Logan Thompson climbs another step in NHL history

Sunday's 2-0 win in Washington was his latest masterpiece, a 39 save shutout that pushed the Capitals' surge to a 10 1 1 run and kept them atop the East.

Against Columbus specifically, the domination is getting silly, as Tom Gulitti noted Thompson is 3 0 0 this season versus the Jackets, stopping 95 of 97 shots for a .979 save percentage and a microscopic 0.67 goals against.

Capitals PR added the bigger picture, sharing that over his last six starts Thompson is 5 0 1 with a 1.32 goals against average and a .955 save percentage, and that tonight was his seventh career shutout and milestone 100th NHL victory, making him the 17th goalie ever to hit 100 wins in 170 games or fewer.

That tracks with the year he is having, after arriving from the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2024 trade for two third round picks, he signed a six year, 35.1 million extension in January and has responded with Vezina level play, sitting among league leaders with a sparkling goals against and save percentage.

Those eye popping numbers circulating after the Jackets win came straight from beat writer Tom Gulitti and the team's Capitals PR account on X.

The underlying play matches the hype, Thompson is eating up point shots, controlling rebounds into safe areas, and giving the Capitals' aggressive neutral zone gaps the confidence to hold blue lines instead of backing off.

On Sunday he erased a four minute Columbus power play almost by himself, tracking seam passes, flashing the glove, and turning a dangerous stretch into another quiet entry in the game log.

He is still only 28, already at 100 wins with a Stanley Cup on his resume from Vegas, and now firmly planted as the face of Washington's reset, so the next chapter is not just about Vezina votes, it is about how far this version of the Capitals can ride him when the games really tighten up.