Holtby allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Capitals win in Calgary on Tuesday. After a troubling start to the season, Holtby has rattled off three straight wins while stopping 99 of the 107 shots (.925 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he faces an Oilers team that has been shutout in back-to-back games. Don't hesitate to start Holtby on the road.
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Holtby allowed three goals on 44 shots in the Capitals win in Chicago on Sunday. After a tough start to the season, Holtby has rattled off back-to-back wins while stopping 67 of 72 shots (.931 SV%). On Tuesday, he takes on a Flames team that has won three of their last four while scoring 2.75 goals per game. Holtby comes in a 2-1-0 with a 3.64 GAA and .894 SV% on the road.
Holtby allowed three goals on 44 shots in the Capitals win in Chicago on Sunday. After a tough start to the season, Holtby has rattled off back-to-back wins while stopping 67 of 72 shots (.931 SV%). On Tuesday, he takes on a Flames team that has won three of their last four while scoring 2.75 goals per game. Holtby comes in a 2-1-0 with a 3.64 GAA and .894 SV% on the road.
Holtby allowed six goals on 38 shots in the Capitals loss in Nashville last Thursday. Since opening the season with a victory, Holtby has lost three in a row while allowing a combined 13 goals on 92 shots (.859 SV%). Tonight he faces an undefeated Avalanche team that rank t-4th in goal-scoring (4.00 GF/pg) through four games.
Holtby surrendered four goals on 26 shots in the Capitals overtime loss to the Stars on Tuesday. After a win on opening night, Holtby has dropped his last two starts while allowing a combined seven goals on 54 shots (.870 SV%). Holtby is 16-10-1 in his last 27 road starts but has a terrible matchup in Nashville.
Holtby surrendered four goals on 26 shots in the Capitals overtime loss to the Stars on Tuesday. After a win on opening night, Holtby has dropped his last two starts while allowing a combined seven goals on 54 shots (.870 SV%). Holtby is 16-10-1 in his last 27 road starts but has a terrible matchup in Nashville.
Holtby allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Capitals 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Through two starts, Holtby has gone 1-0-1 while stopping 45 of the 50 shots (.900 SV% that he has faced. Tonight he’ll face a Stars team that has gone 0-3-0 while averaging just 2.00 goals for per game so far.
Holtby allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Capitals 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Through two starts, Holtby has gone 1-0-1 while stopping 45 of the 50 shots (.900 SV% that he has faced. Tonight he’ll face a Stars team that has gone 0-3-0 while averaging just 2.00 goals for per game so far.
Holtby stopped 20 of the 22 shots that he faced to earn the overtime win in St. Louis on opening night. With Ilya Samsonov getting the start against the Islanders on Friday, the Capitals will come back with Holtby tonight vs. Carolina. He was 4-0-0 with a 2.21 GAA and .918 SV% in four starts vs. the Hurricanes last season.
After posting a 2.33 GAA and .921 SV% from 2013-to-2017, Holtby has a 2.90 GAA and .909 SV% over the last two years. Still, he has won 34 and 32 games in those seasons and has won at least 30 games in five straight seasons. He’ll be in tough against the reigning Stanley Cup Champions on opening night. Holtby was 15-10-1 with a 3.07 GAA and .903 SV% on the road last year.
Holtby allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Capitals 5-2 loss in Carolina in Game 6. The Capitals have not been able to win in Carolina in this series, but are 3-0 on home-ice, where Holtby has stopped 82 of the 87 shots (.943 SV%) that he has faced. Holtby has gone 3-4 with a 1.81 GAA, .934 SV% and one shutout in seven career Game 7 starts.
Holtby stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Hurricanes 6-0 shutout win over the Hurricanes in Game 5. The home team has won all five games of this series so far but Holtby and the Capitals will look to end that trend and punch their ticket into the second-round on Monday. Holtby allowed a combined seven goals on 69 shots (.899 SV%) in Games 3 and 4 in Carolina.
Holtby allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Capitals 2-1 loss in Carolina in Game 4. Holtby surrendered seven goals on 69 shots (.899 SV%) in back-to-back losses in Games 3 and 4 but now returns to Washington, where he is 4-0 with a .939 SV% in four games against the Hurricanes this season—including a .912 SV% Games 1 and 2 of this series.
Holtby allowed five goals on 45 shots in the Capitals 5-0 loss to the Hurricanes in Game 3. Holtby was much busier than Petr Mrazek in this game and has now allowed a combined 10 goals on 102 shots (.902 SV%) through three games. It was the first time that the Capitals lost to Carolina this season and Holtby will try to lead them to a 3-1 series lead tonight.
Holtby allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Capitals 4-3 overtime win in Game 2. Holtby hasn't been at his best so far in this series but the Capitals still find themselves ahead 2-0. The 29-year-old had a more difficult time outside of Washington this season, going 15-10-1 with a 3.07 GAA and .903 SV% in 27 road appearances.