"Buddy had moneyline Tampa Bay" - NHL fans react to Charlie Lindgren's bizarre own goal against Lightning

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4, but one moment stood out. Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren scored in the team’s net in a strange error.

At 7:25 in the third period, Brayden Point finished his hat trick when Lindgren accidentally shot the puck into his net. Lindgren had left the net to play the puck behind the boards but misfired, giving Tampa Bay a 4-3 lead.

B/R Open Ice posted the clip on X - formerly Twitter.

“CHARLIE LINDGREN JUST SHOT THE PUCK INTO HIS OWN NET 😳”.

Fans noticed the error and started reacting to Lindgren.

“Buddy had moneyline Tampa Bay.” One fan joked.

"Bro had plans after the game no OT for him 😂" another fan said.

"Omg my caps friends irl are not gonna see the light of day lmao I’m never gonna let it go" a fan mentioned.

Here are some more reactions to Charlie Lindgren on X - formerly Twitter:

"I was kinda wondering if they were going to give him a delay of game penalty for firing that puck into the stands. 👀😂😂" a fan wrote.

"How nice of him to give the fans the Brayden point hat trick puck 😭😭😭" another fan wrote.

"It happens.. when I was in 4th grade playing on my school’s soccer team as midfielder, during an attempted clearing I kicked the ball & accidentally scored on our net whilst checking back and broke the scoreless deadlock.. 👦🏻⤵️🏝️ …. We LOST 💔💔 ♾ MARRED 🤭🤭🦵🏻⚽️ ➡️🥅 …😂" a fan shared his own experience.

Despite the mistake, the Capitals recovered and won the game. The odd play became memorable in Charlie Lindgren and Washington Capitals’s victory.

Washington Capital’s third-period dominance covered for Charlie Lindgren’s error

On Wednesday, the Washington Capitals (15-6-1) beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 in a close game at Amalie Arena.

Brayden Point scored first for Tampa (11-8-2) at 3:58 of the first period with a backhand shot. He added another goal at 12:27, scoring on a power play with a wrist shot off Nikita Kucherov’s pass.

Andrew Mangiapane reduced the lead to 2-1 in the second period with a redirection from Lars Eller’s one-timer. Aliaksei Protas tied it 2-2 with a short-handed goal at 12:29. Michael Eyssimont restored Tampa’s lead at 19:16, scoring on a backhand after winning a puck battle.

Dylan Strome tied it 3-3 in the third period with a shot from the left circle. Point completed a hat trick at 7:25, giving Tampa a 4-3 lead. John Carlson tied it 4-4 at 10:30. Tom Wilson scored the winner on a power-play tip-in at 16:34.