Braden Holtby

Braden Holtby draws the call for Capitals' matchup with Winnipeg

Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby will start Thursday night versus the Winnipeg Jets.

What It Means:

Holtby had an astounding 43 saves in a win over these same Jets this past Tuesday. He's 4-2-1 with a 2.13 goals against average and .925 save percentage in the season's early goings. Winnipeg is scoring 2.40 goals per game, ranking 23rd in the league.

Holtby is numberFire's top-rated goalie on FanDuel Thursday night. We project him to make 22.78 saves on 24.57 shot attempts while having an overwhelming 82.0 percent chance of defeating the Jets.