ahead of three-game road trip

Following the Caps’ 6-3 loss to the Nashville Predators on New Year’s Eve, Todd Reirden is going back to the top nine that won the Capitals the Stanley Cup in June.

Alex Ovechkin has been reunited with Evgeny Kuznetsov, TJ Oshie has been bumped down to the second line with Nicklas Backstrom, and Andre Burakovsky will skate with Lars Eller and Brett Connolly.

Reirden deployed these lines roughly halfway through the Caps loss to Nashville and will start with them during the team’s three-game road trip that begins this week.

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By Julia Karron 3 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin rings in New Year by singing ‘We Are The Champions’

Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Russian language-speaking Caps, including Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, Russian-born Czech Dmitrij Jaskin, and prospect goaltender Ilya Samsonov, rang in the new year at Mari Vanna in Washington.

There was food, there was merriment, and of course, there was music.

Ovechkin’s wife Nastya even filmed her husband scream-singing We Are The Champions at the end of the night.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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