Lindgren took the ice for Washington’s morning skate Monday to a cacophony of stick taps and cheers from his Capitals teammates.

Lindgren's deal follows the Caps' decision to re-sign fellow backstop Logan Thompson to a six-year, $35.1 million back in January, locking up their netminding duo for the foreseeable future. While Lindgren was seeing an even share of the duties for much of the year,

On Monday, the Washington Capitals handed out their second contract extension to a goaltender in six weeks with a three-year, $9 million deal signed by Charlie Lindgren.