With Barry Trotz saying on Thursday that Braden Holtby and Philipp Grubauer will split each of the Washington Capitals’ two final regular-season games, it appears that Holtby’s attempt to break Martin Brodeur’s record for wins by a goaltender in one season will end.
Holtby has won 47 games, tying him with Bernie Parent and Roberto Luongo for the second-most victories in the NHL in a single season. That leaves him one shy of the mark set in 2006-07 by Brodeur, who did so with the New Jersey Devils.
The Capitals helped Holtby pick up his 47th victory on April 1, when they defeated the Colorado Avalanche in a game in which the goaltender made just 19 saves.