Much of that is due to mental and physical fatigue. Game 2 of the final was the 74th game Holtby has played this season. There were just two minutes left in a game where he was far busier than the ...

Five games later, he was the second-best goalie in the series, and Washington’s Braden Holtby had his first NHL championship. Holtby, a small-town farm boy, has been Washington’s starter for ...

The 35-year-old blueliner is the franchise's all-time leader in goals, assists and points among defensemen, and recently hit 700 career NHL points. He is also the franchise's leader in games played ...