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Caps rule out Orpik again, Trotz won’t answer concussion questions

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Brooks Orpik had to be helped off the ice by trainers after taking a big hit against the glass from Ryan White in Game 3.

Brooks Orpik will miss his second straight game on Friday night, still feeling the effects of a heavy Ryan White hit from Game 3.

Orpik’s head coach, Barry Trotz, isn’t saying anything about the nature of the injury.

Orpik, who has a history of concussions, appeared dazed after his head hit the glass on the White hit, and needed help leaving the ice.

Taylor Chorney drew in for Game 4 -- Washington’s first loss of the playoffs -- and, at the time, the club did say that Orpik was “doing better.”

A valuable penalty killer and one of the team’s alternate captains, Orpik had logged pretty significant minutes during the opening two games of the series -- 21:56 in Game 1, 21:33 in Game 2.