Braden Holtby began the third period of Saturday’s Game 2 on the bench, giving way to Philipp Grubauer.
The Washington Capitals fell behind the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 after two periods, with Holtby allowing three goals on just 14 shots. It will be interesting to hear the reason for this decision from coach Barry Trotz following the game.
The Capitals had dominated on the shot clock, but gave up a pair of quick goals to fall further behind Pittsburgh in this game, while trailing in the series 1-0.
Phil Kessel -- on a great play from Sidney Crosby -- and Jake Guentzel scored 3:10 apart to give Pittsburgh a two-goal lead.