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Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby has his ring finger (inset) tattooed with two lines to represent a wedding band. "It's something that shows another sign of commitment," Holtby said. Wedding ring tattoos is a trend growing popular among hockey players and non-athletes alike.

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Washington Capitals' Braden Holtby, right, pulls his mask off as Arizona Coyotes players celebrate a goal by Alexander Burmistrov during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat (18) jumps on a rebound in front of Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Jonathan Drouin (27) tries to get a rebound in front of Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) and defenseman Matt Niskanen (2) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) squirts water while waiting for play to resume during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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New Jersey Devils players, from left, Pavel Zacha (37), of the Czech Republic, Stefan Noesen (23) and Jacob Josefson (16), of Sweden, celebrate after Noesen scored a goal on Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2016, file photo, Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby, left, waves at the crowd as he was honored for his Vezina Trophy season, before the Capitals' NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche in Washington. Also pictured are Holtby's wife, Brandi, second from left; son Ben, bottom left, and daughter Belle, bottom right; Dick Patrick, second from right, Capitals president, and team owner Ted Leonsis, right. A five-day bye week for each team is a new wrinkle added to the NHL this season so players can get a breather during the second half of a grueling, 82-game grind. “Our schedules, you don’t really get to take vacations ever, so it’s good for the families _ spend some time with wife, girlfriend, kids, whatever you have,” Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby said. “It’s good for family life, and playing is better when family’s good.” (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby listens during an NHL hockey final media availability session, Thursday, May 12, 2016, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Metropolitan Division goalie Braden Holtby (70), of the Washington Capitals, blocks a shot by Atlantic Division forward Jaromir Jagr (68), of the Florida Panthers, during an NHL hockey All-Star semifinal round game Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) at the Verizon Center, Oct. 2, 2015, in Washington, D.C. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) reacts after the New York Rangers scored a goal in the second period of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals during the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (20) scores his second goal of the period during the first period past Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70), center, and John Carlson (74) in Game 6 in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs, Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) blocks a shot by the New York Rangers during the second period of Game 2 in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs Saturday, May 2, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) congratulates goalie Braden Holtby (70) after the Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 1 of the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs Thursday, April 30, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) reacts after the New York Islanders scored during the first period in Game 6 in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Capitals goalie Braden Holtby saved six of the Islanders' 11 shots on the power play in Game 4 Tuesday as the Capitals' penalty kill has been perfect in the series. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby, left, blocks a shot by New York Islanders' John Tavares during the second period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series, Sunday, April 19, 2015, in Uniondale, New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) celebrates the team's 3-0 win over the Boston Bruins with Mike Green (52), Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, and Stanislav Galiev (49), of Russia, after an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, April 8, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby (70) blocks a puck with his mask against the Ottawa Senators during first period NHL action in Ottawa, Ontario, on Saturday April 4, 2015. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Justin Tang)

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Winnipeg Jets celebrate Mark Scheifele's (55) goal against Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby (70) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Saturday, March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Woods)