Capitals credit Logan Thompson for carrying them through early defensive struggles in win over Islanders: 'He had about 10 grade-A saves for us'

"I mean, he had about, I don't know, 10 grade-A saves for us,"

"He definitely kept us in it and gave us a chance to win. He played great today."

"Yeah, I mean three or four huge saves in the first period. I think that's something that he does very well for us. There's 82 games. Some nights you come out a little bit slow, and in the last couple of years, he's been able to make really big saves in the first, allow us to wake up, go down and get one, kind of get in front. That's huge when you have a goalie that's doing that for you. So it's no surprise he's been playing really, really well, and every time he's in there, he gives us a chance."

Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson made a series of high-quality saves that prevented the New York Islanders from converting early chances, including a cartwheel glove stop on Anders Lee, a breakaway stop on Simon Holmstrom, and a full split to deny Mathew Barzal. The Islanders controlled 70.3 percent of the expected goals in the first period, producing 10 scoring chances and five high-danger chances. The Capitals settled after drawing a penalty and converting a Tom Wilson power-play goal. Thompson finished with 30 saves on 31 shots and saved 3.21 goals above expected per MoneyPuck.

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