The Capitals' best goalies
Olie Kolzig has the most wins of the 56 goalies who played with the Capitals, 301 in 711 games. Braden Holtby is 2nd with 282. Charlie Lindgren is tied for 5th, with 70; 25 more passes Al Jensen for 4th.
The Capitals' goalies this season
- Logan Thompson10 games67 with the Capitals, tied for the 8th-most in Capitals history. 4 more puts him past Pete Peeters, Jim Carey and Charlie Lindgren for 5th.5wins
- Charlie Lindgren5 games70 with the Capitals, tied for the 5th-most in Capitals history.3wins
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1975–79
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | wins | shutouts | saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olie Kolzig1989 – 2008 · 711 games | 301 | 35 | 18,013 |
| 2 | Braden Holtby2010 – 2020 · 468 games | 282 | 35 | 12,353 |
| 3 | Don Beaupre1988 – 1994 · 269 games | 128 | 12 | 6,036 |
| 4 | Al Jensen1981 – 1987 · 173 games | 94 | 8 | 3,949 |
| T5 | Pete Peeters1985 – 1989 · 139 games | 70 | 7 | 3,092 |
| T5 | Jim Carey1994 – 1997 · 139 games | 70 | 14 | 2,954 |
| T5 | Charlie Lindgren2022 – 2027 · still playing | 70 | 8 | 3,587 |
| +3 this season · passes Al Jensen for 4th in 42 games at his pace | ||||
| T8 | Pat Riggin1982 – 1986 · 143 games | 67 | 6 | 3,125 |
| T8 | Logan Thompson2024 – 2027 · still playing | 67 | 6 | 2,749 |
| +5 this season · passes Pete Peeters, Jim Carey and Charlie Lindgren for 5th in 8 games at his pace | ||||
| 10 | Jose Theodore2008 – 2010 · 104 games | 62 | 3 | 2,646 |
| 11 | Michal Neuvirth2008 – 2014 · 134 games | 59 | 7 | 3,286 |
| 12 | Ilya Samsonov2019 – 2022 · 89 games | 52 | 6 | 2,105 |
| 13 | Philipp Grubauer2012 – 2018 · 101 games | 43 | 6 | 2,413 |
| 14 | Vitek Vanecek2020 – 2022 · 79 games | 41 | 6 | 1,950 |
| 15 | Clint Malarchuk1987 – 1989 · 96 games | 40 | 5 | 2,187 |
| T16 | Bob Mason1983 – 1990 · 76 games | 35 | 1 | 1,752 |
| T16 | Darcy Kuemper2022 – 2024 · 90 games | 35 | 6 | 2,358 |
| 18 | Brent Johnson2005 – 2009 · 96 games | 34 | 1 | 2,548 |
| T19 | Ron Low1974 – 1977 · 145 games | 30 | 1 | 3,989 |
| T19 | Semyon Varlamov2008 – 2011 · 59 games | 30 | 4 | 1,500 |
| 21 | Jim Hrivnak1989 – 1993 · 59 games | 28 | 0 | 1,288 |
| 22 | Mike Liut1989 – 1992 · 64 games | 27 | 2 | 1,357 |
| 23 | Tomas Vokoun2011-12 · 48 games | 25 | 4 | 1,191 |
| 24 | Wayne Stephenson1979 – 1981 · 76 games | 22 | 1 | 1,792 |
| T25 | Dave Parro1980 – 1984 · 77 games | 21 | 2 | 1,932 |
wins by decade
2020s
- › Charlie Lindgren2022 – 2027 · 146 games70
- › Logan Thompson2024 – 2027 · 111 games67
- Ilya Samsonov2019 – 2022 · 89 games52
- Vitek Vanecek2020 – 2022 · 79 games41
- Darcy Kuemper2022 – 2024 · 90 games35
2010s
- Braden Holtby2010 – 2019 · 420 games257
- Michal Neuvirth2009 – 2014 · 129 games57
- Philipp Grubauer2012 – 2018 · 101 games43
- Jose Theodore2009-10 · 47 games30
- Semyon Varlamov2009 – 2011 · 53 games26
2000s
- Olie Kolzig1999 – 2008 · 512 games228
- Brent Johnson2005 – 2009 · 96 games34
- Jose Theodore2008-09 · 57 games32
- Craig Billington1999 – 2003 · 47 games11
- Cristobal Huet2007-08 · 13 games11
1990s
- Don Beaupre1989 – 1994 · 258 games123
- Olie Kolzig1989 – 1999 · 199 games73
- Jim Carey1994 – 1997 · 139 games70
- Jim Hrivnak1989 – 1993 · 59 games28
- Mike Liut1989 – 1992 · 64 games27
1980s
- Al Jensen1981 – 1987 · 173 games94
- Pete Peeters1985 – 1989 · 139 games70
- Pat Riggin1982 – 1986 · 143 games67
- Clint Malarchuk1987 – 1989 · 96 games40
- Bob Mason1983 – 1987 · 60 games31
1975–79
- Ron Low1974 – 1977 · 145 games30
- Bernie Wolfe1975 – 1979 · 119 games20
- Jim Bedard1977 – 1979 · 73 games17
- Gary Inness1978-79 · 37 games14
- Gary Smith1977-78 · 17 games2
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Method
- Every goalie who played with the Capitals, ranked by wins over his games there. Regular-season games only.
- A goalie's wins are his starts'.
- A decade counts his wins with the Capitals in its seasons.