After five consecutive stellar outings from Logan Thompson, the Washington Capitals are switching things up between the pipes, giving Charlie Lindgren the opportunity to get back in the net against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.

Washington's Alex Ovechkin moved closer to Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record as the Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken.

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.

Washington’s five-game road trip continues on Thursday night when it visits Seattle to take on the Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena. The Caps carry a five-game winning streak into Thursday’s game, matching their longest streak of the season. Washington also owns an 11-game point streak (8-0-3) as it prepares to take on the Kraken.

Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord will be the starting goaltender tonight against the Washington Capitals, playing in the 100th game of his career.

Chandler Stephenson has scored in back-to-back games, totaling 3 points (2g/1a). Kaapo Kakko has 8 points (3g/5a) in his last 6 games, including 11 points in 18 games vs. Washington. Jaden Schwartz leads Kraken skaters in points (16) and assists (12) and had a hat trick on January 18. He has 7 points (3g/4a) in his last 6 games.

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night for their sixth straight

The Washington Capitals cannot stop winning hockey games, and they’ll have another good chance to keep the streak going when they visit the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. The 2024-25 Capitals season was supposed to be about Alex Ovechkin’s record chase and not much else.

Pierre LeBrun said on TSN's "Early Trading" that Washington has been in contact with both Lindgren and Thompson's agents ... starting against the Seattle Kraken. Lindgren has played in 21 games ...

TSN: Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson continues to roll ... Daccord for five years at $5 million per year with the Seattle Kraken – those are certainly part of the discussion ...

Ovechkin Moves Within 20 Goals of Breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL Record, Capitals Beat Kraken 3-0 SEATTLE ... Capitals' third in five games after Logan Thompson blanked Anaheim and Ottawa in ...