Washington Capitals · #79 · Goalie

Charlie Lindgren

Age 32 · Catches right · 6′2″ · 190 lb · Born Lakeville, Minnesota, USA

Undrafted

Next game · tonightvs Pittsburgh · 7:30 PM ET.867 save % in the last 1 vs PITGame preview →
Games12026-27 · 1 start Small sample
Record0-1-0Wins: 2nd on WSH
Save %.93111th of 55
GAA2.0819th of 55
Shutouts0
Saves2729 shots faced
Quality starts1100.0% of starts

2025-262025-26: 21 games, 9-8-3, .879 save %, 3.52 GAA Season detail →

Charlie Lindgren has a .931 save percentage over 1 game of 2026-27, after .879 in 21 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 1 game Small sample
2026-27 · The season

A .931 save percentage over 1 game, top-15% in quality start %

Where he ranks among NHL goalies with 1+ games.

Percentile among NHL goalies

Quality start %100.0%88th
Save %.93181st
Shots faced / 6030.270th
Goals against avg2.0866th
Even-strength save %.92363rd
Shutouts043rd
Starts120th
Wins017th

Bars show the percentile against 55 goalies with 1+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Wins02nd on WSH
Save %.93111th of 55
Goals against avg2.0819th of 55
Starts1T-1st on WSH
Shutouts0T-1st on WSH
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Workload and save % by strength

Twenty-two points of save percentage above the league at even strength

1 start in 2026-27: save percentage split by strength, how often he finished what he started, and the goal support in front of him.

Save % by strength

Even strength.92326 shots · lg .901
Opponent power play1.0003 shots · lg .844

League figures pool every goalie with the same minimum games (55 goalies).

Workload

Starts1T-1st on WSH
Relief appearances0
Complete games1100.0% of games
Shots faced / 6030.2
Minutes58

Goal support

Goals for / 601.04
Goals against / 602.08
Regulation wins0
Regulation losses1
Quality starts1100.0% of starts

Expected goals

7.4 goals below expected in 2025-26

How many goals the shots he faced should have produced, against how many went in.

GSAx+1.413th of 55 goalies
Expected goals against3.42 allowed
Save %.931Expected .882
GSAx per game+1.441 game

2026-27. Goals saved above expected = the expected goals of every unblocked shot he faced (empty net excluded) minus the goals he allowed. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Goals saved above expected for every goalie →


2026-27 · Save % by zone

A .857 save percentage from the slot

Every shot on goal he faced, split into the same five zones as our shot maps. The map shows where the goals against came from.

Goal against
Crease1.000
Slot.857
Wing.909
Point1.000
Neutral zone—

Not enough shots yet to rank in 2026-27. Bars start at .750. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Save % by zone, every goalie
5v5 save %.91724 shots at 5v5
Slot + crease save %.8899 shots
Games above .900100%1 of 1 game
Shots on goal faced292 goals against

Game log

Against Pittsburgh, 0 wins in 1

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultSAGASV%TOI
6 Nov 2025@PITL 3-5304.86758:01

Prediction markets

0.5% for the Vezina Trophy

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

Vezina TrophyBest goaltender0.5%—1¢Not listedNot listed

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Contract

$3M a season through 2027-28

In 2025-26 he saved −2.48 goals above expected per $1M of cap hit, 50th of 59 goalies with 20 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$3M2.9% of the $104M ceiling
Term3 yearsYear 2 of 3
Expires2027-28UFA at 34
Cap value$9MCap hit × 3 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.


With Washington

Four seasons · 2022-23 to 2025-26
Franchise record

5th in franchise wins since 1990-91

since 1990-91 · regular season

Wins675th for Washington
Shutouts85th
Games played142109th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Ten seasons, with 3 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPWLOTLGAASV%SO
2015-16MTL11002.00.9290
2016-17MTL22001.48.9490
2017-18MTL144823.03.9082
2018-19MTL11004.62.8980
2019-20MTL62403.33.8880
2021-22STL55001.22.9580
2022-23WSH31131133.05.8990
2023-24WSH50251672.67.9116
2024-25WSH39201432.73.8961
2025-26WSH219833.52.8791
Career1708261182.87.90210

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Games5
Record0-4
Save %.861
Shutouts0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct