Who started in goal for the Washington Capitals in 2023-24: every game colour-coded by starting goalie, with each goalie's share of starts and how it moved through the season. G1 made the most starts.

Charlie Lindgren started 48 of 82 Capitals games (59%). Darcy Kuemper had 30 starts and 3 relief appearances. Season: 1A/1B split.

1A/1B split The No. 1 started under 60% of games.
  • Starts
    48/82
    Share
    59%
    Last 10
    9

    25-16-7 · .911 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 16

  • Starts
    30/82
    Share
    37%
    Last 10
    1

    13-14-3 · .890 SV% · 3 relief · last start Apr 5

Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2023-24

Every Capitals game by starting goalie

  • G1 Charlie Lindgren
  • G2 Darcy Kuemper
  • G3 Hunter Shepard
  • G4 Clay Stevenson

Filled: started · half: relief · dot: dressed, did not play · blank: not dressed · ▲ second game of a back-to-back

Share of recent starts

  • G1 Charlie Lindgren
  • G2 Darcy Kuemper
  • G3 Hunter Shepard
0%50%100%11020304050607080G1 LindgrenG2 KuemperG3 Shepard

Share of the team's last 10 starts after each game (fewer early in the season). X axis: game number.

Changes at the top

  1. Nov 24 · after game 17, Charlie Lindgren took the lead in the last 10 starts from Darcy Kuemper
  2. Dec 4 · after game 22, Darcy Kuemper took the lead in the last 10 starts from Charlie Lindgren
  3. Dec 23 · after game 31, Charlie Lindgren took the lead in the last 10 starts from Darcy Kuemper
  4. Jan 5 · after game 37, Darcy Kuemper took the lead in the last 10 starts from Charlie Lindgren
  5. Jan 27 · after game 47, Charlie Lindgren took the lead in the last 10 starts from Darcy Kuemper

