Capitals' Charlie Lindgren: Slated to start Thursday

Lindgren is expected to get the road start Thursday against the Maple Leafs, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Lindgren has largely supplanted Darcy Kuemper as the Capitals' lead goaltender in recent weeks -- Lindgren's 2.12 GAA and .929 save percentage behind an 8-2-0 record over the last 10 games is a big reason why the Capitals are currently sitting in a playoff position. A road start against the Maple Leafs is never an easy assignment but with Auston Matthews (illness) questionable and Toronto already without Mitchell Marner (ankle) and Morgan Rielly (upper body), Lindgren will have a chance to face a less potent Maple Leafs attack than normal. Those who have ridden the 30-year-old's fortunes to the fantasy playoffs should continue to do so.