To back up Semyon Varlamov, the Capitals recalled Braden Holtby from South Carolina as an emergency backup for tomorrow night's tilt against Nashville.
Holtby, who had appeared in three games for the Hershey Bears before being send down to the ECHL, was 2-1-0 for Hersey with a 1.01 GAA and a .967 save percentage, including a shutout of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He has not appeared for the Stingrays yet this season.
Wearing No. 70, Holtby will make his first NHL appearance for the Capitals tomorrow, as with Jose Theodore injured and Michal Neuvirth making his first appearance for the Bears tonight in Glens Falls, N.Y., Holtby was the best option for the Caps with a couple of days before the team's next game Thursday in Nashville.
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