Photo: @Jw7238
With the Washington Capitals hanging on to a 3-2 lead late in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals, Alex Tuch had a clean look to tie the game with 1:59 left. That’s where Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby made the save of a lifetime with the paddle of his stick. The save would go on to be the difference as the Caps defeated the Vegas Golden Knights and it even became a hit on social media. NoVa Caps took a look at some of the best memes from the internet of the save.
The video replay:
SAVE. OF. THE. YEAR! #ALLCAPS#StanleyCuppic.twitter.com/OCBBQoEPMI
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) May 31, 2018
Alex Ovechkin’s reaction:
Ovechkin can’t believe Holtby saved that. #ALLCAPSpic.twitter.com/77k8csSAE7
— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) May 31, 2018
Fan reaction:
this guy just saw Holtby make the greatest save in the history of saves. pic.twitter.com/bSL1uGY0Xx
— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) May 31, 2018
Capitals goaltending legend Olie Kolzig approved:
Greatest save I’ve ever seen!
— OlieKolzig (@OlieKolzig37) May 31, 2018
Washington Post front page:
When you go to the 711 for this morning just to buy the newspaper JUST for this!!!!!!!!!!! #ALLCAPS #HOLTBEAST #HOLYHOLTBY #StanelyCupFinal #CapsKnights pic.twitter.com/In7Cu4sibT
— Sheena (@CAPLDY) May 31, 2018
Here are some of the best memes we’ve found from the internet:
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?!#ALLCAPS @NoVa_Caps @russianmachine pic.twitter.com/07II1sHX6V
— DC Sports Experience (@SportsTalkDC) May 31, 2018
— Joshua (@Jw7238) May 31, 2018
— NoVa Caps (@NoVa_Caps) May 31, 2018
Goalies around the world to Braden Holtby! pic.twitter.com/4ITNtHkyOC
— Chris Mason (@cmace30) May 31, 2018
Holtby in the locker room like… pic.twitter.com/XciFOTxybL
— Not Robert Griffin (@Pseudo_RGIII) May 31, 2018
Actual picture of Braden Holtby pic.twitter.com/zixXsG0lLy
— Wheeling Problems (@wheelingprobs) May 31, 2018
I’m convinced Holtbeast has ice in his veins. His EKG readout: pic.twitter.com/XyXVaox4Ra
— Keith Milbury (@MilburyKeith) May 31, 2018
Cc @funnydanny @granthpaulsen @TomDaly2
Doing the lord’s work over here. #HoltBeast #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/uJ8cYVtS4i— Richmond John🎶 (@RichmondJohn804) May 31, 2018
What a game, what a series, @Capitals win first #StanleyCup #StanleyCupFinal game in franchise history and now go home to #RockTheRed #LetsGoCaps @Holts170 w/ one of the best saves I’ve ever seen…..period. #Holtbeast pic.twitter.com/ShJIEoLnhf
— Alan Zlotorzynski (@zlotsports) May 31, 2018
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjbQoxvgFnq/?tagged=holtbeast
Holtby was asked after the game if he was aware of how big of a deal that save became on social media.
“I try to disconnect myself from social media. We’re a group trying to win hockey games and whoever has to step up to make plays, we’re all there as a team to support each other,” Holtby told the media.
“We’ve been getting huge plays from different guys throughout the playoffs… we have a goal in mind that will be a lot bigger than some save on social media.”
By Michael Marzzacco
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