The Washington Capitals evened up the Stanley Cup Final at 1-1 with a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. And the play of the game was a pretty easy choice.
Braden Holtby made an absolutely insane stick save on what appeared to be an easy goal for Vegas’ Alex Tuch with 1:59 remaining in regulation. This is a literal game-saving play from the Capitals’ goaltender:
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) May 31, 2018
Holtby stopped 37 of 39 Vegas shots on the night, and was fantastic throughout the high-pressure third period.
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— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) May 31, 2018
Washington’s third goal came on this Brooks Orpik goal in the third period, which also featured Lars Eller’s third point of the night:
Lars Eller picks up his third point of the night setting up Brooks Orpik for a Capitals goal. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/ue1o8VFVre
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 31, 2018
The series now heads to DC, with Game 3 set for Saturday night at Capital One Arena.
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