Tom Wilson glided from behind the net and to the left faceoff circle, drawing four New Jersey Devils players to him. He fed Brooks Orpik, all alone in the middle. Orpik blasted a one-timer and was instantly covered by four players in red jerseys pulling him in for a hug.
“Willie made a great play,” Orpik said in the dressing room after the Capitals‘ 5-3 win. “He kind of held onto it for an extra second. He let the one guy kind of get out of position and open him up.