Right now Henrik Lundqvist may be the most important player to any team in the entire NHL. Only Evgeni Malkin and perhaps Pavel Datsyuk come in to the same discussion. However unlike the Rangers, neither Pittsburgh nor Detroit has the same team wide goal scoring woes as the Rangers. The Wings have scored 27 goals more than the Rangers while the Pens (decimated by injury) have scored over 20 more at time of writing.
No one does more with so little than Lundqvist. It’s this lack of support and margin for error why the Swede should be a front runner for both the Vezina and the Hart Trophy. Everyone knows the Rangers goalie has been spectacular but it’s the reliability and consistency that set him apart from his peers.
Lundqvist leads the lead in shutouts. He is fifth in wins but has played at least 6 games less than everyone ahead of him in that statistic. Of goalies who have started more only one in the league has a better GAA than Lundqvist’s 1.82 and that is Brian Elliot who has pla...
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February 02, 2012
Henrik Lundqvist came out on top in a duel of goalies, stopping 34 shots through overtime and four of five in a shootout in the New York Rangers' 1-0 win over Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
Ryan Callahan scored the decisive goal by driving in on Miller, faking right and then snapping a shot in the open left side as the Eastern Conference-leading Rangers...
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February 01, 2012
Even with the New York Giants gearing up for their rematch with the New England Patriots in this year’s Super Bowl, Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is doing his best to make sure the G-Men aren’t grabbing all the headlines in the Big Apple.
Fresh off of an All Star weekend, for which he served as an assistant captain on Team Alfredsson, King Henrik continued to show...
Via NY Rangers Blog
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February 02, 2012
Henrik Lundqvist has been nominated for ESPN's "Best of the Best" for his shootout save against Brad Boyes last night.He is currently getting crushed in the poll by LA Clippers Blake Griffin's dunk last night.Let's get Hank the win. Vote here: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/fp/flashPollResultsState?sportIndex=sportscenter&pollId=132633 H/T to readers BBeck...
Via Running With The Devils
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January 31, 2012
With 34 games left in the regular season and 9 of those 34 games coming against either the Bruins, the Flyers or the Rangers, there is no easing back into it for the New Jersey Devils. Tonight, the hated Rangers come to town and it appears that Henrik Lundqvist has the night off. Not sure if that means the Rangers don’t take us seriously or that they just need to res t Lundqvist...
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January 31, 2012
NEWARK N.J. (AP) -- All-Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist won't be in net for the New York Rangers when they play the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night, ending a string of 32 consecutive starts against the metropolitan area rivals.
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January 31, 2012
All-Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist won't be in net for the New York Rangers when they play the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night, ending a string of 32 consecutive starts against the metropolitan area rivals. Rangers coach John Tortorella said Tuesday that backup Martin Biron will get the call in the team's first game following the All-Star break.
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February 01, 2012
Henrik Lundqvist came out on top in a duel of goalies, stopping 34 shots through overtime and four of five in a shootout in the New York Rangers' 1-0 win over Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. Ryan Callahan scored the decisive goal by driving in on Miller, faking right and then snapping a shot in the open left side as the Eastern Conference-leading Rangers bounced back...
Via NY Rangers Blog
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February 01, 2012
The New York Rangers (32-12-5) defeated the Buffalo Sabres (21-24-6) by the score of 1-0 in a shootout, tonight. For a boxscore and recap go to Yahoo! Sports....now that's what you call a good old fashion goaltending duel. As a former netminder, that was fun to watch....guess the extra day of rest did Lundqvist well. That shootout save on Boyes has to be a save of the year nominee...
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February 04, 2012
The New York Rangers are the best team in the Eastern Conference. They lead the conference with 69 points and are two points behind the Detroit Red Wings for best overall in the NHL. The Rangers have a three point lead on the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers. The Rangers and Flyers will meet on Sunday afternoon. The question though is are the Rangers legit, can they...
Via The Rangers Tribune
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February 01, 2012
The New York Rangers have been strong in the second half of back-to-backs all throughout this season, but they were anything but strong tonight in Buffalo. Actually, based on their play in regulation, I don’t think they deserved to win the game, but their goaltender felt otherwise and carried them to victory pretty much singlehandedly. It’s a win and obviously anytime you can...
Via NY Post
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February 01, 2012
The Rangers had their way for four years. Long enough, the Devils say.
Notwithstanding they didn’t have to deal with Henrik Lundqvist, the Jersey Boys grasped gratefully at the chance to start reversing the flow of the Battle of the Hudson with last night’s remarkable and stunning 4-3...
Via NY Post
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February 01, 2012
The most singular weapon the Blueshirts have had over the last seven seasons while inexorably tilting the Battle of the Hudson toward the shores of Manhattan remained on the bench last night in Newark. Henrik Lundqvist, the answer to the question, “Who Was That Masked Man?” as the Lone Ranger...
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February 01, 2012
Standings: Sabres (21-24-5), Rangers (31-12-5)
NYR Leading Scorer: Marian Gaborik (25-16-41)
NJD Leading Scorer: Jason Pominville (17-30-47)
NYR Goaltender: Henrik Lundqvist (36 GS, 1.87 GAA, .940 SV%)
NJD Goaltender: Ryan Miller (31 GS, 2.99 GAA, .900 SV%)
Rangers Lines (probable):
Carl Hagelin-Derek Stepan-Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky-Brian Boyle-Ryan Callahan
Ruslan...
Via Red Light District Hockey
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February 02, 2012
The Morning After:Yesterday’s results:Rangers 1, Sabres 0 (SO)Maple Leafs 1, Penguins 0Panthers 4, Capitals 2Ducks 6, Stars 2Kings 3, Blue Jackets 2RLD 3 stars of the night:1. Henrik Lundqvist, NYR (34 saves, shutout)2. James Reimer, TOR (25 saves, shutout)3. Jamie Benn, DAL (1 goal, 2 assists)---Tonight’s slate:Hurricanes @ Bruins, 7:00 ETCanadiens @ Devils, 7:00Predators @...
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