Braden Holtby

Capitals asking Braden Holtby to protect the pipes

Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby will start on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

What It Means:

This will be a sixth straight start for Holtby, who has put together another strong campaign this season, going 37-11-6 with a .925 save percentage, 2.05 goals-against average and eight shutouts. He'll need to be on top of his game Thursday night versus the NHL's fourth-best offense (3.17 goals per game).

Holtby is projected to allow 1.7 goals and make 24.0 saves while having a 68.0 percent chance of earning the win, according to numberFire's models. We rank him 4th for fantasy purposes out of the 24 goalies starting tonight.