{"id":683366,"date":"2026-06-04T06:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/683366\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T06:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:31:13","slug":"charlie-lindgren-2025-26-season-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/683366\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Lindgren: 2025-26 season review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charlie Lindgren<\/a> had a cursed and uneven season: injured thrice, and putting up as many miracle games as disaster starts.<\/p>\n

By the Numbers<\/p>\n

Saving Diagram by HockeyViz<\/p>\n

\"Charlie
About this visualization: \u00a0This image by \u00a0Micah Blake McCurdy of hockeyviz.com<\/a> \u00a0shows how the player has impacted play when on the ice. At the top of the image is the team\u2019s offense (even strength at left, power play at right) and at bottom is the team\u2019s defense (with penalty kill at bottom right). In each case, red\/orange blobs mean teams shoot for more from that location on the ice, and blue\/purple means less. In general, a good player should have red\/orange blobs near the opponent\u2019s net at top, and blue\/purple blobs near their own team\u2019s net at bottom. The distributions in middle show how the player compares to league average at individual finishing, setting up teammates to score, and taking and drawing penalties. The number at center is Synthetic Goals: a catch-all number for the player\u2019s impact.<\/p>\n

Goalie Metrics by Evolving Hockey<\/p>\n

\"Charlie
About this player card: \u00a0This card from Josh and Luke of \u00a0Evolving Hockey<\/a> \u00a0compares the player to league averages based on their impact on on-ice statistics. GAR means \u201cgoals above replacement,\u201d where \u201creplacement\u201d means an average player called up from the AHL. xGAR is the same figure but assuming league-average goaltending. The numbers at top are the player\u2019s percentile ranks overall and then for offense and defense alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gratuitous Generative Art by Peter<\/p>\n

Using p5.js, the player\u2019s name is a seed that randomizes a bunch of values in an animated canvas with glitchy effects that should be gradual enough not to mess with people with sensory issues. Not AI. Not all that different from Logo, which I learned in like 1992.<\/p>\n

Peter\u2019s Take<\/p>\n

Just 18 months ago, a lot of people considered Charlie Lindgren the starting goalie for the Washington Capitals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an injury-pocked season, Lindgren had two dramatic stinkers \u2013 an 8-goal loss to the Rangers and a 7-goal loss to the Senators. Curiously, in each of those games, the Caps scored just one goal. Meaning it would have taken a perfect performance by Lindgren to earn the win.<\/p>\n

\u201cFun\u201d fact: Lindgren wasn\u2019t pulled from a game even once last season. In November, he took over for Logan Thompson<\/a> in a loss to Tampa, who gave up four goals on six shots. That was the only time the Caps pulled a goalie all year.<\/p>\n

The bloom is off Lindgren, who had an easier job than Logan Thompson with worse results. And with Clay Stevenson<\/a>\u2018s stock rising, it makes you wonder what will happen on Charlie\u2019s next two seasons, earning\u00a0$3M in each.<\/p>\n

Charlie on RMNB<\/p>\n

The Charlie Lindgren game: Caps beat Rangers 1-0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Charlie Lindgren and Linus Ullmark almost get into goalie fight during Capitals-Senators game<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

While racing for a loose puck, Charlie Lindgren flips Steven Stamkos after pitchforking him in the nads<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Tage Thompson rips five consecutive one-timers at Charlie Lindgren during Sabres power play: \u2018That was probably one of the crazier sequences I\u2019ve ever seen\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Your Turn<\/p>\n

Will Lindgren play out the rest of his contract with Washington? Will Stevenson steal his spot?<\/p>\n

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