Washington Capitals goalie patterns

Game log

Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
Starting goalie in every game
#DateOppStarterSavesResultRelief
82Apr 16 ▲@ PHIG1 Charlie Lindgren27/28W–
81Apr 15vs BOSG1 Charlie Lindgren16/16W–
80Apr 13vs TBLG1 Charlie Lindgren32/34W–
79Apr 11@ BUFG1 Charlie Lindgren13/16L–
78Apr 9@ DETG1 Charlie Lindgren42/43W–
77Apr 7vs OTTG1 Charlie Lindgren18/21OTL–
76Apr 5 ▲@ CARG2 Darcy Kuemper41/44L–
75Apr 4vs PITG1 Charlie Lindgren20/23L–
74Apr 2@ BUFG1 Charlie Lindgren25/31LDarcy Kuemper
73Mar 30vs BOSG1 Charlie Lindgren27/29OTL–
72Mar 28@ TORG1 Charlie Lindgren43/48L–
71Mar 26vs DETG1 Charlie Lindgren30/33W–
70Mar 24vs WPGG1 Charlie Lindgren27/27W–
69Mar 22vs CARG2 Darcy Kuemper18/22WCharlie Lindgren
68Mar 20vs TORG1 Charlie Lindgren22/29L–
67Mar 18@ CGYG1 Charlie Lindgren34/36W–
66Mar 16@ VANG1 Charlie Lindgren21/22W–
65Mar 14 ▲@ SEAG1 Charlie Lindgren23/24W–
64Mar 13@ EDMG2 Darcy Kuemper30/37L–
63Mar 11@ WPGG1 Charlie Lindgren26/29L–
62Mar 9vs CHIG1 Charlie Lindgren31/32W–
61Mar 7@ PITG1 Charlie Lindgren39/39W–
60Mar 3vs ARIG1 Charlie Lindgren23/27L–
59Mar 1vs PHIG1 Charlie Lindgren21/23W–
58Feb 27 ▲@ DETG1 Charlie Lindgren23/31L–
57Feb 26vs OTTG2 Darcy Kuemper18/21W–
56Feb 24@ FLAG1 Charlie Lindgren26/29OTL–
55Feb 22@ TBLG1 Charlie Lindgren29/32W–
54Feb 20vs NJDG1 Charlie Lindgren37/39W–
53Feb 17@ MTLG2 Darcy Kuemper28/31W–
52Feb 13vs COLG1 Charlie Lindgren31/35L–
51Feb 11 ▲vs VANG2 Darcy Kuemper26/29OTL–
50Feb 10@ BOSG1 Charlie Lindgren18/18W–
49Feb 8@ FLAG2 Darcy Kuemper37/40L–
48Feb 6vs MTLG1 Charlie Lindgren6/9LDarcy Kuemper
47Jan 27@ DALG1 Charlie Lindgren30/35OTL–
46Jan 24 ▲@ COLG1 Charlie Lindgren25/31L–
45Jan 23@ MING2 Darcy Kuemper25/30L–
44Jan 20@ STLG1 Charlie Lindgren26/29L–
43Jan 18vs STLG1 Charlie Lindgren18/20W–
42Jan 16vs ANAG2 Darcy Kuemper24/24W–
41Jan 14 ▲@ NYRG1 Charlie Lindgren29/31L–
40Jan 13vs NYRG1 Charlie Lindgren25/27W–
39Jan 11vs SEAG2 Darcy Kuemper19/23L–
38Jan 7vs LAKG2 Darcy Kuemper38/41W–
37Jan 5vs CARG2 Darcy Kuemper28/33L–
36Jan 3 ▲vs NJDG3 Hunter Shepard22/28L–
35Jan 2@ PITG2 Darcy Kuemper32/35W–
34Dec 30 ▲vs NSHG3 Hunter Shepard34/36OTL–
33Dec 29@ NYIG1 Charlie Lindgren3/3LDarcy Kuemper
32Dec 27@ NYRG2 Darcy Kuemper26/31L–
31Dec 23vs TBLG1 Charlie Lindgren19/20OTL–
30Dec 21 ▲@ CBJG1 Charlie Lindgren34/36W–
29Dec 20vs NYIG2 Darcy Kuemper30/32W–
28Dec 17 ▲@ CARG2 Darcy Kuemper28/29W–
27Dec 16@ NSHG1 Charlie Lindgren20/23L–
26Dec 14@ PHIG1 Charlie Lindgren29/32OTL–
25Dec 10 ▲@ CHIG2 Darcy Kuemper32/34W–
24Dec 9vs NYRG1 Charlie Lindgren31/31W–
23Dec 7vs DALG1 Charlie Lindgren34/38OTL–
22Dec 4@ ARIG2 Darcy Kuemper2/5LCharlie Lindgren
21Dec 2@ VGKG2 Darcy Kuemper32/35L–
20Nov 30 ▲@ ANAG2 Darcy Kuemper28/32W–
19Nov 29@ LAKG1 Charlie Lindgren38/39W–
18Nov 27@ SJSG2 Darcy Kuemper21/23L–
17Nov 24vs EDMG1 Charlie Lindgren30/35L–
16Nov 22vs BUFG2 Darcy Kuemper24/27W–
15Nov 18vs CBJG1 Charlie Lindgren33/36W–
14Nov 14vs VGKG1 Charlie Lindgren35/35W–
13Nov 11 ▲@ NYIG3 Hunter Shepard36/37W–
12Nov 10@ NJDG1 Charlie Lindgren24/26W–
11Nov 8vs FLAG2 Darcy Kuemper21/25OTL–
10Nov 4vs CBJG1 Charlie Lindgren34/35W–
9Nov 2vs NYIG2 Darcy Kuemper18/21L–
8Oct 29vs SJSG2 Darcy Kuemper30/31W–
7Oct 27vs MING2 Darcy Kuemper39/41W–
6Oct 25 ▲@ NJDG3 Hunter Shepard18/22W–
5Oct 24vs TORG2 Darcy Kuemper13/17L–
4Oct 21@ MTLG2 Darcy Kuemper25/28OTL–
3Oct 18@ OTTG2 Darcy Kuemper23/29L–
2Oct 16vs CGYG2 Darcy Kuemper38/40W–
1Oct 13vs PITG1 Charlie Lindgren31/35L–

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Washington Capitals goalie starts FAQ

Who was the Washington Capitals starting goalie in 2023-24?

Charlie Lindgren made the most starts: 48 of 82 (59%), going 25-16-7.

How often did the Washington Capitals backup goalie start in 2023-24?

Darcy Kuemper had 30 starts (37% of games) plus 3 relief appearances.

Who started the second game of Washington Capitals back-to-backs in 2023-24?

Charlie Lindgren started 6 of 15 second games; the other goalies started 9.