3066 – Number of hits credited to Brooks Orpik over the course of his career, second-most by any player since his rookie season of 2002-03, to go along with a whopping 1734 blocked shots (fourth in the League). Combine that with the League-best 587 hits and 336 shot blocks (second only to Dan Girardi) in the playoffs over that span and it adds up to quite a sizable bruising over the last 16 seasons.
And that’s what makes it all the more impressive that he will be suiting up for career game #1000 tonight when the Caps host the Blues. Congratulations to Brooks on this momentous occasion!