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Philipp Grubauer will start against Braden Holtby as Alex Ovechkin goes for 700 goals

Tonight at Pepsi Center will feature a classic showdown between mentor vs. mentoree, sensei vs. senpai, and beardy goalie dad vs. his beardy goalie son.

Philipp Grubauer will start in goal for the Colorado Avalanche and face off against Braden Holtby. It marks only the second time the two former teammates have started against each other since the Capitals traded Gruabauer and Brooks Orpik for a draft pick during the 2018 NHL Draft.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Philip Grubauer will start against the LA Kings. Braden Holtby is being given time to ‘reset.’

Capitals head coach Barry Trotz addressed media Thursday afternoon ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Kings. Trotz confirmed that Philip Grubauer would be starting in net, while Braden Holtby will be given time to “reset.”

Holtby has been pulled in three of his last six games. His frustration peaked on Monday, after being pulled against the Ducks, when he needed a few moments to cool off before returning to the bench.

Trotz took the time to reaffirm that he had no doubt Holtby would return to the elite levels of goaltending we’ve come to expect, following a short break.

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By Donya Abramo 5 years ago

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Holtby Overtime: Caps Top Isles 3-2 (OT)

Ballgame. (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett)

Like the Bond marathon on SyFy over the last few days, the Washington Capitals are a fickle thing. Lately, the Caps have mixed the sublime elegance of the Sean Connery era with the confusing stupor of the Timothy Dalton movies. More often than not, it’s been the latter.

Plainly, they didn’t deserve to win yesterday’s game. Only the godlike brilliance of Eric Fehr kept the Caps from a fifth straight loss. They did win, however, and got their tired asses on a plane to ~~hell~~ Long Island this morning. With Braden Holtby making his second start in as many days, the setup for this one didn’t look good.

Washington’s start, however, was better than we’ve come to expect. Though New York handily outshot them early, the Caps controlled possession. The teams traded chances, with no one converting. Hey, that’s better than being 3-0 after 20!

As usual, the Caps got it going in the second. The period was filling with odd-man breaks and open looks for Washington, with the fourth line converting midway through the frame. Martin Erat — yes, that one — made a nice play behind the net before setting up the puck for Tom Wilson, who fired it on net. Aaron Volpatti did the net crashing thing to put the Caps on the board.

In the third, though, the Isles got the goal back — and they did on a Caps power play. Four minutes into the period, local pariah Mike Green missed a pinch and Cal Clutterbuck took the puck the other way on a breakaway. Yeah, it was awful. Then, Thomas Vanek gave the Isles the lead with some whacking in front, to Braden’s dismay. With less than two minutes left, this one looked over. HOWEVER… Nicklas Backstrom was stone cold clutch, converting in front with the Caps down a man. In overtime, the big Russian — that would be Alex Ovechkin — did his thing. Boom. Crazy times. Caps top Isles 3-2 (OT).

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By Chris Gordon 9 years ago

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