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G Braden Holtby proved to be unflappable during his first foray into the Stanley Cup playoffs, ranking fourth among playoff starters in goals-against average (1.95) and save percentage (.935). “Holts was tremendous,” Capitals center Brooks Laich said. “We’ve said it all along. He got caught up in a numbers game this year. You’re told when you’re a kid that if you’re a player they’ll find you and if you keep working you’ll get your chance, and I think we’ve got a great one there in Holts.”
D Roman Hamrlik’s goal was his first of the playoffs. He also had three assists and was a team-best plus-8 in the playoffs.
LW Alex Ovechkin took two shots, delivered four hits and was held without a point in Game 7 while seeing 20:54 of ice time.
