Washington Capitals Goalie Starts 2024-25
2024-25 · 51-22-9 · 111 pts · 1st Metropolitan
Who started in goal for the Washington Capitals in 2024-25: 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.
Logan Thompson started 42 of 82 Capitals games (51%). Charlie Lindgren had 38 starts and 1 relief appearance. Season: 1A/1B split.
G1StarterLogan Thompson- Starts
- 42/82
- Share
- 51%
- Last 10
- 2
31-6-6 · .910 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 2
G2BackupCharlie Lindgren- Starts
- 38/82
- Share
- 46%
- Last 10
- 6
20-14-3 · .894 SV% · 1 relief · last start Apr 15
Every team: NHL goalie starts by team, 2024-25
Every Capitals game by starting goalie
- G1 Logan Thompson
- G2 Charlie Lindgren
- G3 Clay Stevenson
- G4 Hunter Shepard
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: 13 second games, started by Charlie Lindgren 7, Logan Thompson 6.
- Home and road: Logan Thompson started 26 of 41 home games and 16 of 41 road games.
- Pulled starters: a reliever came in 2 times (2% of games).
Game log
Every game: starter, saves and result (82 games)
| # | Date | Opp | Starter | Saves | Result | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Apr 17 | @ PIT | G3 Clay Stevenson | 33/38 | L | – |
| 81 | Apr 15 | @ NYI | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 32/33 | W | – |
| 80 | Apr 13 ▲ | vs CBJ | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 19/23 | L | – |
| 79 | Apr 12 | @ CBJ | G4 Hunter Shepard | 19/26 | L | – |
| 78 | Apr 10 | vs CAR | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 30/34 | W | – |
| 77 | Apr 6 | @ NYI | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 18/22 | L | – |
| 76 | Apr 4 | vs CHI | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 19/22 | W | – |
| 75 | Apr 2 ▲ | @ CAR | G1 Logan Thompson | 9/12 | L | Charlie Lindgren |
| 74 | Apr 1 | @ BOS | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 21/24 | W | – |
| 73 | Mar 30 | vs BUF | G1 Logan Thompson | 15/22 | L | – |
| 72 | Mar 27 | @ MIN | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 17/20 | L | – |
| 71 | Mar 25 | @ WPG | G1 Logan Thompson | 22/25 | OTL | – |
| 70 | Mar 22 | vs FLA | G1 Logan Thompson | 33/36 | W | – |
| 69 | Mar 20 | vs PHI | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 26/28 | W | – |
| 68 | Mar 18 | vs DET | G1 Logan Thompson | 23/24 | W | – |
| 67 | Mar 15 | @ SJS | G1 Logan Thompson | 19/20 | W | – |
| 66 | Mar 13 | @ LAK | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 24/27 | L | – |
| 65 | Mar 11 | @ ANA | G1 Logan Thompson | 25/29 | W | – |
| 64 | Mar 9 | vs SEA | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 30/32 | W | – |
| 63 | Mar 7 | vs DET | G1 Logan Thompson | 17/19 | W | – |
| 62 | Mar 5 | @ NYR | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 15/17 | W | – |
| 61 | Mar 3 | vs OTT | G1 Logan Thompson | 33/37 | W | – |
| 60 | Mar 1 | vs TBL | G1 Logan Thompson | 16/18 | L | – |
| 59 | Feb 27 | vs STL | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 14/18 | L | – |
| 58 | Feb 25 | vs CGY | G1 Logan Thompson | 22/25 | L | – |
| 57 | Feb 23 ▲ | vs EDM | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 22/25 | W | – |
| 56 | Feb 22 | @ PIT | G1 Logan Thompson | 29/32 | W | – |
| 55 | Feb 9 | vs UTA | G1 Logan Thompson | 23/27 | OTL | – |
| 54 | Feb 6 | @ PHI | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 19/22 | W | – |
| 53 | Feb 4 | vs FLA | G1 Logan Thompson | 30/33 | W | – |
| 52 | Feb 1 | vs WPG | G1 Logan Thompson | 25/30 | OTL | – |
| 51 | Jan 30 | @ OTT | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 29/34 | OTL | – |
| 50 | Jan 28 | @ CGY | G1 Logan Thompson | 32/33 | W | – |
| 49 | Jan 25 | @ VAN | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 23/25 | L | – |
| 48 | Jan 23 | @ SEA | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 22/22 | W | – |
| 47 | Jan 21 | @ EDM | G1 Logan Thompson | 30/32 | W | – |
