Sportsnet: Stephen Whyno on the Washington Capitals may want to extend defenseman Jakob Chychrun before getting to pending UFA goaltenders Logan Thompson or Charlie Lindgren.

After getting a six-year, $35.1M contract done with pending UFA netminder Logan Thompson on Monday, the Capitals are looking to keep the other half of their goaltending tandem from reaching the open market.

After locking up Logan Thompson long-term, the Washington Capitals are reportedly also trying to hold on to Charlie Lindgren. Per ESPN's Kevin Weekes, Washington is exploring a potential contract extension for Lindgren,

The Washington Capitals are on top of the Metropolitan Division heading into February. After they were swept out of the playoffs last year, they changed their goaltending and it has worked perfectly.