Capitals' Braden Holtby: In goal Thursday

Holtby will get the starting nod against the Penguins on Thursday, JJ Regan of CSN Mid-Atlantic reports.

Holtby faced a lot of rubber in the first round -- 213 shots -- and will likely continue to see a heavy workload, as the Pens averaged 34.2 in their five-game series against Columbus and lead the playoffs with 4.20 goals per contest. There are no easy matchups in the hunt for Lord Stanley's Cup, but Holtby has drawn one of the more difficult ones.