Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov watched Game 1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins like most of us, but he has 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 frame, and none after the 2:08 mark. He played a total of 5:44 over 12 shifts. That's big, considering the game went into overtime and dropped the Capitals to five defensemen.
The other half of the bottom pair, Nate Schmidt played only 12:13 of the Capitals' Game 1 win, as Washington relied heavily on its 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 |
