Washington Capitals Starting Goalie: Next Game Oct 24

The Capitals do not play tonight. Logan Thompson is the likely starter (75% chance) in goal for the Capitals Sat, Oct 24 vs Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is expected for the Sabres. Logan Thompson has started 7 of the last 9 Capitals games, with Charlie Lindgren taking 2.

Updated Oct 23, 4:55 PM ET

Upcoming Capitals games and projected starters

Game	Capitals starter	Opponent starter
Sat, Oct 24, 7:00 PM ET vsBuffalo Sabres	Logan ThompsonLikely · 75%	Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenLikely
Wed, Oct 28, 7:30 PM ET vsPhiladelphia Flyers	Logan ThompsonLikely · 75%	Joseph WollProjected
Thu, Oct 29, 8:00 PM ET atNashville Predators	Charlie LindgrenProjected · 60%	Juuse SarosLikely
Sun, Nov 1, 3:30 PM ET vsMinnesota Wild	Not reported yet	Not reported yet
Tue, Nov 3, 7:00 PM ET vsDallas Stars	Not reported yet	Not reported yet

Capitals goalie stats this season

Goalie	GP	W-L-OT	GAA	SV%	SO	Recent starts
Logan Thompson	7	4-3-0	2.90	.901	0	7
Charlie Lindgren	2	1-1-0	3.06	.897	0	2

Recent starts counts starts in the last 9 games, from NHL game logs.

Recent Capitals starters

Tue, Oct 20vsLos Angeles Kings
Logan ThompsonSaves21/25SV%.840ResultL
Sat, Oct 17vsNew Jersey Devils
Logan ThompsonSaves29/31SV%.935ResultW
Wed, Oct 14vsMontréal Canadiens
Charlie LindgrenSaves25/29SV%.862ResultW
Tue, Oct 13atCarolina Hurricanes
Logan ThompsonSaves31/34SV%.912ResultL
Sun, Oct 11vsSeattle Kraken
Logan ThompsonSaves22/27SV%.815ResultL
Fri, Oct 9vsNew York Rangers
Logan ThompsonSaves21/22SV%.955ResultW
Wed, Oct 7vsPittsburgh Penguins
Logan ThompsonSaves27/30SV%.900ResultW
Sat, Oct 3atTampa Bay Lightning
Charlie LindgrenSaves27/29SV%.931ResultL
Fri, Oct 2atCarolina Hurricanes
Logan ThompsonSaves31/33SV%.939ResultW

Washington Capitals goalie FAQ

Who is starting in goal for the Washington Capitals tonight?

Who are the Washington Capitals goalies this season?

Logan Thompson, Charlie Lindgren have played in goal for the Washington Capitals this season. Their stats are in the table above.

What do confirmed, likely and projected mean?

Confirmed means the team or a beat reporter has named the starter. Likely means strong signals such as practice reports or who left the ice first at morning skate. Projected is our model's estimate from rest, back-to-backs and recent workload before any news is out.