One-month-old Braden Taylor did his best imitation of 'The Save,' which his namesake made in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Braden Taylor recreates"The Save." By Scott Allen Scott Allen Reporter covering D.C. pro and local college sports Email Bio Follow April 10 at 6:44 AM The Capitals’ 2018 Stanley Cup run, which culminated in their title-clinching win in Las Vegas on June 7, touched off celebrations in streets and bedrooms throughout the D.C. area. In the hours after Alex Ovechkin and Co.
Braden Taylor was born March 7, exactly nine months after the Capitals won the Cup. Naturally, he posed as his namesake, Braden Holtby, and imitated the dazzling save Washington’s goalie made in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals. “Once they got him swaddled and in front of the camera, he just started looking around and acting cute,” Katie said. “I was like, ‘Oh, thank God!’ ”Katie said she and Brandon learned she was pregnant July 3, a few weeks after the Capitals won their first championship.
Brandon, Braden and Katie Taylor Longtime Capitals season ticket holder Jennie Unglesbee and her fiance named their little girl, born Feb. 25, Alexis, after Ovechkin.
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