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Best friends Dmitry Orlov and Sergei Bobrovsky hug in handshake line

Monday night at Nationwide Arena, the Washington Capitals eliminated the Columbus Blue Jackets from the 2018 postseason in six games.

As the clock struck zero and the final horn sounded, the Caps and Jackets congratulated their goaltenders and then regrouped at center ice. It was there that the two teams engaged in one of the greatest traditions in sports: the handshake line.

The most notable interaction happened between goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and Dmitry Orlov.

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Dmitry Orlov tallies first career postseason SCOARLOV on his best friend

It was all Columbus in the early goings of Game Six. Shift after shift saw the Blue Jackets swarming Braden Holtby’s net, but a nifty slapshot off the stick of Dmitry Orlov has quickly changed the tone of the game.

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By Ian Oland On April 23, 2018 0 Comment

According to Wikipedia, Sergei Bobrovsky now owns Capital One Arena

The Washington Capitals are down 2-0 in their first round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Emotions are running high and lots of Capitals fans are taking their frustrations out on Twitter. The words “deep sadness” and “depression” have definitely been tossed around more than usual.

Luckily nobody on the other side is overreacting. Oh wait. No. I’m wrong.

Blue Jackets fans changed the Wikipedia listing for Capital One Arena.

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By Elyse Bailey On April 17, 2018 0 Comment

Philipp Grubauer was maybe the best goalie in the league, but look at who is behind him

Phillip Grubauer had quite the year. As presumptive (maybe?) goalie going into Game One against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Grubauer’s body of work this season has been sterling. One particular stat has him rated as perhaps the very best goalie in the entire NHL.

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By Peter Hassett On April 9, 2018 1 Comment

Defeated Sergei Bobrovsky is defeated

Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky is routinely Columbus’s best player, but he can’t stop everything.

In the final minute of the Caps-Jackets game, Bobrovsky was beat by Nicklas Backstrom on the door step. Backstrom’s 200th career goal gave the Caps a big division win.

The Caps victory was huge, but poor Bobrovsky… he felt so smol, you guys.

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By Ian Oland On February 6, 2018 0 Comment

Dmitry Orlov accidentally tripped his best friend Sergei Bobrovsky. Bob did not stick the landing.

Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky grew up in Novokuznetsk, Russia just like Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov. Both played on their hometown KHL team Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Orlov participates in Bobrovsky’s summer goaltender camp. They’re literally best friends.

Which makes the below highlight even more ridiculous.

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By Ian Oland On December 2, 2017 0 Comment

Dmitry Orlov and Sergei Bobrovsky go to a casino together in Siberia

Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov and his wife Varvara returned home to Russia on Monday and they’re already catching up with old friends.

On Friday, Orlov and former Metallurg Novokuznetsk teammate, Sergei Bobrovsky, went on a double date to the Altai Krai casino located in Siberia.

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By Ian Oland On June 2, 2017 0 Comment

Braden Holtby is the NHL’s most consistent goaltender who is also good at the same time

So I don’t think Braden Holtby is going to win the Vezina for the league’s best goalie. He probably won’t join Brodeur and Hasek and Roy in the pantheon of back-to-back winners, which is a bummer, but Sergei Bobrovsky has had an excellent season making the Columbus Blue Jackets look better than mediocre, which is what they are. Bob deserves it.

That’s okay. We will just find other things to appreciate about Holtby — like his inhuman consistency.

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By Peter Hassett On April 4, 2017 0 Comment

Face-punching Alex Ovechkin tells Josh Anderson to wipe the blood off his nose after line brawl

Orlando is currently hosting Wrestlemania, but the main event just happened in Columbus, Ohio.

With 8:39 left in the third period, the Capitals and Blue Jackets engaged in a line-brawl that almost saw Braden Holtby and Sergei Bobrovsky come to blows. It ended with Alex Ovechkin making a hand motion to Blue Jackets forward Josh Anderson, encouraging him to wipe the blood off his nose.

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By Ian Oland On April 2, 2017 0 Comment

Of course Dmitry Orlov scoarlov’d on Russian Heritage Night

The Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets entered Thursday night’s game in a fierce battle for first place in the Metropolitan Division and the NHL.

The Blue Jackets struck first, but it was Dmitry Orlov, on Russian Heritage Night, who played the hero, forcing overtime for the Capitals.

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By Ian Oland On March 23, 2017 0 Comment

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