Former Brock Badger Logan Thompson has been selected as the National Hockey League’s (NHL) First Star of the Week for the week ending Jan. 19.
The Washington Capitals’ netminder posted a flawless 3-0-0 record during the week which included a pair of back-to-back shutouts while registering a 0.33 goals against average and a .984 save percentage.
Thompson’s first of two shutouts during the week came in a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Jan. 14, where he stopped all 25 shots he faced. He continued his shutout streak with a 1-0 overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators on Jan. 16, making 24 saves for the road win.
The 27-year-old clipped a career-long 198:22 shutout streak — the third-longest in Capitals history — spanning from the second period of Washington’s matchup against the Nashville Predators on Jan. 11 to the third period of their contest against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jan. 18.
The Capitals defeated the Penguins 4-1 with Thompson earning 18 of 19 stops. The win marked his 21st of the season as he became the fastest goalie in franchise history to reach the 21-win plateau (26 games played).
Over the course of the week, Thompson stopped 61 of 62 shots, leading him to rank tied for first among goalies with a .927 save percentage.
The Calgary-native is also third best in the league with 23 wins and has the second-best goals against average among qualified netminders (2.05).
Thompson’s sensational 23-2-3 record is a big reason why the Capitals sit first in the NHL with a 34-11-5 record as Washington is one of only two teams in the league with a points percentage greater than .700, earning .730 points per game.
This is the second time Thompson has been named one of the NHL’s Stars of the Week after being named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week last season, for the week ending March 31, 2024, when he was a member of the Vegas Golden Knights.
Last season with the Golden Knights, Thompson recorded a 25-14-5 record while posting a 2.70 goals against average and a .908 save percentage.
Prior to his time in Vegas, Thompson played in the ECHL with the South Carolina Stingrays in the 2019-20 season. This was preceded by a season with the Brock Badgers, where he eclipsed an 18-6-0 record with a 2.22 goals-against average and .934 save percentage while being named both OUA Rookie of the Year and OUA Goaltender of the Year in the 2018-19 season.
Thompson and the Washington Capitals return to the ice in Ottawa with a matchup against the Senators on Jan. 30. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
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