When Mitch Korn became the coach of the Washington Capitals’ goaltenders in June 2014, he set about familiarizing himself with his players.
Korn found out, much to his surprise, that he and Capitals goalie Braden Holtby shared a birthday: Sept. 16.
“What are the odds?” Korn asked, grinning. “Every once in a while, you buy a lottery ticket and you let it pick the numbers for you, and all your favorite numbers come up. I think that, more than anything, it made me and him feel that this was kind of a match that was made in heaven.