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Charlie Lindgren

#79 · Goalie · Washington Capitals

Born Dec 18, 1993 in Lakeville, Minnesota, USA (age 32) · 6'2", 190 lb · Catches right

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex Nedeljkovic PIT · 38 GP, 0.894 Petr Mrazek DET · 38 GP, 0.891 Spencer Knight CHI · 38 GP, 0.902 Joseph Woll TOR · 42 GP, 0.909 Arvid Soderblom CHI · 36 GP, 0.898

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

010203040502015-16: 1 games115-162016-17: 2 games216-172017-18: 14 games1417-182018-19: 1 games118-192019-20: 6 games619-202021-22: 5 games521-222022-23: 31 games3122-232023-24: 50 games5023-242024-25: 39 games3924-252025-26: 21 games2125-262026-27: 1 games126-27

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2015-16 MTL 1 1000 28 26 2 2.00 0.929 $925K
2016-17 MTL 2 2000 59 56 3 1.48 0.949 $925K
2017-18 MTL 14 4822 457 415 42 3.03 0.908 $700K
2018-19 MTL 1 1000 49 44 5 4.62 0.898 $750K
2019-20 MTL 6 2400 178 158 20 3.33 0.888 $750K
2021-22 STL 5 5000 118 113 5 1.22 0.958 $750K
2022-23 WSH 31 131130 853 767 86 3.05 0.899 $1.1M
2023-24 WSH 50 251676 1431 1304 127 2.67 0.911 $1.1M
2024-25 WSH 39 201431 985 883 104 2.73 0.896 $1.1M
2025-26 WSH 21 9831 602 529 73 3.52 0.879 $3M
2026-27 WSH 1 0100 29 27 2 2.08 0.931 $3M
11 seasons Career 171 82621810 4789 4322 469 2.86 0.902

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2023-24 WSH 4 0400 103 89 14 3.58 0.864
2024-25 WSH 1 0000 5 4 1 9.07 0.800
2 seasons Playoffs 5 0400 108 93 15 3.73 0.861

2024-25 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
39 38 201431 985 883 104 2.73 0.896

Contract

$1.1MCap hitends in 2025, then extended to 2028
$85KCap dollars per goal above replacement13.0 goals above replacement
$3.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.4MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 61 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Jul 13, 2022, as a new contract: 3 years and $3.3M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Washington Capitals on Mar 3, 2025, 3 years and $9M at $3M a season, beginning in 2025-26.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $1.1M $1.2M $0 $1.2M
2023-24 $1.1M $1.1M $0 $1.1M
2024-25 $1.1M $1M $0 $1M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Mar 3, 2025 Washington Capitals Extension not begun 2025-26 to 2027-28 3 $9M $3M
Jul 13, 2022 Washington Capitals New contract 2022-23 to 2024-25 3 $3.3M $1.1M
Jul 29, 2021 St. Louis Blues New contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $750K $750K
Feb 13, 2018 Montreal Canadiens Extension 2018-19 to 2020-21 3 $2.25M $750K
Jul 6, 2017 Montreal Canadiens New contract 2017-18 to 2017-18 1 $700K $700K
Mar 30, 2016 Montreal Canadiens Entry-level 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $1.85M $925K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2024-25 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2024-25 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.5Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.6Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.

-505101520252015-162017-182019-202022-232024-252026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. What these numbers mean

-0.6Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
0.4Expected goals againstfrom 7 unblocked attempts
1Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.800Save %0.917 expected from his shots
Goals saved -5.32 above expected per 60 minutes1st
Shot difficulty 5.9% chance per attempt faced21stA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 14 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced in these playoffs, with his net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 15, 2025 @ NYI W 3-1 W 33 32 1 0.970 60:00
Apr 13, 2025 vs CBJ L 1-4 L 23 19 4 0.826 60:00
Apr 10, 2025 vs CAR W 5-4 (SO) W 34 30 4 0.882 65:00
Apr 6, 2025 @ NYI L 1-4 L 22 18 4 0.818 60:00
Apr 4, 2025 vs CHI W 5-3 W 22 19 3 0.864 60:00
Apr 2, 2025 @ CAR L 1-5 19 17 2 0.895 40:00
Apr 1, 2025 @ BOS W 4-3 W 24 21 3 0.875 60:00
Mar 27, 2025 @ MIN L 2-4 L 20 17 3 0.850 57:51
Mar 20, 2025 vs PHI W 3-2 W 28 27 2 0.964 60:00
Mar 13, 2025 @ LAK L 0-3 L 27 24 3 0.889 60:00
Mar 9, 2025 vs SEA W 4-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 60:00
Mar 5, 2025 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) W 17 15 2 0.882 64:07
Feb 27, 2025 vs STL L 2-5 L 18 14 4 0.778 58:36
Feb 23, 2025 vs EDM W 7-3 W 25 22 3 0.880 60:00
Feb 6, 2025 @ PHI W 4-3 W 22 19 3 0.864 60:00
Jan 30, 2025 @ OTT L 4-5 (OT) OTL 34 29 5 0.853 61:31
Jan 25, 2025 @ VAN L 1-2 L 25 23 2 0.920 58:52
Jan 23, 2025 @ SEA W 3-0 W, SO 22 22 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 10, 2025 vs MTL L 2-3 (OT) 9 9 0 1.000 22:29
Jan 6, 2025 @ BUF L 3-4 (SO) OTL 27 24 3 0.889 65:00
Jan 2, 2025 vs MIN L 3-4 (SO) OTL 33 30 3 0.909 64:45
Dec 29, 2024 @ DET L 2-4 L 27 23 4 0.852 58:10
Dec 23, 2024 @ BOS L 1-4 L 21 18 3 0.857 59:08
Dec 20, 2024 vs CAR W 3-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Dec 16, 2024 @ DAL L 1-3 L 24 21 3 0.875 57:42
Dec 12, 2024 @ CBJ W 2-1 (OT) W 33 32 1 0.970 62:23
Dec 6, 2024 @ TOR W 3-1 W 21 20 1 0.952 60:00
Nov 30, 2024 @ NJD W 6-5 W 27 22 5 0.815 60:00
Nov 27, 2024 @ TBL W 5-4 W 28 25 4 0.893 59:47
Nov 23, 2024 vs NJD L 2-3 L 33 30 3 0.909 58:16
Nov 18, 2024 @ UTA W 6-2 W 26 24 2 0.923 60:00
Nov 15, 2024 @ COL W 5-2 W 19 17 2 0.895 60:00
Nov 8, 2024 vs PIT L 2-4 L 31 28 3 0.903 57:16
Nov 3, 2024 @ CAR L 2-4 L 44 41 3 0.932 58:41
Oct 31, 2024 vs MTL W 6-3 W 15 12 3 0.800 59:46
Oct 26, 2024 @ TBL L 0-3 L 21 18 3 0.857 60:00
Oct 22, 2024 @ PHI W 4-1 W 18 17 1 0.944 60:00
Oct 17, 2024 vs DAL W 3-2 W 24 22 2 0.917 60:00
Oct 12, 2024 vs NJD L 3-5 L 32 28 4 0.875 57:40