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

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.

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

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,

The Washington Capitals announced Saturday that goaltender Charlie Lindgren has been placed on the injured reserve. In a corresponding roster move, netminder Hunter Shepard has been recalled from the AHL’s Hershey Bears.

Washington goalie Charlie Lindgren took a hit to the head and left the Capitals' home game against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday.

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.

Washington Capitals' Charlie Lindgren was injured halfway through Friday's game against the Montreal Canadiens.

The Washington Capitals suffered an overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens but not before seeing one of their top netminders go down with an injury. Under a mi

The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals won't be able to roll out their 1-2 goaltending tandem for at least the next week.

Opening faceoff is at 7 p.m. ET and you can watch it on ESPN+ ( plans start at $11.99/month). Washington (29-10-5, in the Metropolitan Division) last played on Tuesday night and beat visiting Anaheim 3-0 as Logan Thompson stopped all 19 shots. The Capitals are 6-1-3 in their last 10 games.

Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren left Friday night’s contest versus the Montreal Canadiens after sustaining an upper-body injury. The incident occurred early in the second period when Capitals forward Brandon Duhaime shoved Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki into Lindgren.