Capitals Braden Holtby ties Martin Brodeurs single-season wins record

Capitals Braden Holtby ties Martin Brodeurs single-season wins record

Martin Brodeur has Brandon McCarthy Jersey a lot of goaltending records, but hopefully he's OK with sharing one of them. With his 48th win of the season on Saturday, goalie tied Brodeur's single-season record for wins by a goaltender. The Capitals still have one more game Sunday. It is unclear if Holtby will start with a chance to grab sole po se sion of the record. Holtby's victory came against the St. Louis Blues, Brodeur's last team as a player and the team the Hall of Fame goaltender currently works for as an a sistant GM. The now co-record holder was in the building to see his mark matched and shared a handshake with Holtby after the game. No. 48 club. Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) Brodeur set the record back in 2006-07 while playing for the . However, the ex-Devil needed 78 appearances to get his 48 wins. The Caps netminder did it in 66. You also have to give a lot of respect to Bernie Parent, who won 47 games in 1973-74 with the Philadelphia Flyers, decades before shootouts existed, helping goalies pick up Atlanta Braves Jersey some extra wins in the modern era. Take nothing away from Holtby, though. He was one Shane Greene Jersey of the league's best all season and was the backbone for a Capitals team that will be presented with the Presidents' Trophy on Sunday following their game against the Anaheim Ducks. Without No. 70 between the pipes, who knows if the Caps would have dominated the league like they did this year on their way to the regular-season title. That said, tensions have been rising as to whether Holtby would get the record. He gave up eight goals over his previous two starts, both lo ses, Blank Jersey in attempts to tie the record against the Islanders and Penguins. Even though the Caps have nothing to play for, having already clinched the top overall seed for the playoffs, they wanted to get Holtby the record, and he did it against one of the best teams in the Western Conference. Wins can be an inflated statistic when it comes to evaluating goalies. Hockey being a team game means a goalie gets a lot of help to pad that stat. However, for NHL goalies to win that many games, they have to play a ton. This speaks to Holtby's durability as much as it does his proficiency. To now be in the same sentence as one of the all-time greats at the position is pretty significant. Holtby is certain to be a Vezina Trophy finalist and has a really good shot to win the award as well. With one game remaining, Holtby has a 48-9-7 record, .922 save percentage, 2.20 goals-against average and three shutouts. Braden Holtby tied Martin Brodeur's record Ronald Acuna Jr. Jersey for single-season wins by a goalie. (USATSI)

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