Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final couldn't have gone any worse for Braden Holtby, who allowed 5 goals on 33 shots.
Game 2 Wednesday night, though, was a completely different story as Holtby was brilliant and made what could be the save-of-the-year in the 3rd period to secure Washington's first-ever Stanley Cup Final win.
MUST SEE: Watch as Braden Holtby makes game-saving paddle save in the third period. VIDEO: https://t.co/eWfBIOKF6T #TSNHockey #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/l5KQzT39EF
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 31, 2018
Holtby to NBC on The Save: "That's hockey, sometimes....Just one of those things."
— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) May 31, 2018
May 30th, 2018. I was on hand to see one of the greatest saves in Caps history. Braden Holtby's game saver was unreal.
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) May 31, 2018
Goalies around the world to Braden Holtby! pic.twitter.com/4ITNtHkyOC
— Chris Mason (@cmace30) May 31, 2018
That is stone cold robbery by Holtby to save a game and maybe a series. What a save and what a win.
— Dan Kolko (@masnKolko) May 31, 2018
The Holtby Game.
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) May 31, 2018
Holtby legit just made one of the best saves I’ve ever seen
— RosenbergTelevision (@Rosenbergradio) May 31, 2018
Alan May just called the Holtby save the best in Caps history. He’s right.
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) May 31, 2018
Holtby just Hasek'ed Alex Tuch. That save will be shown again for years to come.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) May 31, 2018
this guy just saw Holtby make the greatest save in the history of saves. pic.twitter.com/bSL1uGY0Xx
— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) May 31, 2018
braden holtby wasn’t even starting for the capitals when the playoffs began approximately eight years ago
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) May 31, 2018
How about that Holtby save? Niskanen: “SportsCentre.”
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) May 31, 2018
Beagle: “The save of a lifetime.”
Ovechkin can't believe Holtby saved that. #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/77k8csSAE7
— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) May 31, 2018
Watching that Holtby save pic.twitter.com/5q7fl7miPS
— Mike Grinnell (@MikeGrinnell_) May 31, 2018
What a save by Holtby!!
— Jeremy Roenick (@Jeremy_Roenick) May 31, 2018
YER A WIZARD, HOLTBY #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/GnZEkY7i8A
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) May 31, 2018
Ovi showing Holtby some love after that win#ALLCAPS #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/I4H8qAFfgI
— HockeyKot (@hockeykot) May 31, 2018
Actual picture of Braden Holtby pic.twitter.com/zixXsG0lLy
— Wheeling Problems (@wheelingprobs) May 31, 2018
Me after that Holtby save pic.twitter.com/yiY7OxVJL5
— Habs 2019 Stanley Cup Champs (@BrownThunderr) May 31, 2018
"In Washington they'll be calling this THE SAVE..." - Pierre McGuire on NBC. True. Very true. Amazing from Braden Holtby.
— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) May 31, 2018
😱😱😱😱😱HOLTBY incredible, save if the year. pic.twitter.com/iSgWie4fxT
— FortWorthSOONER #dogpound AKA The Rooster (@Cody6652) May 31, 2018
Oh my God you are not human, Braden Holtby. #ALLCAPS
— Michael Jenkins (@JenksNBCS) May 31, 2018
80% of the earth is covered in water. The rest is covered by #Holtby. #ALLCAPS
— FerFer (@JennArndt) May 31, 2018
Holtby in the locker room like... pic.twitter.com/XciFOTxybL
— Not Robert Griffin (@Pseudo_RGIII) May 31, 2018
Game-saver by Holtby!!!
— Covers (@Covers) May 31, 2018
Wow! pic.twitter.com/n73Hsiin0X
Got to love playoff hockey holtby was fantastic
— Grant Fuhr (@grantfuhr) May 31, 2018
Braden Holtby. Good goalie. Also the hairiest Washington athlete since Jayson Werth.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) May 31, 2018
I’m gonna start wearing fedoras just because of how incredible that Holtby save was
— Kelen Keller (@KelenKeller38) May 31, 2018
I’m gonna start wearing fedoras just because of how incredible that Holtby save was
— Kelen Keller (@KelenKeller38) May 31, 2018
Hasek would be jealous of that save by Holtby. Unbelievable.
— Matthew Coller (@MatthewColler) May 31, 2018
