The NHL-leading Washington Capitals have signed goaltender Logan Thompson to a six-year contract extension worth $35.1 million. Thompson will count $5.85 million against the salary cap from when the new deal kicks in next season through 2030-31.

Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson has agreed to a six-year contract extension with an average annual value of $5.85 million.

It would have been a perplexing thought to many if they were told ahead of the season that the Washington Capitals were the NHL's best team and Logan Thompson was one of its top goaltenders past the halfway point.

Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson has agreed to a six-year contract extension with an average annual value of $5.85 million, an NHL source confirmed to ESPN