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Holtby's 8th shutout of season continues latest hot streak

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports / USA TODAY Sports

Braden Holtby is up to his old tricks.

The Washington Capitals netminder picked up his league-leading eighth shutout of the season in a 1-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night to continue his latest streak of red-hot performances.

With his goose egg Thursday, Holtby has gone 4-0-0 in his last four starts, giving up just three goals in that span with an inhuman .976 save percentage.

Rewind a little further and it's clear that not only has Holtby been hot in the short term, he's been nearly perfect in the new year.

Since Jan. 1, Holtby has gone 18-0-1 in 21 starts, picking up five of his eight shutouts while posting a 1.75 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage.

Overall, the streak has pushed Holtby into contention for his second straight Vezina Trophy win. He currently sits second league-wide in wins (33), third in save percentage (.930), and first in goals-against average (1.95), as well as first in shutouts.

With the Capitals' latest win, the team is now 7-2-1 in its last 10 games and remains undefeated on home ice in 2017. The Capitals can thank Holtby for that.

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