"I think their first two goals were fortuitous bounces. The second one goes off a knee. Unfortunately, third one was a mental error. [Hagel] almost seemed like he fanned on it or whiffed on it, and it went off speed. It just handcuffed me. It's unfortunate that ended up being the game-winner because I thought overall - from the team standpoint, even the goalie standpoint - I felt good tonight."
"Unfortunately, that's sometimes how hockey works, and I'll take responsibility for that third one. It happens: just, error and in the back of the net. Ended up being the game winner. Sucks, but a lot of good things to go along with it."
Logan Thompson surrendered three goals in a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, ending his nine-game Quality Start streak. Per MoneyPuck, Thompson posted -1.31 goals saved above expected against Tampa Bay, the first negative value this season. His previous game allowing more than two goals occurred April 2, 2025, when Carolina scored five. Thompson described the first two goals as fortuitous bounces and called the third a mental error, noting Brandon Hagel's off-speed snap shot handcuffed him. The Capitals won six of those nine starts and have lost six of their last seven games.
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