After a Presidents’ Trophy-winning season for the Washington Capitals, individual accomplishments continue to get recognized. Goaltender Braden Holtby has been named one of the three finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award, which is presented annually to the “most outstanding player” in the NHL as voted by fellow players, the National Hockey League Players Association announced.
Chicago forward Patrick Kane and Dallas forward Jamie Benn were the other finalists. The winner will be announced June 22 during the 2016 NHL Awards in Las Vegas. Holtby is also a Vezina Trophy finalist, which recognizes the season’s best goaltender as voted by the league’s general managers.
Holtby would become the second player in franchise history to win the Ted Lindsay Award. Alex Ovechkin won the award in three consecutive seasons (2008-10) and was a finalist three other times. Holtby, 26, posted a 48-9-7 record this season with three shutouts, a 2.20 goals against average and a .922 save percentage.
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Most notably, Holtby’s 48 wins tied Martin Brodeur for the most wins in a season ever, and Holtby did it in 12 fewer games than Brodeur did when he set the record in the 2006-07 season. This year, Holtby became the 13th goaltender in NHL history to post multiple 40-win seasons and is the seventh goaltender in NHL history to record consecutive 40-win seasons.
Holtby has posted a 149-60-25 record with 23 shutouts, a 2.37 goals against average and a .921 save percentage in 244 career NHL games with Washington. Since the start of the 2012-13 season, he ranks first among NHL goaltenders in wins (135) and tied for second in shutouts (20). Holtby is first in franchise history in save percentage, tied for first in goals against average, second in wins and shutouts and third in games played.
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