Washington Capitals News

Lindgren will start Saturday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Lindgren allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Canadiens’ loss to the Coyotes on Thursday. Lindgren was due for a dud eventually, but with Carey Price still out he will get a chance to redeem himself tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. Lindgren has a 2.00 GAA and .938 SV% in six starts since being recalled.

Charlie Lindgren
Lindgren will start Thursday vs. the Coyotes.

Lindgren allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Canadiens’ loss to the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Despite the loss, it was another strong effort from Lindgren, who is now 3-1-1 with a 1.39 GAA and .957 SV% in five starts since being called up. He makes for a strong option tonight with the 2-15-3 Coyotes in town having lost five in a row (0-3-2).

Charlie Lindgren
Lindgren will start Tuesday vs. the Blue Jackets.

Lindgren allowed one goal on 35 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Sabres on Saturday. Lindgren has been excellent since coming up from the AHL, winning three of four starts while posting a 1.24 GAA and .964 SV%. Tonight he faces a Blue Jackets team that is tied for 13th in the NHL in scoring (2.94 GF/PG).

Charlie Lindgren
Lindgren will start Saturday vs. the Sabres.

Lindgren allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens lost the Wild on Thursday. Lindgren was out-duelled by Devan Dubnyk, but it was another strong performance for the young netminder, who is 2-1-0 with a 1.35 GAA, 961 SV% and one shutout in his first three starts since being recalled.

Charlie Lindgren
The Canadiens have recalled Zach Fucale from Laval (AHL).

Fucale, 22, has gone 4-1-0 despite posting a 3.46 GAA and .881 SV% in five games with Laval this season. Fucale will likely back up Charlie Lindgren on Saturday because both Carey Price and Al Montoya are injured right now.

Zach Fucale
Lindgren will start Thursday vs. the Wild.

Lindgren allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Canadiens win over the Golden Knights on Tuesday. Lindgren has won each of his first two starts since being recalled from Laval (AHL) while stopping 67 of 69 shots (.971 SV%). He makes for another interesting option tonight against a Wild team that has lost three in a row and come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.

Charlie Lindgren
Lindgren will start Tuesday vs. the Golden Knights.

Lindgren stopped all 38 shots that he faced in the Canadiens’ shutout win in Chicago on Sunday. It was an unreal season debut for Lindgren, who is with the team because of Carey Price’s injury. He earned a second straight start tonight and makes for a strong spot-start option with the Golden Knights in town.

Charlie Lindgren
The Canadiens have recalled Charlie Lindgren to be Al Montoya’s backup.

Lindgren has gone 3-3-0 with a 3.53 GAA and .885 SV% in nine starts with Laval (AHL) so far this season. The 23-year-old has stopped 82 of 87 shots that he has faced in his three career NHL games. With Carey Price out, he will serve as Montreal’s No.2 goaltender for the time being.

Charlie Lindgren
Ovechkin said it’s “nothing serious” after leaving Monday’s practice; expects to practice on Tuesday.

Ovechkin got tangled up at practice and limped off, but said after the session that it’s nothing serious and he expects to return to practice on Tuesday. The Capitals avoided disaster today and with them off until Thursday, expect the Russian sniper to be in the lineup in Vancouver.

Alex Ovechkin
Wilson will move into the Capitals' top-6 on Friday.

Andre Burakovsky has had a slow start to the season, so Wilson will move up to a line with Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie for tonight’s game in Detroit. This obviously helps Wilson’s fantasy status, but he has yet to record a point one four shots in three games this season. The 23-year-old has a career-high of just seven goals and 23 points.

Tom Wilson