Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov watched Game 1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins like most of us. But he's got Nick Bonino to blame.
Bonino absolutely owned Orlov on Pittsburgh's opening goal of the game Thursday, scored by Ben Lovejoy.
Lovejoy's goal came at 10:40 of the second period.
Orlov played 30 seconds in the third period, and none after the 2:08 mark. He played a total of 5:44 over 12 shifts. And that's big, considering the game went into overtime, dropping the Capitals to five defensemen.
Nate Schmidt, the other half of the bottom pair, played only 12:13 of the Capitals' Game 1 win, as Washington relied relying heavily on their top four of John Carlson, Karl Alzner, Matt Niskanen, and Brooks Orpik.
| Defenseman | Ice Time |
|---|---|
| Karl Alzner | 27:56 |
| John Carlson | 29:49 |
| Matt Niskanen | 32:13 |
| Brooks Orpik | 25:56 |
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