Washington Capitals: Braden Holtby’s odd NHL debut

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby is an icon throughout town but nine years ago, not many had heard of him.

Braden Holtby, in fact, was sitting on the bench and had no idea he was going to be going into the Washington Capitals contest against the Boston Bruins on Nov. 5, 2010. The Capitals leading 3-0 made the odds all the more slim.

All three goals came in the second period to give the Capitals that cushion entering the third. After Tomas Fleischmann won the face-off, Tyler Sloan slapped home a one-timer from downtown 59 seconds into the second.

The Capitals doubled their lead thanks to a Mike Green snapshot right in front of the net at 7:35. Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom…