Washington Capitals News

Ellers has six goals, 12 points, 14 SOG and 20 PIMs through 30 games played but will play Thursday even though he deals with an undisclosed injury. If he is forced to miss time, the Capital's replacement will need to cover his 15:05 ATOI.

Thompson allowed three goals on 27 shots (.889 SV%) as he picked up his second straight loss in a defeat to the Boston Bruins in his last start. The rookie starter has been solid all season, posting a 13-7-0 record, a .917 SV% and a 2.70 GAA. He draws a much easier start than his previous two losses, facing Chicago Thursday, who have lost 12 of their last 13 games and rank 30th in the NHL in goals per game (2.41).

Ellers has six goals, 12 points, 14 SOG and 20 PIMs through 30 games played but will be a game-time decision Thursday as he deals with an undisclosed injury. If he is forced to miss time, the Capital's replacement will need to cover his 15:05 ATOI.

Lindgren stopped 29 of 26 shots (.897 SV%) for his fifth straight win as he beat Chicago in his last start. The Capitals' backup will continue to take the crease as Darcy Kuemper deals with an injury, and has done so successfully for the time being, with his 7-3-2 record, .909 SV% and 2.81 GAA. He takes on the Dallas Stars, who are first in the Central Division and rank third in the NHL in goals per game (3.67).

Lindgren stopped 29 of 26 shots (.897 SV%) for his fifth straight win as he beat Chicago in his last start. The Capitals' backup will continue to take the crease as Darcy Kuemper deals with an injury, and has done so successfully for the time being, with his 7-3-2 record, .909 SV% and 2.81 GAA. He takes on the Dallas Stars, who are first in the Central Division and rank third in the NHL in goals per game (3.67).

Lindgren stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) as he picked up his fourth win in four starts with a victory over Winnipeg in his last start. Fresh off winning the NHL's first star of the week, Lindgren has been sensational as he fills in for the injured Darcy Kuemper, posting a 6-3-2 record with a .910 SV% and 2.79 GAA. He takes on the Chicago Blackhawks, who have lost three straight and are second last in the NHL in both goals per game (2.38) and shots per game (25.6).

Lindgren stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) as he picked up his fourth win in four starts with a victory over Winnipeg in his last start. Fresh off winning the NHL's first star of the week, Lindgren has been sensational as he fills in for the injured Darcy Kuemper, posting a 6-3-2 record with a .910 SV% and 2.79 GAA. He takes on the Chicago Blackhawks, who have lost three straight and are second last in the NHL in both goals per game (2.38) and shots per game (25.6).

Lindgren stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) as he won his second straight game in a win over Philadelphia in his last start. The Capitals' backup netminder has a 4-3-2 record with a 3.07 GAA and .902 SV% in 10 appearances this season. He will take on the Seattle Kraken, who have lost two straight games but rank fifth in the NHL in goals per game (3.6).

Thompson stopped 40 of 43 shots (.930 SV%) as he picked up his second victory in three starts with an impressive win over Boston in his last start. The rookie standout has a 13-5-0 record, .921 SV% and 2.55 GAA while leading the Golden Knights. He faces the New York Rangers, who are coming off a 6-4 victory over St. Louis on Monday.

Thompson stopped 40 of 43 shots (.930 SV%) as he picked up his second victory in three starts with an impressive win over Boston in his last start. The rookie standout has a 13-5-0 record, .921 SV% and 2.55 GAA while leading the Golden Knights. He faces the New York Rangers, who are coming off a 6-4 victory over St. Louis on Monday.

Lindgren snapped a three-game losing skid by stopping 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) as he beat the Edmonton Oilers in his previous start. The Capitals' backup has battled the puck this season with a .895 SV%, 3.33 GAA and 3-3-2 record. He draws an enticing start in the Philadelphia Flyers, who rank 31st in the NHL in goals per game (2.46) and 30th in shots (29.0).

Shepard has gone 6-0-2 with a 1.83 GAA and .932 SV% in eight games with Hershey (AHL) this season. With Darcy Kuemper dealing with an upper-body injury, Shepard is expected to serve as Charlie Lindgren's backup on Monday.

Fehervary suffered an upper-body injury midway through the second period of Saturday's game and is considered day-to-day. Fehervary is expected to be replaced by Matt Irwin vs. Edmonton.