On Monday, the Washington Capitals handed out their second contract extension to a goaltender in six weeks with a three-year, $9 million deal signed by Charlie Lindgren. The 31-year-old netminder has spent the final three seasons in Washington after backup roles with the St. Louis Blues and Montreal Canadiens.
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Lindgren has a profession 66-49-15 file with a 2.77 goals-against common (GAA) and a save proportion (SV%) of .908. Over three seasons in America’s capital, the veteran is 51-37-13 with a 2.78 GAA and a .905 SV%. Because the Capitals’ starter final season, the Minnesota-born goalie tied for the league lead with six shutouts en path to a 25-16-7 file. Lindgren began all 4 video games within the postseason with an 0-4 file, 3.58 GAA, and a .864 SV% because the New York Rangers swept the Capitals within the opening spherical.
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When his new extension kicks in subsequent season, Lindgren’s wage will leap considerably from $1.1 million to $3 million. The deal offers Washington with a formidable goaltending tandem with Logan Thompson. The 28-year-old goalie is within the Vezina Trophy dialog this season and acquired an enormous $5 million increase for subsequent season in January. In line with PuckPedia, the Capitals can have a cap hit of $8.85 million for his or her two NHL goalies coming into the 2025-26 season.
Lindgren’s contract extension doesn’t impression Washington’s projected $3.65 million cap area heading into the commerce deadline on March 7. The Capitals are anticipated to hunt a depth ahead so as to add to the most effective membership within the Japanese Convention.
