Holtby s great, but to be honest wins are a terrible way to evaluate goaltenders. The bestofthree challenge is being dubbed the great. Washington capitals goaltender braden holtby has been selected to play in the 2018 nhl allstar game on jan. Holtby has 47 wins playing in 63 games this season 4795.
This stat is just as much of a testament to ovechkin, backstrom, and guys like niskanen and kuznetsov as it is to holtby. Holtby, who earned his 41st win of the season to match the franchise record set by olie kolzig in 199900, also blanked the bruins 40 in boston on oct. To be sure, a few netminders have scaled the record book since brodeurs retirement. Holtby, capitals edge maple leafs in overtime to win. Braden holtby is a canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the washington capitals of the national hockey league. Biography and booking information for braden holtby, canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for nhls washington capitals. Braden holtby bio holtby has become one of the nhls elite goalie since becoming the starter for the washington capitals in 2012, and was a key to their run to the stanley cup in 2018. Holtby will tend twine monday in buffalo, tarik elbashir of the athletic reports holtby is coming off a 52 win over pittsburgh in his last start and has gone 410 in his previous five outings.
Braden holtby, alex ovechkin named to nhl allstar game. September 1989 in lloydminster, saskatchewan ist ein kanadischer. At home, carter hart has backstopped his way to a record of 1822 with a 1. As braden holtby approaches the singleseason record, it gets.
Notably, marcandre fleury has moved into fifth on the alltime list, where, as of this writing, he sits tied. Holtby made his first nhl start two days later against the philadelphia flyers, a game the capitals won 32 in overtime. The face coverings are intended for personal use, in keeping with recommendations from the. Jan 10, 2017 this will be the franchise record eighth selection for ovechkin and the second selection for holtby. Holtby writes his name in the capitals record bookagain. Nov 10, 2017 holtby became the secondfastest goaltender in nhl history behind dryden to reach 200 victories as the capitals struck twice on the power play to beat the pittsburgh penguins 41 friday night. Braden holtby speakers bureau and booking agent info. The sports xchange washington goaltender braden holtby tied the record for most wins in a single season with the capitals 51 victory over the st. Alex ovechkin is still chasing wayne gretzky in a number of categories in the nhl record book including being 188 goals off the great ones alltime scoring mark. Get complete gamebygame stats for washington capitals goaltender braden holtby. Holtby helps capitals ring in the new year by shutting down preds. Its also available for football, basketball and baseball. Biography and booking information for braden holtby, canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for nhl s washington capitals.
Nhl hockey braden holtby collectibles, nhl ice hockey. A little over a year ago we sat down together and opened the nhls record book in search of some of the games most unbreakable records. The face coverings are intended for personal use, in keeping with. A little over a year ago we sat down together and opened the nhl s record book in search of some of the games most unbreakable records. Braden holtbys booking agent and speaking fee speaker. Alex ovechkin had three goals to reach 50 for the seventh time, braden holtby won his 48th game to tie the nhl singleseason record and the washington capitals dashed the st. Peter stastny and anton stastny february 22, 1981, 8 most points by a player in his first nhl game. Apr 04, 2016 brodeur, who made enough timely saves to win three cups, sees a little of himself in holtby and hopes he can congratulate him on a new nhl record this week. He received the 2016 vezina trophy after posting a 4897 record and. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Holtby became the secondfastest goaltender in nhl history behind dryden to reach 200 victories as the capitals struck twice on the power play to beat the pittsburgh penguins 4. This will be the franchiserecord eighth selection for ovechkin and the second selection for holtby. Braden holtby no longer nhls tough luck postseason loser.
Holtby, capitals edge maple leafs in overtime to win series 42. The only official book of its kind and presented by the national hockey league itself, this guide to all things hockey reflects the 20172018 season in an easytounderstand format. Holtby closing in on brodeurs singleseason wins record. With a 20 victory over the rangers on wednesday night, braden holtby put his name in the capitals record bookagain.
While youre staying safe inside, here are a few of holtbys favorite songs and books. Goaltending an issue for penguins, flyers, capitals. Washington capitals goalie braden holtby has been named the nhls second star of the month for december. Season, age, tm, lg, gp, gs, w, l, to, ga, sa, sv, sv%, gaa, so, min, qs, qs%, rbs. Caps goalie braden holtby named nhl second star for. Most points by a player in his first nhl season, one game. Holtby recorded his first nhl shutout on march 9, 2011, stopping 22 shots in a 50 victory over the edmonton oilers. Holtby could get the chance to break the record sunday when the capitals. Alex ovechkins pursuit of wayne gretzkys nhl record of 894 goals has. Get uptodate all statistics, corsifenwick, splits and much more about goalie braden holtby on hockeyreference. Holtby was one of the best players in the nhl from 201417, so while his numbers have shown a marked dropoff in recent years, he still has the experience and brand power to land a major contract that guarantees. Holtby, dowd, hathaway share crazy stories of their first.
Holtby, capitals edge maple leafs in overtime to win series 4. He now shares that mark with himself 201415 and jim carey 199596. Highest goalspergame average, career among players with 200ormore goals. Braden holtby is one of the best performing postseason goalies ever. Holtby became the secondfastest goaltender in nhl history behind dryden to reach 200 victories as the capitals struck twice on the power play to beat the pittsburgh. Why martin brodeurs wins record is one of the nhls. The vegas golden knights started a book club on facebook with the game by ken. The record book section details all the possible records, both for individuals and for teams. Apr 10, 2016 the sports xchange washington goaltender braden holtby tied the record for most wins in a single season with the capitals 51 victory over the st. In 201415, holtby faced the most shots in the nhl 2,044, made the most saves 1,887, played the most games 73 and finished second in wins 41.
