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2025 Goaltending
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OTL
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Goals Against Average
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Saves Percentage
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| Regular Season | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3.29 | .886 | 1 |
Top Charlie Lindgren News
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Sharp in Thursday's win
Lindgren turned aside 29 shots in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Sabres.
Washington was out-shot 30-22, but Lindgren was able to steal a road win by slamming the door shut after allowing a Sam Carrick goal early in the first period. It was the first time Lindgren had given up fewer than three goals in an outing since Dec. 3, and on the season the veteran netminder is 9-7-3 with a 3.29 GAA and .886 save percentage.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Guarding goal Thursday
Lindgren will protect the road goal versus the Sabres on Thursday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Lindgren is set for the second half of the back-to-back after Logan Thompson took the loss Wednesday versus the Flyers. Lindgren will be making just his second start since the Olympic break. He allowed four goals on 23 shots versus the Canadiens on Feb. 28, and a tough matchup against the Sabres doesn't bode well for Lindgren turning things around.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Gives up four goals
Lindgren stopped 19 of 23 shots in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Canadiens. The other two goals were empty-netters.
Lindgren was beaten twice in the first frame and twice more in the second. By the time Montreal added a fifth goal, he was already on the bench while the Capitals were trying to find a late equalizer. This was Lindgren's first appearance since Jan. 29, when he earned the win in a 4-3 victory over the Red Wings after stopping 18 of 21 shots. He's firmly entrenched as the backup behind Logan Thompson, so Lindgren's expected to see minimal playing time for the foreseeable future.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Starter for Saturday
Lindgren will patrol the visiting crease in Montreal on Saturday, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports.
Lindgren will make his first start since Jan. 29, when he stopped 18 shots in a 4-3 shootout win in Detroit. Lindgren is 8-6-3 with a 3.37 GAA and an .884 save percentage over 18 outings this season. The Canadiens are fourth in NHL scoring, averaging 3.45 goals per game in 2025-26.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Removed from IR
Lindgren (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.
As expected, Lindgren will be available for Wednesday's home matchup against Philadelphia following a four-game absence. He has gone 8-6-3 this season with one shutout, a 3.37 GAA and an .884 save percentage through 18 appearances.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Practices, feels good to go
Lindgren (lower body) was a full participant in Tuesday's practice and feels ready to return to the lineup, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Lindgren sat out four straight games before the Olympic break. However, he is trending toward being available to suit up in Washington's home matchup against Philadelphia on Feb. 25. Assuming he is good to go, Lindgren will come off the injured reserve list, and the Capitals will probably return Garin Bjorklund to AHL Hershey.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Shifts to IR
Lindgren (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Washington recalled Garin Bjorklund from AHL Hershey in a corresponding move. Lindgren suffered the injury in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over Detroit and won't return before the Olympic break. He has gone 8-6-3 this season with a 3.37 GAA, an .884 save percentage and one shutout in 18 appearances.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Gets helped off ice after win
Lindgren sustained an apparent lower-body injury at the end of overtime in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the Red Wings, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Lindgren shook off the injury long enough to perform in the shootout, but he needed assistance from his teammates to exit the ice at the end. The 32-year-old's injury comes at a bad time, as Logan Thompson (upper body) was not available Thursday. Lindgren's status wasn't updated after the game, leaving the Capitals' goaltending situation murky heading into Saturday's home game versus the Hurricanes. With the win, Lindgren improved to 8-6-3 with a 3.37 GAA and an .884 save percentage over 18 appearances.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Guarding road goal
Lindgren is set to start on the road against Detroit on Thursday.
Lindgren has gone 0-2-1 while stopping 91 of 105 shots (.867 save percentage) across his past three starts. He's 7-6-3 with a 3.41 GAA and an .885 save percentage in 17 outings in 2025-26. Although the Red Wings are coming off a 3-1 loss to Los Angeles on Tuesday, Detroit is still 13-4-2 across its past 19 games.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Can't hold Oilers back
Lindgren stopped 34 of 40 shots in Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Oilers.
