Thompson has the fourth-highest save percentage in the NHL among goalies with at least 20 games played, and he's only lost in regulation twice for the Capitals this season.
The Washington Capitals will look a bit different when they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, with the top-6 getting another tweak and Charlie Lindgren officially back in business. Washington activated Lindgren off the injured reserve and re-assigned Hunter Shepard to the AHL's Hershey Bears.
Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren, who took a hit to the head Friday night against the Canadiens, was put on IR on Saturday.
Washington Capitals' Charlie Lindgren was injured halfway through Friday's game against the Montreal Canadiens.
Thompson allowed a goal on 33 shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Predators. Filip Forsberg scored on the power play in the second period, but nothing else got by Thompson. It was more impressive the 27-year-old goalie was able to play so well after playing two-plus periods in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Canadiens following an upper-body injury to Charlie Lindgren.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
The Washington Capitals have been alternating between their two goaltenders all season long, but now, Logan Thompson has the chance to break away as Charlie Lindgren recovers from an upper-body ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson stopped all 18 shots he faced ... start and playing in his third in a row since Charlie Lindgren was injured, Thompson made a handful of saves on quality scoring ...
Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren (upper body) will dress as the backup on Saturday against Pittsburgh. He has missed three games due to an upper-body injury but is available for selection again.
The Washington Capitals announced they have loaned goaltender Hunter Shepard to their AHL affiliate Hershey Bears and activated goaltender Charlie Lindgren from injured reserve.
Thompson recorded his first shutout of the season and now stands at 19-2-3 through just 24 starts in his inaugural campaign with the Capitals. Only an evenly-split workload with Charlie Lindgren (upper body) has hindered Thompson's breakout, but Thompson is expected to get the bulk of the starts with the latter now on the injured list.