16 – Number of defensemen that have dressed for either the Capitals or Penguins in their second-round series. Each of the teams has had eight different blueliners get at least one turn in the lineup over the last four games, with two players sitting out at least a game for suspensions, one sitting out injured and two having a seat because of… well, issues.
Here’s a look at all of the defensemen who have played a role in this series so far:
| Player | Team |
| Brooks Orpik | WSH |
| Dmitry Orlov | WSH |
| John Carlson | WSH |
| Karl Alzner | WSH |
| Matt Niskanen | WSH |
| Mike Weber | WSH |
| Nate Schmidt | WSH |
| Taylor Chorney | WSH |
| Ben Lovejoy | PIT |
| Brian Dumoulin | PIT |
| Derrick Pouliot | PIT |
| Ian Cole | PIT |
| Justin Schultz | PIT |
| Kris Letang | PIT |
| Olli Maatta | PIT |
| Trevor Daley | PIT |