Washington Capitals Goalie Starts 2023-24
2023-24 · 40-31-11 · 91 pts · 4th Metropolitan
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.
G1StarterCharlie Lindgren- Starts
- 48/82
- Share
- 59%
- Last 10
- 9
25-16-7 · .911 SV% · 2 relief · last start Apr 16
G2BackupDarcy Kuemper- 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
Washington Capitals goalie patterns
- Back-to-backs: 15 second games, started by Charlie Lindgren 6, Darcy Kuemper 5, Hunter Shepard 4.
- Home and road: Charlie Lindgren started 24 of 41 home games and 24 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 5 times (6% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 16 ▲ | @ PHI | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 27/28 | W | – |
| 81 | Apr 15 | vs BOS | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 16/16 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 13 | vs TBL | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 32/34 | W | – |
| 79 | Apr 11 | @ BUF | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 13/16 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 9 | @ DET | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 42/43 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 7 | vs OTT | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 18/21 | OTL | – |
| 76 | Apr 5 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 41/44 | L | – |
| 75 | Apr 4 | vs PIT | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 20/23 | L | – |
| 74 | Apr 2 | @ BUF | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 25/31 | L | Darcy Kuemper |
| 73 | Mar 30 | vs BOS | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 27/29 | OTL | – |
| 72 | Mar 28 | @ TOR | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 43/48 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 26 | vs DET | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 30/33 | W | – |
| 70 | Mar 24 | vs WPG | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 27/27 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 22 | vs CAR | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 18/22 | W | Charlie Lindgren |
| 68 | Mar 20 | vs TOR | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 22/29 | L | – |
| 67 | Mar 18 | @ CGY | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 34/36 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 16 | @ VAN | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 21/22 | W | – |
| 65 | Mar 14 ▲ | @ SEA | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 23/24 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 13 | @ EDM | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 30/37 | L | – |
| 63 | Mar 11 | @ WPG | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 26/29 | L | – |
| 62 | Mar 9 | vs CHI | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 31/32 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 7 | @ PIT | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 39/39 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 3 | vs ARI | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 23/27 | L | – |
| 59 | Mar 1 | vs PHI | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 21/23 | W | – |
| 58 | Feb 27 ▲ | @ DET | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 23/31 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 26 | vs OTT | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 18/21 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 24 | @ FLA | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 55 | Feb 22 | @ TBL | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 29/32 | W | – |
| 54 | Feb 20 | vs NJD | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 37/39 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 17 | @ MTL | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 28/31 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 13 | vs COL | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 31/35 | L | – |
| 51 | Feb 11 ▲ | vs VAN | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 26/29 | OTL | – |
| 50 | Feb 10 | @ BOS | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 18/18 | W | – |
| 49 | Feb 8 | @ FLA | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 37/40 | L | – |
| 48 | Feb 6 | vs MTL | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 6/9 | L | Darcy Kuemper |
| 47 | Jan 27 | @ DAL | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 30/35 | OTL | – |
| 46 | Jan 24 ▲ | @ COL | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 25/31 | L | – |
| 45 | Jan 23 | @ MIN | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 25/30 | L | – |
| 44 | Jan 20 | @ STL | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 26/29 | L | – |
| 43 | Jan 18 | vs STL | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 18/20 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 16 | vs ANA | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 24/24 | W | – |
| 41 | Jan 14 ▲ | @ NYR | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 29/31 | L | – |
| 40 | Jan 13 | vs NYR | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 25/27 | W | – |
| 39 | Jan 11 | vs SEA | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 19/23 | L | – |
| 38 | Jan 7 | vs LAK | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 38/41 | W | – |
| 37 | Jan 5 | vs CAR | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 28/33 | L | – |
| 36 | Jan 3 ▲ | vs NJD | G3 Hunter Shepard | 22/28 | L | – |
| 35 | Jan 2 | @ PIT | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 32/35 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 30 ▲ | vs NSH | G3 Hunter Shepard | 34/36 | OTL | – |
| 33 | Dec 29 | @ NYI | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 3/3 | L | Darcy Kuemper |
| 32 | Dec 27 | @ NYR | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 26/31 | L | – |
| 31 | Dec 23 | vs TBL | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 19/20 | OTL | – |
| 30 | Dec 21 ▲ | @ CBJ | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 34/36 | W | – |
| 29 | Dec 20 | vs NYI | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 30/32 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 17 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 28/29 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 16 | @ NSH | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 20/23 | L | – |
| 26 | Dec 14 | @ PHI | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 29/32 | OTL | – |
| 25 | Dec 10 ▲ | @ CHI | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 32/34 | W | – |
| 24 | Dec 9 | vs NYR | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 31/31 | W | – |
| 23 | Dec 7 | vs DAL | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 34/38 | OTL | – |
| 22 | Dec 4 | @ ARI | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 2/5 | L | Charlie Lindgren |
| 21 | Dec 2 | @ VGK | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 32/35 | L | – |
| 20 | Nov 30 ▲ | @ ANA | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 28/32 | W | – |
| 19 | Nov 29 | @ LAK | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 38/39 | W | – |
| 18 | Nov 27 | @ SJS | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 21/23 | L | – |
| 17 | Nov 24 | vs EDM | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 30/35 | L | – |
| 16 | Nov 22 | vs BUF | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 24/27 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 18 | vs CBJ | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 33/36 | W | – |
| 14 | Nov 14 | vs VGK | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 35/35 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 11 ▲ | @ NYI | G3 Hunter Shepard | 36/37 | W | – |
| 12 | Nov 10 | @ NJD | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 24/26 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 8 | vs FLA | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 21/25 | OTL | – |
| 10 | Nov 4 | vs CBJ | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 34/35 | W | – |
| 9 | Nov 2 | vs NYI | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 18/21 | L | – |
| 8 | Oct 29 | vs SJS | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 30/31 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 27 | vs MIN | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 39/41 | W | – |
| 6 | Oct 25 ▲ | @ NJD | G3 Hunter Shepard | 18/22 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 24 | vs TOR | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 13/17 | L | – |
| 4 | Oct 21 | @ MTL | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 25/28 | OTL | – |
| 3 | Oct 18 | @ OTT | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 23/29 | L | – |
| 2 | Oct 16 | vs CGY | G2 Darcy Kuemper | 38/40 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 13 | vs PIT | G1 Charlie Lindgren | 31/35 | L | – |
Goalie data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- The Schedule Got Kinder. The Second Night Didn’t. In the Original Six era about a third of NHL games were a team’s second night in a row, and one goalie played both.
- Hainsworth’s 22 Was Mostly Arithmetic George Hainsworth’s 22 shutouts in 1928-29 have stood for almost a century.
- A Shootout Shooter Needs More Than 200 Tries Before Skill Outweighs Luck. The Most Anyone Has Taken Is 135. T.J.
- The Last Goalie Who Played Every Night A rule ended the every-night goalie in the mid-1960s, and the 1990s brought him back.
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.