Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby may have pulled off the save of the year at the most critical time.
With the Capitals holding onto a narrow 3-2 lead, Vegas Golden Knights winger Alex Tuch appeared certain to tie the game up in the final stages, but Holtby had other ideas, getting his stick on the puck to preserve the lead.
The hockey world was expectedly in awe of the save.
Greatest save I've ever seen!
— OlieKolzig (@OlieKolzig37) May 31, 2018
What a save by Holtby!!
— Jeremy Roenick (@Jeremy_Roenick) May 31, 2018
The slump that Braden Holtby was in that caused the Caps to start the playoffs with Philipp Grubauer…yeah, I think he’s out of the slump.
— Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) May 31, 2018
We need a new social media platform that’s just Ovechkin’s reaction to the Holtby save
— Arthur Staple (@StapeAthletic) May 31, 2018
No way.
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) May 31, 2018
HOLY JUMPIN HOLTS!!!! #Utterdesperation #likeyoureadabout.
— Darren R Pang (@Panger40) May 31, 2018
That Holtby save is what we eloquently spoken people call: Stupid good
— Andi Petrillo (@AndiPetrillo) May 31, 2018
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