Getting physical: Orpik, Gostisbehere shaken up by hits

The Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals may have each lost a defenseman during Game 3.

At minimum, they face situations to watch after hits hurt Shayne Gostisbehere and Brooks Orpik respectively.

In the case of “Ghost,” he was shaken up by a check that drew an interference penalty on Daniel Winnik.

Video:

Check it out in GIF form:

That will get you a spot in the sin-bin.#StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/XBtCsoLNB1

— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) April 19, 2016

The good news for the Flyers is that Gostisbehere returned to action during that same second period.

Holtby at the top of his game. Stops Ghost blast.

— Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) April 19, 2016

That said, we’ve seen plenty of instances in which a player returned quickly after a possible injury … only to miss time after the adrenaline wears off or something gets aggravated.

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A hard (if maybe routine?) check by Ryan White left Orpik in a pretty bad way, with the Capitals announcing that the rugged defenseman is questionable to return.

#Caps Brooks Orpik is being evaluated and is questionable to return.

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) April 19, 2016

Video:

Again, watch it via GIF:

The hit that likely concussed Brooks Orpik pic.twitter.com/ycd3iQVjTx

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) April 19, 2016

For what its worth, White hit on Orpik hit looked clean. Maybe a shade late. But they allow that "finishing your check" in NHL.

— Damien Cox (@DamoSpin) April 19, 2016

At this very moment, it seems like Gostisbehere may have dodged a bullet while Orpik might not be so lucky. We’ll get a better idea later on.