Logan Thompson stops 32 shots
A day after signing a six-year extension, Logan Thompson made 32 saves in his hometown as the Capitals bounced back from Saturday’s loss at Vancouver.
Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced en route to defeating the Calgary Flames on Tuesday evening. The Capitals were heavily outshot in the contest, but Thompson was able to answer the call.
The Calgary Flames gave the NHL’s first place team a run for their money but ended up falling to the Washington Capitals 3-1. CF% – 55.12%|| SCF% – 55.15%|| HDCF% – 58.95%|| xGF% – 45.79% It’s a Team Game – The only thing the Flames are guilty of in this one is allowing goals against off of a few bad mistakes.
The Washington Capitals have re-signed goaltender Logan Thompson to a six-year, $35.1million contract extension, senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick announced today. Thompson’s contract will carry an average annual value of $5.85 million.
The 27-year-old was stellar in net, coming up with several key stops, including two on breakaways, to keep the Flames at bay. Coleman's deflection was the only shot that beat him, but that's hardly on him, and everything he saw, he stopped.
The Capitals and goalie Logan Thompson have reportedly agreed to a multi-year extension, according to multiple insiders.
Thompson will defend the road net versus the Flames on Tuesday, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.
Logan Thompson’s remarkable run in goal continued on Tuesday as he made 32 saves to backstop the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Logan Thompson came home to Calgary, stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced and led the Caps to another victory, 3-1 over the Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday night. For his efforts – and his 23rd victory of the season – Thompson was named the game’s No. 1 star.
Credit to Pierre-Luc Dubois, who continues to be red-hot for Washington, scoring his 11th of the season less than two minutes into regulation. He has points in three of his last four games and 24 in his last 25, the most on the team over that span.
In a battle against one of the top clubs in the NHL this season, the Flames fell 3-1 to the visiting Washington Capitals Tuesday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome in a spirited affair.