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Capitals: Top 10 greatest goalies of all-time

By Michael Marzzacco

Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Olie Kolzig, Washington Capitals (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
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#1 Olaf Kolzig

Coming in at #1 on this list is none other than Olaf Kolzig aka “Olie the Goalie” or “Godzilla”. He played in 711 games in a Capitals sweater as well as a lifetime 90.6% save percentage, 2.70 goals against average and a team-record 35 shutouts. He is one of the most beloved Caps players of all time and it’s a crime that his number hasn’t been hung on the Capital One Arena rafters just yet. Nobody has donned the number 37 since.

In 1995-96, Kolzig got his shot as a backup recall to starter Jim Carey. He became an established starter two seasons later. Kolzig turned his record around after that stretch from 14-36-8 to 33-18-10 with a 2.20 GAA and a .920 save percentage that season. He also helped backstop the Caps to their first ever trip to the Stanley Cup Final that spring.

Kolzig had four shutouts in that postseason of 1998 to go along with a 12-9 record with a 1.93 GAA and a .941 save percentage.

Kolzig had a down season the next year but rebounded with a Vezina winning season in the 1999-00 campaign where he went 41-20-11 with a 2.24 GAA and a .917 save percentage with five shutouts.

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Those are our 10 best goalies of all-time, who are yours Caps fans?

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