Lindgren actually had a better game than the numbers suggest, but the Oilers' top players were in top form Saturday. The Capitals weren't able to build more than a one-goal lead at any point, and three of those slipped away in the third period before Connor McDavid won it in overtime for Edmonton. Lindgren has allowed 14 goals on 105 shots during his three-game losing streak (0-2-1). He's at a 7-6-3 record with a 3.41 GAA and an .885 save percentage through 17 appearances this season. Logan Thompson is likely to be back between the pipes Tuesday in Seattle.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Facing Oilers
Lindgren will protect the road goal versus the Oilers on Saturday.
Lindgren is getting the second half of a back-to-back after Logan Thompson was in goal for Friday's 3-1 win over the Flames. The Oilers have scored 17 goals over their last six games, going 2-3-1 in that span.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Buried by Avs
Lindgren made 39 saves in Monday's 5-2 loss to Colorado.
The Capitals were outshot 44-24 on the afternoon, but Lindgren did his best to keep things close until the Avs finally pulled away in the third period. The veteran netminder has given up at least three goals in six straight starts dating back to Dec. 16, going 2-3-1 over that stretch with a 3.81 GAA and an .881 save percentage.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Starting against Avalanche
Lindgren will start Monday's road matchup against Colorado, according to Corey Masisak of The Denver Post.
In his last outing, Lindgren made 18 saves in a 3-2 loss to Nashville on Jan. 11. He has gone 7-5-2 with a 3.13 GAA, an .888 save percentage and one shutout over 15 appearances this campaign. Colorado sits first in the league with 4.00 goals per game this season.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Loses in Nashville
Lindgren allowed three goals on 21 shots in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Predators.
Lindgren allowed at least three goals for the fifth start in a row. The 32-year-old gave up two of those goals on Nashville power plays, which didn't help his cause in this close game. He's now at a 7-5-2 record with a 3.13 GAA and an .888 save percentage over 15 appearances. Logan Thompson is likely to be back between the pipes for Tuesday's home game versus the Canadiens.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Second start of month
Lindgren will get the start Sunday against the Predators, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.
It will be just the second start of the month for Lindgren, the backup goaltender in Washington behind Logan Thompson. Lindgren has a 7-4-2 record, 3.13 GAA and .890 save percentage entering play Sunday and has won back-to-back starts. He'll face a Predators team that has been held to two goals or fewer in three straight games.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Holds on for win Monday
Lindgren made 41 saves in Monday's 7-4 win over the Ducks.
Anaheim outshot the home side 45-29 on the night, but Lindgren made sure the Ducks never found an equalizer after Washington emerged from the first period with a 2-1 lead. The veteran netminder has just one regulation loss in his last nine outings, going 6-1-1 with a 2.87 GAA and an .897 save percentage dating back to Nov. 17.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Facing Ducks
Lindgren will patrol the home crease against Anaheim on Monday, per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.
Lindgren is coming off a 22-save effort in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers. He has a 6-4-2 record this season with one shutout, a 3.07 GAA and an .887 save percentage across 13 appearances. Anaheim ranks seventh in the league with 3.29 goals per game, but the team has scored two goals or fewer three times during its current five-game (0-4-1) losing skid.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Nabs win on New Year's Eve
Lindgren made 22 saves in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.
The veteran netminder never relinquished the lead after Tom Wilson put the Caps ahead 2-1 midway through the second period. Lindgren had just one regulation loss in his final eight outings of 2025, going 5-1-1 with a 2.72 GAA and .894 save percentage since Nov. 17.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Set to start Wednesday
Lindgren is set to start at home against the Rangers on Wednesday, per Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.
Lindgren has a 5-4-2 record, 3.07 GAA and .888 save percentage in 12 appearances this season. He's made just two starts since Dec. 3, allowing eight goals on 59 shots (.864 save percentage) over those outings. Perhaps he'll have a better result against the Rangers, who rank 31st in goals per game with 2.54.
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Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Starting Sunday at Detroit
Lindgren will start Sunday's game against the Red Wings, Mike Vogel of the Capitals' official site reports.
Lindgren will play the second leg of a back-to-back against Detroit after Logan Thompson allowed four goals in Saturday's 5-2 home loss to the Red Wings. The 32-year-old Lindgren will be making just his third start of the month, bringing a 5-4-1 record, a 3.10 GAA and an .887 save percentage into Sunday's road rematch.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-2, 190 lbs |
| Birthplace: Lakeville, MN |
| Age: 32 |
| Experience: 9 |
| Shoots: Right |