Thompson Left to Fight a Stacked Net Front

Logan Thompson finished with 22/27 and a save percentage that didn’t tell the whole story — he was repeatedly tested on the kinds of chances that beat goalies more often than routine shots. Seattle’s attackers generated higher-quality opportunities, and those chances were worth more than four goals against him: his expected goals against was 4.06 (that is, the chances he faced were collectively valued at about four goals). He made just 5 saves on 10 high-danger shots, and the crowding in front of the net forced him into a series of do-or-die stops.

That shows in his goals-saved-above-expected number, -0.94, which captures that the result was worse than the average goalie would have produced given the looks. In plain terms: Washington’s breakdowns around the crease handed Seattle cleaner looks, and Thompson had to overwork to keep the game close. The final score feels like a team defensive failure that left the goalie undermatched more than a lone collapse.