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Braden Holtby manning crease for Capitals Friday

Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby has been named the starter for Friday night's matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks.

What It Means:

Holtby surrendered two goals on 22 shots in a loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, snapping a four-game winning streak and bringing his record to 6-3-1 on the year. This will be his sixth straight start tonight against a Blackhawks team that is scoring 3.43 goals per game (second in the NHL). Holtby owns a 2.19 goals-against average and .920 save percentage this season.

numberFire's models project Holtby to make 25.16 saves on 27.58 shot attempts versus Chicago. We give him a 44.0 percent chance of picking up the win and he ranks seventh out of the 12 goalies to choose from on FanDuel Friday night.

Source: dailyfaceoff

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