Henrik Lundqvist News

Lundqvist took to Twitter on Thursday to announce that he will not be joining the Capitals for the upcoming season. "After many weeks of tests and conversations with specialists around the country, it's been determined that a heart condition will prevent me from taking the ice," Lundqvist said in the statement. Lundqvist was set to share the net with Ilya Samsonov this season but now Samsonov will receive the lion's share of the starts with either Pheonix Copley or Vitek Vanecek serving as his backup.

After a 15-year Hall of Fame career in New York, Lundqvist signs a one-year contract with Washington to split time with 23-year-old Ilya Samsonov. Since posting a .920 SV% in 2016, Lundqvist has gone 85-81-24 with a 2.96 GAA and .910 SV%. For Lundqvist to have better numbers in 2021, the Capitals will need to be better defensively than they were under Todd Reirden.

Lundqvist had one-year left with an $8.5 million cap-hit and the buy-out will cost the Rangers $5.5M in 2021 and $1.5M in 2022. The future Hall of Famer spent 15 years with the Rangers, going 459-310-96 with a 2.43 GAA, .918 SV% and 64 shutouts. The 2011-12 Vezina Trophy winner was 10-12-3 with a 3.16 GAA and .905 SV% in 2020 and will likely land with a goalie-needy team to wrap up his career.

Lundqvist gave up a goal on the first shot that he faced in Game 1 but settled in, stopping 34 of 37 shots in a 3-2 loss. He was a surprise starter with Igor Shesterkin deemed "unfit to play" and that will be the case again in Game 2. Lundqvist has now lost his last three playoff starts dating back to 2017, giving up 11 goals on 99 shots (.889 SV%).

Many were expecting to see Igor Shesterkin in Game 1 but he was deemed "unfit to play" so the veteran Lundqvist will get Game 1 vs. the Hurricanes. Lundqvist had a ton off success against the Hurricanes this season, going 3-0 while stopping 125 of 132 shots (.947 SV%). In his last playoff appearance (2017), King Henri was 6-6 while posting a 2.25 GAA and .927 SV% in 12 games.

Lundqvist stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Rangers' shutout win in Detroit on Saturday. It was a great outing for the veteran, who was starting for the first time in 21 days. Tonight he faces the Stars at Madison Square Garden, where he has gone 8-3-1 with a 2.76 GAA and .922 SV% in 13 games this season.

Lundqvist stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Rangers' shutout win in Detroit on Saturday. It was a great outing for the veteran, who was starting for the first time in 21 days. Tonight he faces the Stars at Madison Square Garden, where he has gone 8-3-1 with a 2.76 GAA and .922 SV% in 13 games this season.

With the Rangers carrying three goals, Lundqvist has not started since January 11th. The veteran allowed five goals on 29 shots that night and is 2-3-0 with a 3.35 GAA and .885 SV% in his last six appearances (five starts). Tonight he faces a Red Wings team that the Rangers beat last night, extending their losing streak to seven games--they've averaged 1.71 goals per game over that span.

Lundqvist gave up four goals on 29 shots in the Rangers loss in Calgary on January 2nd. Igor Shesterkin has won his first two starts but the Rangers will make sure that Lundqvist doesn't sit too long, giving him the nod tonight in St. Louis. He is a real ugly 2-6-2 with a 3.52 GAA and .893 SV% in 11 road appearances (nine starts) on the season.

Lundqvist stopped all six shots that he faced after replacing Alexandar Georgiev in the Rangers loss in Edmonton on Tuesday. Lundqvist was 2-3-1 with a 2.81 GAA and .909 SV% in the month of December and will make his 22nd start of the season tonight in Calgary. The road has been difficult for King Henrik this season, going 1-5-2 with a 3.46 GAA and .896 SV% in 10 appearances.

Lundqvist gave up five goals on 30 shots in the Rangers 5-1 loss to the Flyers on Monday. It was Lundqvist's fifth loss in his last six starts (1-3-2) and he's posted a 2.99 GAA and .898 SV% over that stretch. Tonight he faces Carolina for the third time this season--he is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .956 SV% in the first two meetings.

Lundqvist gave up three goals on 42 shots in the Rangers loss in Anaheim on Saturday. Lundqvist's personal losing streak has extended to four games but he's played well at Madison Square Garden this season. He is 6-3-1 with a .919 SV% on home-ice and catches the Ducks without many of their top-6 and on the tail-end of a back-to-back.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Rangers loss in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Alexandar Georgiev started Thursday but they'll come back to Lundqvist today in Anaheim. King Henrik has lost three in a row while posting a 3.04 GAA and .893 SV%, but today he faces a Ducks team that has lost eight of their last 11 while scoring just 2.36 goals per game.

Lundqvist allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Rangers loss in Vegas on December 2nd. Alexandar Georgiev has been superb in his last three starts but Lundqvist will get a start tonight in Los Angeles. He is 1-3-1 with a 3.81 GAA and .892 SV% on the road this season and gets set to face a Kings team that has lost four straight.

Lundqvist allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Rangers' loss in Boston on Friday. Despite Alexandar Georgiev posting a shutout on Saturday, the Rangers will come back to Lundqvist on Monday night. He was 5-2-2 with a 2.91 GAA and .916 SV% in November and comes into tonight's game at 6-2-1 with a 2.78 GAA and .924 SV% in 10 starts at Madison Square Garden this season.

Lundqvist allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Rangers' loss in Boston on Friday. Despite Alexandar Georgiev posting a shutout on Saturday, the Rangers will come back to Lundqvist on Monday night. He was 5-2-2 with a 2.91 GAA and .916 SV% in November and comes into tonight's game at 6-2-1 with a 2.78 GAA and .924 SV% in 10 starts at Madison Square Garden this season.