Overview
- Charlie Lindgren was ruled out with an upper-body injury on Friday, leading Washington to sign Parker Milner to a professional tryout to back up starter Logan Thompson in Anaheim.
- Milner, 35, last played professionally in 2019–20 and now works as a food editor in Charleston while serving the Capitals as a regular practice goaltender.
- He dressed for his first NHL game, wore No. 1, and took a traditional rookie lap, though he did not enter the game.
- A longtime fixture in the organization, Milner previously played for AHL Hershey and ECHL South Carolina and once partnered with Thompson in South Carolina; he also held a short-term NHL deal in 2018–19 as playoff emergency depth.
- Coach Spencer Carbery said Lindgren is out, with Washington expected to consider an AHL recall if needed, while new CBA rules taking effect next season will formalize team-employed emergency backups and would make Milner ineligible for that role.