The puck sailed toward the Washington Capitals’ net with less than five minutes remaining in the third period Saturday night, and two of the prominent players to recently switch sides in this rivalry ...

A heady effort from a short-handed defense corps allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to grab home-ice advantage away from the Washington Capitals. The ...

Trib Total Media's Rob Rossi brought up some great food for thought on his Twitter page on July 20th. It had to do with Brooks Orpik's sports hernia surgery. According to the article, "Orpik had ...

WASHINGTON -- Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik was suspended three games for his late hit to the head of Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta. Orpik will miss Game 3 on Monday, Game 4 ...

PITTSBURGH -- Brooks Orpik accepted his three-game suspension in a manner that's rare among NHL players in his situation, saying Monday the league's decision for his Game 2 hit on the Penguins' Olli ...

WASHINGTON --Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik had a lot to think about this summer and a lot of time to do it. An injury-plagued 2015-16 season that ended with a six-game loss to his former ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — During their back-to-back Stanley Cup final runs in 2008 and 2009, the Pittsburgh Penguins knew all about what Brooks Orpik can do. The rugged, bruising defenseman's ability to play ...