The reaction from the crowd was deafening as the finn entered the canadiens record book. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. On saturday the ingoal magazine update featured a story about braden holtby, washingtons latest man of the hour in goal, and how his puckhandling gave him an advantage over incumbents michal neuvirth and semyon varlamov turns out the 21yearold is pretty good at stopping the puck too. Get the latest updated stats for washington capitals goaltender braden holtby on. Brodeur, who made enough timely saves to win three cups, sees a little of himself in holtby and hopes he can congratulate him on a new nhl record this week. Holtbys great, but to be honest wins are a terrible way to evaluate goaltenders. Braden holtby bio holtby has become one of the nhl s elite goalie since becoming the starter for the washington capitals in 2012, and was a key to their run to the stanley cup in 2018. Through the capitals first 69 games of the season, holtby now has 42 wins, and at the same juncture of the 200607 new jersey devils season when he set the record, brodeur had 41 wins. Braden holtby game by game stats and performance washington. Mar 31, 2016 the case for braden holtby as nhls most valuable player braden holtby read brodeurs book when he was younger, would gawk at brodeurs stats in goaltender magazines. Holtby became the secondfastest goaltender in nhl history behind dryden to reach 200 victories as the capitals struck twice on the power play to beat the pittsburgh penguins 41 friday night. We all know just how good holtby was last season, as he won his first career vezina trophy as the nhls best goalie. Couture, holtby, golden knights give book recommendations for nhl pause.
Al hill february 14, 1977, 5 most goals by a rookie defenseman, one season. With four games left in the regular season for the washington capitals, holtby needs just one win to tie martin brodeur for the nhl wins record with 48. Nov 01, 2018 the reaction from the crowd was deafening as the finn entered the canadiens record book. Fastest two goals in nhl history help canadiens down caps. Get complete gamebygame stats for washington capitals goaltender braden holtby on. Holtby happens to be closing in on the record brodeur set in 200607 when he. The case for braden holtby as nhls most valuable player braden holtby read brodeurs book when he was younger, would gawk at brodeurs stats in goaltender magazines. But on wednesday night, ovechkin will square off against gretzky headtohead in an nhl 20 video game challenge on xbox. Braden holtby ties brodeurs singleseason wins record. Braden holtby hits record books as caps top pens pittsburgh. Oct 15, 2016 this updated record book ensures that devotees of puckdriven action are as well educated on the sport as they are loyal to it. In 201516, holtby tied martin brodeurs nhl record with 48 victories when he won the vezina. The 24save shutout was his ninth of the season, tying the franchise record for shutouts. Washingtons latest rookie netminder was named the nhls first star of the week.
Only mario tremblay, at 18 years and 75 days old, was younger than kotkaniemi when he scored his first goal. Washington capitals goalie braden holtby knew martin brodeur was high above in scottrade center on saturday, watching him chase down his nhl record for wins in a season. Meghan and harry are reportedly working on a tellall book. Alexander ovechkin, braden holtby selected for nhl all. Braden holtby becomes the 2nd fastest goalie to reach 200. Later on in my career, i read his book and the mental approach he had, the.
He had 48 wins, tying the nhl record set by martin brodeur, a. Mar 04, 2020 at home, carter hart has backstopped his way to a record of 1822 with a 1. Finally you get a list of the teams results through time. Breaking shulas record will be belichicks final frontier. When it comes to braden holtby, the only thing that is certain is that he will be playing in a starters role to begin next season. He might soon check off one of brodeurs 21 nhl records. Get all the latest stats, news, videos and more on braden holtby. In 201516, holtby tied martin brodeurs nhl record with 48 victories when he won the vezina trophy as the top goaltender in the league. Here you have information on all players who are on nhl rosters including draft picks who are toiling in the minors. Holtby, too, has had an excellent season, covering for the capitals on nights when their young defensemen are still adapting to the nhl. Holtby helps capitals ring in the new year by shutting. Washington ap braden holtby joined the legendary ken dryden in the record books and has the washington capitals suddenly potent power play to thank for his latest milestone. Earning his third straight allstar appearance, holtby has. Tm 2 therecord book the record book yearbyyear results 1970.
Jun 08, 2018 braden holtby is one of the best performing postseason goalies ever. This is a list of individual records recognized by the national hockey league through the end of the 201819 nhl season. Get 2020 nhl season stats, career statistics, game logs and injury updates on the washington capitals goaltender. Braden holtby born september 16, 1989 is a canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the washington capitals of the national hockey league nhl. The only official book of its kind and presented by the national hockey league itself, this guide to all things hockey reflects the 20162017 season in an easytounderstand format. Ovechkin has recorded 19 goals in 40 games this season, ranking sixth in the nhl. This updated record book ensures that devotees of puckdriven action are as well educated on the sport as they are loyal to it. This stat is just as much of a testament to ovechkin, backstrom, and guys. He was selected in the fourth round, 93rd overall, by the capitals in the 2008 nhl entry draft after a couple years of development, holtby became the capitals starting goaltender during the lockoutshortened. Oshie scored the rare powerplay goals, and holtby stopped 27 of the 28 shots he faced to pick up victory no. Alexander ovechkin, braden holtby selected for nhl allstar.
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