The time to move on and sign the goalie of the future is now, but reports indicate the team won't decide until after the season ends.

The Washington Capitals will look a bit different when they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, with the top-6 getting another tweak and Charlie Lindgren officially back in business. Washington activated Lindgren off the injured reserve and re-assigned Hunter Shepard to the AHL's Hershey Bears.

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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.

Suzuki got to the front and put the puck up and over goalie Logan Thompson. The Canadiens are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games. Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal. Jakub Dobes ...

Montreal Canadiens seek to keep their offense hot in our picks and prediction targeting Lane Hutson's player prop against Washington Capitals.

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals were able to escape with a point but didn't get the result they wanted on Friday against the Montreal ... we need to be," Logan Thompson, who made 19 saves ...

Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Suzuki got to the front and put the puck up and over goalie Logan Thompson. The Canadiens are 9-1-0 in their past 10 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens ... put the puck up and over goalie Logan Thompson. The Canadiens are 9-1-0 in their last 10 ...

Nick Suzuki scored with 3:45 left in overtime to lift the visiting Montreal Canadiens over the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.

Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist each and Logan Thompson made 18 saves in the Washington Capitals' 4-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

The Washington Capitals have activated goaltender Charlie Lindgren from injured reserve. Lindgren had missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, one he sustained on January 10th against the Montreal Canadiens when Nick Suzuki had collided with Lindgren in the crease.