We’ve looked at the top 5 centers, right wingers, and left wingers in Washington Capitals history. Next up is the goalies.
#5 Al Jensen
Al Jensen will come in at number five. During his six seasons with the Caps he enjoyed a career resurgence. First he played in 26 games during the 1981-82 season as a backup to Mike Palmateer, posting an 8-8-4 record.
The next two seasons saw Jensen and Pat Riggin form one of the top tandems in the league and the duo shared the William Jennings Trophy in 1984.
Jensen played in just 14 games the next season as he was dealing with injuries. He came back in the 1985-86 season to post a 28-9-3 record and help the Caps set a then franchise record 107 points.
His time with the Caps ended shortly after as the team went with Bob Mason in goal while trading Jensen to the Los Angeles Kings. After playing in 20 AHL games, he hung up his skates. Jensen finished his career playing in 173 games with the Caps with a 94-48-18 record with a 3.27 goals against average and an .883 save percentage.
Jensen finished top 10 in the Vezina Trophy voting twice including coming in third in the Vezina voting in 1983-84. In 1985-86, Jensen came in ninth.