The Washington Capitals and goaltender Logan Thompson agreed to a six-year contract extension worth $35.1 million on Monday.

Logan Thompson knew that leaving the Vegas Golden Knights behind wouldn't be easy, but it was a necessary step to push his career forward. It landed him with the Washington Capitals, who have proven to be the perfect fit — and will now remain home for the long haul.

Logan Thompson made 32 saves, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas scored goals, and the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 3-1.

Capitals goalie Logan Thompson spoke out after signing a massive six-year contract extension on Monday afternoon.

Goaltender Logan Thompson has signed a six-year contract with the Washington Capitals after 27 games with the team.

CALGARY -- Logan Thompson made 32 saves to help the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 win against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday.

Logan Thompson made 32 saves in his hometown one day after signing a contract extension with Washington, helping the Capitals beat the host Calgary Flames 3-1 on Tuesday night.

The 27-year-old was stellar in net, coming up with several key stops, including two on breakaways, to keep the Flames at bay. Coleman's deflection was the only shot that beat him, but that's hardly on him, and everything he saw, he stopped.

A day after signing a six-year extension, Logan Thompson made 32 saves in his hometown as the Capitals bounced back from Saturday’s loss at Vancouver.

Once he was ready to do it, we were ready to execute.” Thompson has been working his way toward this deal and the financial security and term it offers for a decade now, since his junior hockey days with the Grande Prairie Storm of the AJHL and the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL.

Credit to Pierre-Luc Dubois, who continues to be red-hot for Washington, scoring his 11th of the season less than two minutes into regulation. He has points in three of his last four games and 24 in his last 25, the most on the team over that span.