Over his career with the Washington Capitals, Braden Holtby has been solid, but come playoff time, the 26-year-old is a rock.
After entering the playoffs on a downward trend - by his standards at least - Holtby blanked the Philadelphia Flyers in the Caps' Game 1 victory Thursday night.
It shouldn't come as a surprise. Holtby has been stellar every year in the playoffs with the Capitals. In fact, he's been the best out of any goalie in the league.
Holtby's postseason career 1.86 GAA and .937 save percentage rank first among active goalies with at least 20 appearances.
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) April 15, 2016
Those sparkling numbers come in 35 postseason appearances, and rank him ahead of noted playoff veterans such as Marc-Andre Fleury, Jonathan Quick, and Henrik Lundqvist.
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