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New York Rangers score bizarre goal to open scoring in game four
The New York Rangers were in a must-win situation in game four against the Washington Capitals. Being down 3-1 going back to Washington would have been a huge hole for the Blue Shirts.
Late in the first period, Capitals goalie Braden Holtby went to play the puck and committed one of the cardinal sins of playing the puck in the defensive zone. If you’re a goalie and you’ve...
Holtby: Game 2 Wasn't Very Hard For Me
So how futile has the Rangers offense been in the first two games? Even Capitals netminder Braden Holtby admitted he had an easy time of it in Game 2 (via Washington Post)...
“It wasn’t a very hard game for me,” Holtby said after the game. “We did an outstanding job. Penalty kills are usually where you get the most work and if you eliminate that it’s basically just...
Holtby, Caps look to build on lead over Rangers
In the first-round matchup between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals there is a Vezina Trophy-winning goalie who has taken his team to the Eastern Conference finals, and of course there is ... the other guy.
No, Washington's Braden Holtby doesn't have the awards, the accolades or the attention that New York counterpart Henrik Lundqvist has grown accustomed...
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13 days ago
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Caps topple Rangers in overtime
Henrik Lundqvist and Braden Holtby kicked, swiped, caught and otherwise kept getting in the way of the puck, matching each other save-for-save for a second shy of 68 minutes, until Mike Green scored the power-play goal in overtime that gave the Washington Capitals a sweep at home to open their playoff series against the New York Rangers.
Green nailed a one-timer from high in the...
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14 days ago
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Braden Holtby Comes Up Big, Caps Beat Rangers 3-1 by Jeffrey Kleiman
For the fourth time in five years, the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers have met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Thursday, both teams renewed their rivalry as the Capitals won the first game of their best-of-seven series by a score of 3-1. During the first period, the momentum belonged to the [...]
Holtby Halts Rangers, Caps Take Game 1
The Stanley Cup playoffs didn’t start the way that the Rangers had hoped as they dropped game 1 to Braden Holtby in Washington last night. The Rangers got off to a slow start to the game, when just 34 seconds in they committed a bench minor and gave the Capitals their first of five powerplays on [...]
Braden Holtby protecting the crease
Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby, like most goalies, can get away with many questionable penalties. Here, a driving Montreal Canadian (Travis Moen) gets a little close for Holtby’s comfort and Braden lets him know whose crease he was creeping up on. The Caps ended up winning 5-1 after another stellar Holtby performance. The video says it all.
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Capitals Stagnant, but Braden Holtby is Showing Promise
A couple weeks ago the Washington Capitals sat in last place in an underperforming Southeast Division, sitting six points behind the division leader. Not much has changed since. The only difference: they have gained minimal ground on the division leader, sitting just four points back. The Southeast Division continues to underperform. The Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning...
Holtby, Caps pusb Bruins to brink
Less than a minute after Mike Knuble gave the Capitals a 3-2 lead early in the third period, the Bruins had a golden opportunity to tie the game right back up. Milan Lucic collected a bouncing puck off the end boards and quickly sent a cross-crease pass to Tyler Seguin.
The second-year forward appeared to have an open net, but rookie netminder Braden Holtby slid across just in time...
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April 22, 2012
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Holtby looks human in Caps' Game 3 loss
It was one of the rare shots Braden Holtby saw clearly Monday night.
A snap shot by Boston Bruins forward Rich Peverley that bounded off the rookie Washington Capitals goalie's glove and dribbled into the net 35 seconds into the second period. Gone was the Caps' first lead of the night -- and at least some of Holtby's aura.
"That first goal, I should have had,...
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April 17, 2012
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