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Lundqvist will be between the pipes for the Rangers in game five.

Lundqivst allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Rangers 3-2 OT win in game four. The Rangers are now one win away from their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance since 1994. King Henrik leads the playoffs in wins (11), GAA (1.98) and SV% (.931). With Dustin Tokarski in goal for the Habs, New York has a huge advantage between the pipes.

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Lundqvist will be between the pipes for New York in game 3.

Lundqvist stopped 40 of 41 shots in the Rangers' 3-1 win in game 2. The Rangers were able to score 10 goals and win both games in Montreal and are back at home with a 2-0 series lead. King Henrik has posted a .952 SV% through two games and the Rangers have a distinct advantage in goal with Carey Price lost for the remainder of the round. A win tonight will give them a 3-0 straglehold of the series and have them one win away from the Stanley Cup Finals.

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Lundqvist will start for the Rangers in game 2.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Rangers dominant 7-2 win over the Canadiens in game 1. In game 2 and the remainder of the series, New York will have a decisive edge in goal because Carey Price is out for the rest of the Eastern Conference Final. The Rangers become heavy favourites whether it is Dustin Tokarski or Peter Budaj in the Habs' crease.

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Lundqvist will start game 7 for the second straight series.

Lundqvist stopped 36 of 37 shots in a 3-1 win in game 6. King Henrik has carried the Rangers in the last two games stopping 67 of 69 shots (.971 SV%). Tonight, he looks for his fifth consecutive game 7 victory, which would pass Ed Belfour, Patrick Roy and Cam Ward for the NHL record. In game 7 vs. the Flyers in round one, Henrik stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 2-1 win.

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Lundqvist will be in goal for the Rangers in game 6.

Lundqvist stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 5-1 win over the Penguins in game 5. It was a great outing for King Henrik and the Rangers, who had lost the previous three games. Tonight, New York has reason to be confident, because Lundqvist is 6-0 with a .965 SV% (two shutouts) in his last six home games while facing elimination from the playoffs. He is also 8-2 with a 1.38 GAA .953 SV% in his last 10 games (home and away) with the Rangers facing elimination.

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Lundqvist will start a must-win game 5 for New York.

Lundqvist allowed four goals on 27 shots in a 4-2 loss in game 4. The Rangers are in a tough spot, down 3-1 on the road vs. a red-hot goalie and a team full of talent. It appeared that the Rangers had the goaltending edge heading into the series, but Lundqvist's 2.53 GAA and .910 SV% has fallen short of Marc-Andre Fleury's strong play. King Henrik will need to bring his A-game into Consol Energy Center tonight if the Blueshirts are going to play another game in MSG this season.

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No surprises here, Henrik Lundqvist vs. Marc-Andre Fleury.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 15 shots in a 2-0 loss in game 3. Lundqvist was outduelled by Fleury, who posted his second straight shutout. New York's offence is struggling and nothing shows that more than their 0-34 skid on the power-play. King Henrik will need to turn in a big game in the Big Apple tonight to avoid going down 3-1 heading back to Pittsburgh.

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Lundqvist leads the Rangers into the ice for warmups.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 34 shots in a 3-0 loss in game 2 last night. Lundqivst played great, but looked exhausted towards the end of the game. The Rangers are averaging 1.75 goals in their last four games, so Lundqvist has been forced to be excellent. King Henrik has gone 3-1 with a 1.75 GAA and .924 SV% at Madison Square Garden in the playoffs.

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No morning skate for the Rangers, but Lundqivst is expected to start Game 3.

Lundqvist allowed two goals on 34 shots in a 3-0 loss in game 2 last night. Lundqivst played great, but looked exhausted towards the end of the game. The Rangers are averaging 1.75 goals in their last four games, so Lundqvist has been forced to be excellent. King Henrik has gone 3-1 with a 1.75 GAA and .924 SV% at Madison Square Garden in the playoffs.

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Lundqvist will be between the pipes for New York in game 2.

Lundqvist stopped 34 of 36 shots in Friday's 3-2 OT win in Game 1. Lundqvist was sharp all night and outplayed Marc-Andre Fleury to steal home-ice advantage. He has stopped 60 of the last 63 (.952 SV%) shots that he has faced. Expect the Penguins to come out flying on home-ice tonight, so King Henrik will need to be steady in goal yet again.

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Lundqvist will be in goal for the Rangers on Friday.

Lundqvist turned aside 26 of 27 shots to send the Flyers packing in game 7. He had a 2.11 GAA and .919 SV% in the first round, which shows the Rangers have the edge in goal. However, the Penguins have Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and more who Lundqvist had a 2.88 GAA and .898 SV% against this season.

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Lundqvist will be in goal for the Rangers in game 7.

Lundqvist was pulled after allowing four goals on 23 shots in the first two periods of last night's game 6 loss. Wayne Simmonds scored three of the four on King Henrik so you know the Rangers will be looking to shut him down tonight. Lundqivst will start his fifth career game 7, he is 1-3-0 with an .879 SV% in his first four.

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Lundqvist will be in goal for game 6.

Lundqvist stopped 24 of 26 shots in the 4-2 win over the Flyers in Game 5. Lundqvist has been excellent so far, posting a 1.81 GAA and .926 SV% in the first five games. His strong goaltending has the Rangers one game away from eliminating Philadelphia. In the first two games in Philly, King Henrik has only allowed three goals, while the Rangers have tallied five.

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Lundqvist will be in goal for Game 5.

Lundqvist was great again in game 4. He stopped 23 of 25 shots in the 2-1 loss that knotted the series up at 2-2. He has posted a 1.75 GAA and .927 SV% through the first four games of the series. Steve Mason out-duelled King Henrik in game 4, but the Rangers still have the clear edge in goal going forward.

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Lundqvist starts for the Rangers in game 1.

After a puzzling start to the season, Lundqvist managed to finish the season at 33-24-5 with a 2.36 GAA and .920 SV%. He enters the playoffs having gone 13-6-2 in his final 21 games. Lundqvist is a career 30-37 with a 2.28 GAA and .920 SV% in the postseason.

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Lundqvist will start on Thursday.

Lundqvist stopped 27 of 28 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Hurricanes. The win was his 32nd of the season and snapped a small two-game skid. For the Rangers, it is all about home-ice advantage in the first-round. Right now they sit two points up on the Flyers, but the Flyers have a game in hand. Tonight, King Henrik is a must-start and should be able to chalk up a W with relative ease.

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Lundqvist will start on Tuesday.

Lundqvist allowed three goals on 34 shots in a loss to the Senators on Saturday. He has lost two in a row and three of his last four with a 2.46 GAA and .925 SV%. The Rangers are fighting with the Flyers for home-ice advantage in the first-round of the playoffs, so expect King Henrik to potentially see all three of their remaining starts. Lundqvist is 2-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .931 SV% against the Hurricanes this season.

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Lundqvist will start for the Rangers.

Lundqvist stopped 34 of 35 shots in a 3-1 win over the Canucks on Tuesday. King Henrik has been exceptional as of late, winning nine of his last 12 starts while holding his opponents to 1.83 goals per game. Tonight, features two of the NHL's top goalies right now with Lundqvist going head-to-head with Semyon Varlamov.

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