Dmitry Orlov

TJ Oshie and Dmitry Orlov both day-to-day with injuries after preseason game against Red Wings

Thursday, before another day of Training Camp practice, the Washington Capitals announced that both TJ Oshie and Dmitry Orlov would not be taking the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex due to injury.

Per The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir, both players are listed as “day-to-day”. Oshie suffered an upper-body injury due to a hit from Detroit Red Wings forward Joe Veleno in Wednesday night’s preseason game. The cause of Orlov’s lower-body injury is unclear.

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Alex Ovechkin returns from Russia, participates in Capitals’ informal skate

One of the biggest anxieties for Capitals fans this summer ended quietly and without any trouble.

Alex Ovechkin re-joined the team on Friday, taking a casual swirl around MedStar Capitals Iceplex with around two dozen of his teammates.

The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir posted video on Twitter.

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By Ian Oland 4 weeks ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov latest player to return for Capitals’ informal skates

As Capitals’ Training Camp draws closer, more players are returning to the area and getting on the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex for informal workouts.

Monday, some of the team’s key offensive weapons joined the group per The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir. The smattering of players participated in a small scrimmage.

El-Bashir reported that John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, TJ Oshie, Anthony Mantha, Dmitry Orlov, Carl Hagelin, Nick Jensen, Garnet Hathaway, Joe Snively, Sam Anas, and Alex Alexeyev took the ice.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 month ago

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TJ Oshie and Dmitry Orlov are the latest Capitals back in town for next season

The Washington Capitals are continuing to get the gang back together ahead of the 2022-23 season.

The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir reported that John Carlson, Lars Eller, Carl Hagelin, Garnet Hathaway, Hendrix Lapierre, Joe Snively, Sam Anas, and Alex Alexeyev were all skating at MedStar Capitals Iceplex last week.

Now two more core players are joining them.

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By Ian Oland 1 month ago

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Dmitry Orlov shares the story when he first met Alex Ovechkin

Dmitry Orlov recently did a Russian language interview with Slippery Ice. One of the most interesting takeaways from the sitdown was Orlov explaining how he first met Alex Ovechkin.

The two Russians have played 10 seasons together in Washington, but they first met in 2011 when Orlov was a member of the Hershey Bears.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Dmitry Orlov says he will return to the United States at the end of August

Russia’s war in Ukraine has turned the mundane, such as flying back to North America for the hockey season, into a politically fraught operation for some Russian NHL’ers who flew back to their home country this summer. Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov was denied entry into the United States twice due to visa issues and is wanted for alledgedly buying a miliary ID card in 2017 (he is now in the United States) while Ivan Fedotov was possibly poisoned and taken to a military camp for evading service after signing a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.

With Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alexander Alexeyev in North America, only Russian Capitals under contract, Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov, are out of the country. Ovi and Orly played in a charity hockey game in Moscow with Artemi Panarin on Saturday.

Afterwards, Orlov addressed his travel plans.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin plays in Artemi Panarin’s charity game, scores shootout goal, takes Ovi Jr out onto the ice

Alex Ovechkin is one of the game’s greatest players of all time. So when asking him for a favor, one would assume he might be busy — like to play in a charity hockey game.

“I just called,” New York Rangers superstar Artemi Panarin said. “He immediately (said), ‘I agree.'”

Ovi and Dmitry Orlov participated in Panarin’s charity hockey game in Moscow on Saturday. Funds from the event would go to a young girl who had complications from brain tumor surgery.

“In all honesty, it surprised me,” Panarin said of Ovechkin’s participation. “I was very happy. He called me here a couple of days before the match, I got scared because I thought he would refuse.”

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov to participate together in charity hockey game

Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov will team up with other NHL and KHL players for a charity hockey game played on July 30.

Proceeds from the game, held in Ovechkin’s Russian hometown of Moscow, will go to the Artemi Panarin Fund, which will help a young girl who had complications from brain tumor surgery.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Alex Semin and Alex Ovechkin score hat tricks in Semin’s farewell game in Krasnoyarsk

Alex Semin’s team defeated Team Datsyuk 10-9 in Semin’s farewell game from hockey on Thursday. Semin, 38, announced his retirement in May.

Semin’s farewell game, entitled The Match of World Hockey Stars – the Legendary Overtime, featured former Capitals teammates Alex Ovechkin and Viktor Kozlov. Other notables included Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov, former Capital Andrei Nikolishin (1998 Stanley Cup Final team), and Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin. The proceeds from the ticket sales went to orphanages in the area as well as to the development of sled hockey in Krasnoyarsk.

Semin and Ovechkin both netted hat tricks in the victory. Arguably the most beautiful play came when Semin assisted on an Ovechkin goal by chipping a pass overtop the net that fell perfectly in the crease for an Ovechkin put back.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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