Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren practiced with the team on Wednesday for the first time since his upper-body injury on Friday.

Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren, who took a hit to the head Friday night against the Canadiens, was put on IR on Saturday.

Thompson has the fourth-highest save percentage in the NHL among goalies with at least 20 games played, and he's only lost in regulation twice for the Capitals this season.

John Carlson and Martin Fehervary both took maintenance days, and the lines will remain the same heading into Thursday's tilt with the Ottawa Senators. All the while, the team got encouraging news on the injury front.

Washington goalie Charlie Lindgren took a hit to the head and left the Capitals' home game against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday. In the first minute of the second period, Lindgren was struck in the side of the head by Montreal's Nick Suzuki,

Lindgren practiced with the Capitals on Wednesday and traveling will allow him to continue to skate with his teammates. He seems to be making good progress and might return as early as Saturday versus Pittsburgh.

Goaltender exits 3-2 loss to Canadiens with an upper-body injury; status for Saturday night’s game in doubt. The Washington Capitals have been missing their best game for weeks, and an overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Friday at Capital One Arena added an injury worry to the growing frustration.

Goalie Charlie Lindgren took a hit to the head and left the Washington Capitals' home game against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night. In the first minute of the second period, Lindgren was struck in the side of the head by Montreal's Nick Suzuki,

According to Sportsnet NHL insider Elliotte Freidman, the Capitals plan on keeping both of their goaltenders Charlie Lindgren and Logan Thompson for the remainder of 2024-25.

In goal, Logan Thompson and Hunter Shepard worked in both nets, with Charlie Lindgren not skating as he recovers from an upper-body injury he suffered in Friday's loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Lindgren remains on the IR, but Carbery said he’s progressing well and they will see if he can be activated Saturday.

Lindgren (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

They were singing in falsetto on Thursday in Vancouver, where Alex Turcotte’s two goals and his no-look assist to Adrian Kempe in the opening 9:42 of the match staked the Kings and lights-out goaltender Darcy Kuemper to a three-score advantage en route to a 5-1 win.