The Capitals netminder played a big role in getting his team back into a playoff spot on Monday, and he tried to contribute with a goalie goal, too.
Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren bailed his team out and played a big part in Monday's 5-2 win to get back in a Wild Card spot, and he tried to contribute on the scoresheet, too, as he made a bid for an empty-net goal.
With about a minute left and his team up by three, Lindgren settled the puck in the defensive zone and went to shoot it down the ice toward the open cage, but his bid was blocked and never left the zone.
It would have been the icing on the cake and the first career goal for No. 79, who admitted in an exclusive interview with The Hockey News that, at times, he will practice my shot and thinks that he has improved when it comes to handling the puck.
"I'd say I have a pretty decent shot, I guess," Lindgren said, adding, "I feel like most of the time, at least I'm able to get it up and over, which is important."
Washington has seen two of its goaltending prospects score goals this season, with both Antoine Keller and Mitchell Gibson scoring goals on the same night, though they came on strange bounces and the other team putting the puck in its own net.
While Lindgren didn't hit the empty net, the 30-year-old netminder did impress in his ninth start in 10 games, stopping 34 of 36 shots for the Capitals. Over the last six starts, Lindgren has boasted a 1.33 GAA and .956 save percentage, and he ranks among the top goalies through the month of March.
Lindgren does have a goal song picked if he ever scores: "Copperline" by James Taylor.
"It's just a really, really good song... whether or not we'll ever hear that song, I don't know. If I score, it'd be cool," Lindgren said. "My goalie partner two years ago in Springfield scored a goal, so that was my first time seeing that live, that was really, really cool. If I ever get the chance, we'll see, but yeah, that'd be awesome."