Late in last night’s game, with the Caps clinging to a 3-2 lead and just two minutes remaining regulation… this happened:
It just doesn’t get bigger, or better, than that.
There seemed to be a consensus that this was quite the save. From the fans, including those at (and around) a jam-packed Capital One Arena:
And from his teammates:
And let’s go to Alex Ovechkin on the bench for a real-time reaction:
The goalie fraternity had some things to say about that one, to be sure:
Even Holtby’s longtime mentor and coach, Caps’ legend Olie Kolzig, was impressed.
And the analysis post-game was similarly effusive:
So, yeah. Nice stop. But we’ll give the last word to the man himself:
Indeed.