Ever since the first time I watched Braden Holtby play a hockey game for the Hershey Bears, I knew he would be the Capitals' next franchise goaltender, and said so. I liked the kid's style. That was back when we had Michal Neuvirth and Semyon Varlamov on the team, too. But I didn't believe in either of them like I believed in the Holtbeast.
I fully believe that by the time Holtby hangs up his skates (hopefully having played his entire career with the Capitals, a good many years from now!) he will hold the majority of the franchise's goaltending records. Most of those records are currently held by retired franchise goaltender Olaf Kolzig, whom I was privileged to watch in one of his last seasons as a Cap.
Here's the list. I'm leaving out the loss records; we don't want any of those!
Holtby's current save percentage (SV%) as of today is .921
Holtby's current goals against average (GAA) as of today is 2.39
Most Games Played in a Season: 73 - Kolzig (1999-00) and Holtby (2014-15)
Most consecutive starts in a season: 23 - Holtby (2014-15)
Most games played in a career: 711 - Kolzig (1992-93 to 2007-08) - Holtby is at 194 to date
Most wins in a season: 41 - Kolzig (1999-00) and Holtby (2014-15)
Most wins in a career: 301- Kolzig (1992-93 to 2007-08) - Holtby is at 113 to date
Most shutouts in a season: 9 - Jim Carey (1995-96) and Holtby (2014-15)
Most shutouts in a career: 35 - Kolzig (1992-93 to 2007-08) - Holtby is at 21 to date
Highest save % in a season, minimum 20 games: .922 - Holtby (2014-15)
Highest save % in a career, minimum 82 games: .906 - Kolzig (1992-93 to 2007-08)
Lowest goals against average in a season, minimum 20 games: 2.13 - Carey (1994-95)
Lowest goals against average in a career, minimum 82 games: 2.37 - Carey (1994-95 to 1996-97)
Most saves in a season: 1,830 - Holtby (2014-15)
Most saves in a career: 18,013 - Kolzig (1992-93 to 2007-08)
Most shots against in a season: 2,011 - Holtby (2014-15)
Most shots against in a career: 19,873 - Kolzig (1992-93 to 2007-08)
Most minutes played in a season: 4,370:50 - Kolzig (1999-2000) - Holtby played 4,247:29 in (2014-15)
Most minutes played in a career: 41,259:36 - Kolzig (1992-93 to 2007-08) - Holtby has played 11,045:51 to date
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