Charlie Lindgren signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Washington Capitals on Monday. It has an average annual value of $3 million.
The 31-year-old goalie could have been an unrestricted free agent after this season. He’s 13-10-13 with a 2.70 goals-against average, .898 save percentage and one shutout in 27 games, sharing time with Logan Thompson. His 13 wins are tied for third among goalies with fewer than 30 starts.
Thompson signed a six-year, $35.1 million contract ($5.85 AAV) with the Capitals on Jan. 27.
“Since joining our organization in 2022, Charlie has consistently demonstrated exceptional professionalism and reliability in net with his athleticism and drive,” Capitals general manager Chris Patrick said. “With both goalies under contract for the next three seasons, we expect this tandem to provide our club stability at a crucial position and push one another to compete and play at a high level.”
The Capitals (38-14-8) play the Ottawa Senators at Capital One Arena on Monday (6:30 p.m. ET; MNMT2, TSN5, TVAS) with captain Alex Ovechkin 11 goals from passing Wayne Gretzky for most in NHL history. They lead the Metropolitan Division by 10 points over the Carolina Hurricanes and are four behind the Winnipeg Jets for first in the NHL.
Lindgren is 51-37-13 with a 2.78 GAA, and .905 save percentage since he signed a three-year, $3.3 million contract (average annual value of $1.1 million AAV) with the Capitals as a free agent July 13, 2022. His seven shutouts tied for sixth in team history and he’s one win from tying Ilya Samsonov (52) for 10th-most. He’s 66-49-15 with a 2.77 GAA, .907 save percentage and nine shutouts in 137 games (129 starts) for the Capitals, Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues since signing with Montreal as an undrafted free agent March 30, 2016.
