Logan Thompson News

After evenly splitting starts for the first five weeks of the season, the Capitals will turn to Thompson between the pipes for the fourth time in five games. The 27-year-old Thompson has been excellent in his first season in Washington, yet to lose in regulation, posting a 2.63 GAA and .913 SV% in nine games (8-0-1). The Capitals enter the action on Thursday, without Alex Ovechkin (lower body), as +120 home underdogs against a Colorado Avalanche club they defeated 5-2 on November 15th.

Thompson will start on Sunday against his former team, the Vegas Golden Knights. The 27-year-old Thompson has been solid between the pipes this season, posting a 2.71 GAA and .906 SV% in eight games (7-0-1). He saved 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) in a 4-2 win over the Golden Knights earlier this season.

For the first time this season, the Capitals will stray away from their even goalie rotation and turn to Thompson between the pipes for consecutive games. The 27-year-old Thompson has been tremendous in his first season as a Capital, yet to lose a game (7-0-0), posting a solid 2.55 GAA and .910 SV%. The Capitals own a +19 goal differential through 14 games this season (10-4-0) and enter Wednesday's contest as -135 home favorites against a Toronto Maple Leafs club defeated 3-0 last night by the Ottawa Senators.

In their 12th game of the season, the Capitals will continue their even goalie rotation and turn to Thompson between the pipes for his sixth start. The 27-year-old Thompson has yet to lose this season, securing a 5-0-0 record despite a pedestrian 2.97 GAA and .894 SV%. The Capitals have been a surprising team to start the 2024-25 campaign, averaging 4.2 goals per game, top five in the NHL. Thompson and the Capitals enter the action on Wednesday as -118 home favorites against a Nashville Predators club shut out 3-0 by the Los Angeles Kings in their previous outing.

In their 12th game of the season, the Capitals will continue their even goalie rotation and turn to Thompson between the pipes for his sixth start. The 27-year-old Thompson has yet to lose this season, securing a 5-0-0 record despite a pedestrian 2.97 GAA and .894 SV%. The Capitals have been a surprising team to start the 2024-25 campaign, averaging 4.2 goals per game, top five in the NHL. Thompson and the Capitals enter the action on Wednesday as -118 home favorites against a Nashville Predators club shut out 3-0 by the Los Angeles Kings in their previous outing.

In game eight of the regular season, the Capitals will continue their goalie rotation and turn to Thompson between the pipes for the fourth time. Despite a mediocre 3.28 GAA and .884 SV%, Thompson has been serviceable in the crease, leading the Capitals to a victory in each of his starts (3-0-0). The Capitals enter action on Monday as +133 home underdogs against the New York Rangers, owners of an impressive 6-1-1 record.

On the tail end of a back-to-back against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Capitals will switch to Thompson between the pipes. The Capitals were on the victorious side of a 4-1 contest against the Flyers on Tuesday, courtesy of a strong performance from Charlie Lindgren. The 27-year-old Thompson, in the first season of his tenure with the Capitals, has been limited to only two outings thus far (2-0-0), posting a 3.41 GAA and .877 SV%. The Capitals enter the action on Wednesday as -138 home favorites against the Flyers, losers of five in a row (0-4-1).

Thompson will make his Capitals debut on Tuesday against his former team, the Vegas Golden Knights. The 27-year-old Thompson spent his first three seasons with the Golden Knights, posting a solid 2.67 GAA and .912 SV% in 103 appearances (56-32-11). This season, he will likely split time between the pipes in Washington with fellow undrafted netminder, Charlie Lindgren.

Thompson has been away from the team since Monday due to personal reasons but will return to practice on Friday ahead of their season opener on Saturday against the New Jersey Devils. Thompson is expected to share the crease with Charlie Lindgren this season, his first with the Capitals.

It's unclear when Thompson is expected to re-join the Capitals, but their season doesn't open until Saturday, so it's safe to assume he'll be available for their opener. Thompson is expected to share the crease with Charlie Lindgren this season, his first with the Capitals.

Just days after moving on from Darcy Kuemper, the Washington Capitals have completed their impressive goaltending tandem by adding Logan Thompson from Vegas for a 2024 3rd Round Pick and a 2025 3rd Round Pick. The 27-year-old spent three full seasons with Vegas and went 25-14-5 in 2023-24 with a 2.70 GAA, .908 SV% and 1 shutout while mostly backing up Adin Hill.

After losing their first game of the series on Saturday, the Golden Knights are still in a favourable position with a 2-1 series lead and will turn to Thompson between the pipes on Monday for game four. Thompson was sensational in game three, saving 43 of 46 shots (.935 SV%), including countless breakaways and odd-man rushes in the eventual 3-2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars. The Golden Knights enter game four as +111 road underdogs.

Fresh off a 4-3 victory in game one, the Golden Knights will turn to Thompson between the pipes again in game two against the Dallas Stars. Thompson had some struggles in game one but was solid when needed, saving 25 of 28 shots (.893 SV%). The Golden Knights enter game two on Wednesday as +145 road underdogs.

The Golden Knights will turn to Thompson between the pipes on Monday night in their opening game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Thompson started two of the last four regular-season games for the Golden Knights, winning both while allowing two or fewer goals in each, and was noticeably more effective than Adin Hill over the stretch run. The Golden Knights enter game one against the Dallas Stars as +127 road underdogs.