Golden Knights trade Thompson to Capitals for picks

The Vegas Golden Knights traded goaltender Logan Thompson to the Washington Capitals for pick No. 83 and a 2025 third-rounder, the teams announced.

Thompson had requested a trade, Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon confirmed.

Vegas used the 83rd selection on the 6-foot-5 Belarusian netminder Pavel Moysevich. He posted a .942 save percentage in 13 KHL games in 2023-24.

Thompson is entering the last year of his contract with a sub-league minimum cap hit of $766,667. He'll be an unrestricted free agent in 2025.

The 27-year-old owns a lifetime .912 save percentage and a 2.67 goals against average in 103 career games.

Thompson appeared in a career-high 46 games in 2023-24, posting a .908 save percentage and a 2.70 goals against average. He stopped 6.85 goals above expected, per Evolving-Hockey.

Thompson will likely share the Capitals' crease with fellow lefty goalie Charlie Lindgren in 2024-25. Washington traded veteran netminder Darcy Kuemper earlier in the offseason to the Los Angeles Kings for Pierre-Luc Dubois.

The trade leaves an opening in Vegas' crease behind Adin Hill.

Thompson had a previously scheduled autograph signing at the draft and still honored it despite the trade.