Charlie Lindgren receives shoutout from Spencer Carbery after recording second career assist in win over Sharks: 'You picked up an apple!'

"The 31-year-old backstop stopped a clear-in from the Sharks behind his net and played the puck to Matt Roy, who sprung Leonard with a breakout pass. "It feels pretty good," he said of the assist postgame. "It feels pretty good, not going to lie. You know, I think that was maybe my second career apple in NHL, but a heck of a play by Lenny there.""

""The save on Goodrow, it's 0-0 game, there's a couple big saves," he said. "If they go up 1-0, I'm not saying that's going to change the entire game, but it's a different game. You're chasing it now, and you're down 1-0, back-to-back. Does that change the outcome? I'm not sure, but it certainly would change that first period and how it went.""

Charlie Lindgren stopped 23 of 24 shots and saved 2.01 more goals than expected, according to MoneyPuck. He recorded his second career assist on Ryan Leonard's third-period goal after stopping a clear-in and playing the puck to Matt Roy, who sprung Leonard with a breakout pass. Lindgren described the assist as feeling "pretty good" and called it perhaps his second career "apple" in the NHL. Capitals coach Spencer Carbery singled out Lindgren's early saves, including a key stop on Goodrow that preserved a 0-0 game. Lindgren registered the assist in his 10th appearance this season after a 100-game scoreless stretch since March 21, 2023.

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