ARLINGTON, V.A. — The Washington Capitals recalled goaltender Hunter Shepard from the AHL’s Hershey Bears on Friday as they await further word on Logan Thompson, who suffered an upper-body injury back on Wednesday.
Thompson played the first period of Wednesday’s loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, surrendering three goals on 12 shots. It’s unclear exactly what happened, though he did collide with Taylor Hall in the crease and also took a hard shot to the head early on.
Charlie Lindgren relieved Thompson in net at the start of the second period, and Thompson didn’t return. Coach Spencer Carbery didn’t have an update postgame, but said he’d be reevaluated upon returning to D.C.
Shepard has appeared in 37 games for Hershey this season, posting a .891 save percentage and 2.81 GAA.