PHILADELPHIA — Taylor Chorney played in 55 games for the Washington Capitals, but he dressed only 10 times in the final eight weeks of the regular season.
That will change on Wednesday, as Chorney will replace the injured Brooks Orpik in Game 4 of the Capitals’ first-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers.
“Everybody dreams of getting a chance to play in the playoffs,” Chorney said on Wednesday, after the Capitals’ morning skate. “You just kind of go out there and trust your game and embrace the opportunity.”
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Orpik sustained what the team is only describing as an unspecified upper-body injury when he took a hit by the Flyers’ Ryan White midway through the second period on Sunday.