Washington Capitals Acquire Logan Thompson From Vegas Golden Knights For 2024 83rd Overall, 2025 Third-Round Picks

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The Washington Capitals acquired goaltender Logan Thompson from the Vegas Golden Knights for the 83rd overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and a 2025 third-round pick. The 27-year-old will count $766,667 against the salary cap for the 2024-25 season before becoming eligible for unrestricted free agency.

Thompson went 25-14-5 with a .908 save percentage, 2.70 goals-against average, a shutout, and 5.22 goals-saved above average in 46 regular-season games last season. He posted a .921 save percentage and 2.35 goals-against average in four postseason games during Vegas’ seven-game loss to the Dallas Stars in the first round but Adin Hill started the final three outings of the series.

The undrafted goaltender and 2023 Stanley Cup Champion has gone 56-32-11 with a .912 save percentage, 2.67 goals-against average, and four shutouts in 103 career NHL games, all with Vegas.

Thompson was originally signed to an AHL contract by Washington in 2019 and spent the 2019-20 season with the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays.

Washington makes the move after trading Darcy Kuemper to the Los Angeles Kings for center Pierre-Luc Dubois on June 19, giving Charlie Lindgren, who has just 110 career regular-season games of experience and fell back to Earth after a breakout regular season in the postseason where he posted an .864 save percentage and 3.58 goals-against average, some insurance in net.

The Capitals. currently have $6,368,333 in NHL salary cap space with Nicklas Backstrom (hip) expected to remain on long-term injured reserve next season.

The team now has 10 forwards, seven defensemen, and one goaltender under contract for the 2024-25 campaign with center Connor McMichael (not salary arbitration eligible) set to become a restricted free agent on Monday. The team expressed desire to shake up their defensive group entering the weekend.

Washington acquired center Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Los Angeles Kings for goaltender Darcy Kuemper on June 19 before they got right-wing Andrew Mangiapane from the Calgary Flames for the Colorado Avalanche’s 2025 second-round pick on Thursday.

Washington selected left-wing Ilya Protas, center Aliaksei’s brother, at 75th overall with their other 2024 third-round pick.

By Harrison Brown