Braden Holtby

Braden Holtby draws the call for Capitals' contest with Columbus

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

What It Means:

Holtby will look to bounce back after getting rung for three goals on just eight shots Tuesday night in an overtime victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. He enters tonight's contest at 16-8-4, with a .926 save percentage and 2.06 goals-against average. The Blue Jackets rank second in the NHL with 3.44 goals for per game.

Holtby is numberFire's seventh-ranked fantasy goalie on Thursday's seven-game slate. Our models project him for 24.1 saves, 2.2 goals against and a 51.0 percent chance of scoring a win.