Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Capitals' Orpik could be difference-maker vs. Penguins (Yahoo Sports)

In this photo taken Feb. 26, 2016, Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik (44) and Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon (46) collide against the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Washington. The Washington Capitals' only major injury in the first round was to defenseman Brooks Orpik. As they prepare to face Orpik's former team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, his status is uncertain. He makes a major impact. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Jay Beagle's sharpest memory of the Washington Capitals' 2009 playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins was when he tried to run over Brooks Orpik and instead got flattened at center ice. Now with the Capitals, the veteran defenseman missed the final three games of the first round with a suspected concussion, and his status for the start of the second-round series against the Penguins is up in the air. It's difficult to overstate Orpik's impact on the highly anticipated series between Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals, and his old teammates, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.


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