Holtby allowed four goals on 23 shots and was pulled after 40 minutes in a loss to Carolina on Tuesday. It looks like he will be back in the cage tonight with a great matchup vs. the Predators.
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Holtby stopped all but two of 39 shots in a win over the Islanders on Saturday. It was the second straight great performance after being shelled for five on Wednesday. Holtby closed out November with a 8-3-1 record accompanied by a 2.35 GAA and .933 SV% - a vast improvement over his 3.07/.913 of October.
Holtby allowed two goals on 37 shots in a 3-2 shootout win over the Canadiens last night. It was a strong performance for Holtby who had allowed 10 goals in his previous three starts. He will take on the Islanders for the second time this season, he stopped 34 of 36 in a 6-2 win the first time around.
Holtby allowed five goals on 40 shots in a loss to the Senators on Wednesday. Things were going well through the first two weeks of November but he has now lost three straight while allowing a combined 10 goals. With Michal Neuvirth getting injured in warm-ups, Holtby gets a crack at the Habs.
Holtby allowed one goal on 28 shots in a disappointing 2-1 shootout loss to the Maple Leafs. Washington fired 50 shots at James Reimer, but could only get one passed him. He will get the start tonight when the Caps host the Senators. Holtby is 6-3-0 with a 2.47 GAA and .932 SV% at home.
Holtby was under siege all game on Wednesday.The Penguins fired 40 shots at Holtby, he stopped 36 of them en route to a 4-0 loss. He gets the call tomorrow against the Maple Leafs in Toronto. It has been a strong month for Holtby, he is 6-2-0 with a 2.47 GAA and .932 SV% which is a huge improvment over October (4-5-0 / 3.07 / .913).
Holtby was great stopping 46 of 47 shots in a 4-1 win over the Blues on Sunday. Holtby has won three straight and six of his last seven starts. He has another tough matchup tonight with Sidney Crosby and the Penguins coming to town.
Holtby was great stopping 46 of 47 shots in a 4-1 win over the Blues on Sunday. Holtby has won three straight and six of his last seven starts. He has another tough matchup tonight with Sidney Crosby and the Penguins coming to town.
Holtby allowed three goals on 37 shots in a shootout win over the Red Wings on Friday. He has won four of his last five starts with a 2.70 GAA and .919 SV%. Holtby has a tough matchup vs. the Blues tonight.
Holtby allowed three goals on 37 shots in a shootout win over the Red Wings on Friday. He has won four of his last five starts with a 2.70 GAA and .919 SV%. Holtby has a tough matchup vs. the Blues tonight.
Holtby allowed three goals on 27 shots in an OT win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. It was his fourth win in his last five starts while posting a 2.15 GAA, .933 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he takes on the Red Wings on the road. Usually that would be tough, but the Wings have not won at home this season, so it might not be as bad of a matchup as it looks.
Holtby allowed four tallies on 37 shots in a losing effort to the Avalanche on Sunday. It was a tough matchup for Holtby, who saw his three-game winning streak snapped. He has been rock-solid as of late so he should be a strong start at home vs. Columbus.
Holtby stopped 33 of 35 shots in a shootout win over the Wild on Thursday. He was given Saturday night off, but will be back in the cage tonight vs. the 13-2-0 Avalanche. Holtby has won six of his last seven, so it would be hard to bench him - unless you have the goalie categories locked up.
Holtby shut the door early on the Islanders and eased his way to a 6-2 victory. Aside from being pulled once, in Holtby has been great. He has won six of his last eight starts and after a sloppy start has his GAA at 2.67 with a .923 SV%. He will have to be on top of his game when he likely faces the red-hot Josh Harding.
Holtby stopped all 30 shots that he faced in a 7-0 win over the Flyers on Friday. Holtby was able to preserve the shutout for the last 15 minutes of the third after taking an unexpected whopping from Ray Emery. Tonight he takes on an Islanders team who ranks 10th in the NHL in scoring.
Holtby gave up three goals on 14 shots in a rough outing in Calgary on Saturday. He had a three game winning streak going before being yanked less than 13 minutes in. Holtby will try and start a new winning streak tonight vs. Philly.
Holtby gave up three goals on 14 shots in a rough outing in Calgary on Saturday. He had a three game winning streak going before being yanked less than 13 minutes in. Holtby will try and start a new winning streak tonight vs. Philly.
Holtby has won three straight starts while posting a 1.95 GAA and .948 SV%. He has a great chance to make it four in a row when he gets a second crack at the Flames tonight. Holtby was pulled after he allowed three goals on 11 shots on October 3rd vs. Calgary.
Holtby has won three straight starts while posting a 1.95 GAA and .948 SV%. He has a great chance to make it four in a row when he gets a second crack at the Flames tonight. Holtby was pulled after he allowed three goals on 11 shots on October 3rd vs. Calgary.
Holtby allowed four goals on Tuesday, but faced 47 shots in the contest. It was his sixth straight game of having at least a .900 SV%, and it looks like things are starting to come together for Holtby. Although the Oilers are banged up they still score, this one could be too high scoring.