The Washington Capitals announced Saturday that goaltender Charlie Lindgren has been placed on the injured reserve. In a corresponding roster move, netminder Hunter Shepard has been recalled from the AHL’s Hershey Bears.

Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren left Friday night’s contest versus the Montreal Canadiens after sustaining an upper-body injury. The incident occurred early in the second period when Capitals forward Brandon Duhaime shoved Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki into Lindgren.

Going into the second, Montreal brought a sense of energy and vigor that Washington must’ve left in their locker room. While the second period has been a weaker period for D.C. this season, this was the second consecutive period that the team was absolutely dominated and saw the ice tilted the other way.

Nick Suzuki scored with 3:45 left in overtime to lift the visiting Montreal Canadiens over the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.

The Montreal Canadiens didn’t just slip past the Washington Capitals, on a Nick Suzuki 3-2 overtime goal on Friday night. The visiting Habs dictated the tempo of play, holding the Eastern Conference-leading Caps to a season-low 17 shots on net for an opponent to improve to 20-18-3 overall and 12-5 since Dec.