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 will not play tonight. When asked if he is recovering from a concussion, Trotz said, "I'm not going to answer that."
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) April 22, 2016
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.”
Trotz said he doesn't have long-term concern about Orpik's availability in the playoffs. Said he exercised today.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) April 22, 2016
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.