ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Remember that time when the Capitals’ Barry Trotz started the playoffs with Philipp Grubauer in net instead of Braden Holtby?
Sure, it was only four games ago, but if 2018 is to be the year that Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals finally make it past the second round of the NHL playoffs, that’s going to be a great trivia question some day.
That’s because Holtby will prove to be the key to any postseason success the Capitals will have over the next few weeks.
The Capitals haven’t lost since Holtby returned as the starter in Game 3, sweeping the Blue Jackets in four straight and clinching with a 6-3 win in Game 6 Monday in Ohio.