"That's why he's the best goalie in the League," Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin said. "We knew it's out there and he's going to make a save and he's going to keep us in the game. It's kind of a situation when we need him and he needs us. We believe in each other and we trust each other."
Justin Schultz was similarly denied 14 seconds later when he tried to lift a wrist shot past Holtby. Cullen again made the pass, and Schultz waited until he thought he had Holtby beat, but the goaltender stayed tight to the post and easily captured Schultz's shot with his glove. A Cullen backhand was stopped two seconds later.
"We addressed that after the game," Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner said of the succession of saves. "That was just insane. We don't want to give them chances like that -- quick little breakdowns -- but I mean, that's kind of how this team is built. We're pretty deep. We rely on our goalie to make some saves and he did exactly what we needed there."