| 46 | Jan 18 | vs PIT | G1 Logan Thompson | 18/19 | W | – |
| 45 | Jan 16 | @ OTT | G1 Logan Thompson | 24/24 | W | – |
| 44 | Jan 14 | vs ANA | G1 Logan Thompson | 19/19 | W | – |
| 43 | Jan 11 ▲ | @ NSH | G1 Logan Thompson | 32/33 | W | – |
| 42 | Jan 10 | vs MTL | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 9/9 | OTL | Logan Thompson |
| 41 | Jan 8 | vs VAN | G1 Logan Thompson | 30/31 | W | – |
| 40 | Jan 6 | @ BUF | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 24/27 | OTL | – |
| 39 | Jan 4 | vs NYR | G1 Logan Thompson | 29/33 | W | – |
| 38 | Jan 2 | vs MIN | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 30/33 | OTL | – |
| 37 | Dec 31 | vs BOS | G1 Logan Thompson | 26/27 | W | – |
| 36 | Dec 29 ▲ | @ DET | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 23/27 | L | – |
| 35 | Dec 28 | @ TOR | G1 Logan Thompson | 35/37 | W | – |
| 34 | Dec 23 ▲ | @ BOS | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 18/21 | L | – |
| 33 | Dec 22 | vs LAK | G1 Logan Thompson | 25/26 | W | – |
| 32 | Dec 20 | vs CAR | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 24/25 | W | – |
| 31 | Dec 17 ▲ | @ CHI | G1 Logan Thompson | 20/23 | L | – |
| 30 | Dec 16 | @ DAL | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 21/24 | L | – |
| 29 | Dec 14 | vs BUF | G1 Logan Thompson | 19/21 | W | – |
| 28 | Dec 12 | @ CBJ | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 32/33 | W | – |
| 27 | Dec 7 ▲ | @ MTL | G1 Logan Thompson | 22/24 | W | – |
| 26 | Dec 6 | @ TOR | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 20/21 | W | – |
| 25 | Dec 3 | vs SJS | G1 Logan Thompson | 29/31 | OTL | – |
| 24 | Nov 30 ▲ | @ NJD | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 22/27 | W | – |
| 23 | Nov 29 | vs NYI | G1 Logan Thompson | 20/24 | W | – |
| 22 | Nov 27 | @ TBL | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 24/28 | W | – |
| 21 | Nov 25 | @ FLA | G1 Logan Thompson | 20/21 | W | – |
| 20 | Nov 23 | vs NJD | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 30/33 | L | – |
| 19 | Nov 21 | vs COL | G1 Logan Thompson | 25/27 | L | – |
| 18 | Nov 18 ▲ | @ UTA | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 24/26 | W | – |
| 17 | Nov 17 | @ VGK | G1 Logan Thompson | 40/42 | W | – |
| 16 | Nov 15 | @ COL | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 17/19 | W | – |
| 15 | Nov 13 | vs TOR | G1 Logan Thompson | 30/34 | OTL | – |
| 14 | Nov 9 ▲ | @ STL | G1 Logan Thompson | 24/25 | W | – |
| 13 | Nov 8 | vs PIT | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 28/31 | L | – |
| 12 | Nov 6 | vs NSH | G1 Logan Thompson | 33/35 | W | – |
| 11 | Nov 3 ▲ | @ CAR | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 41/44 | L | – |
| 10 | Nov 2 | vs CBJ | G1 Logan Thompson | 34/36 | W | – |
| 9 | Oct 31 | vs MTL | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 12/15 | W | – |
| 8 | Oct 29 | vs NYR | G1 Logan Thompson | 16/19 | W | – |
| 7 | Oct 26 | @ TBL | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 18/21 | L | – |
| 6 | Oct 23 ▲ | vs PHI | G1 Logan Thompson | 26/29 | W | – |
| 5 | Oct 22 | @ PHI | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 17/18 | W | – |
| 4 | Oct 19 | @ NJD | G1 Logan Thompson | 26/31 | W | – |
| 3 | Oct 17 | vs DAL | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 22/24 | W | – |
| 2 | Oct 15 | vs VGK | G1 Logan Thompson | 24/26 | W | – |
| 1 | Oct 12 | vs NJD | G2 Charlie Lindgren | 28/32 | 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 2024-25?
Logan Thompson made the most starts: 42 of 82 (51%), going 31-6-6.
How often did the Washington Capitals backup goalie start in 2024-25?
Charlie Lindgren had 38 starts (46% of games) plus 1 relief appearance.
Who started the second game of Washington Capitals back-to-backs in 2024-25?
Logan Thompson started 6 of 13 second games; the other goalies started 7.