While out, the team performed well in front of backup Antti Raanta, but when playoffs were closing in the team was happy to see their number netminder return. Until March 3rd, Lundqvist got hurt in Pittsburgh when Ryan Mcdonagh ran into him, following this, Lundqvist flipped the net over to stop play when the refs wouldn’t blow the whistle.
Late February the team and Lundqvist look like their game was coming back. The team’s defense gave up more than a handful of shots in the slot per game. The all-star goalie didn’t get the support he needed from the team in front of him. However, Lundqvist was not to blame for the way the team would lose games. Tampa Bay ended up defeating the Rangers in the final minutes of the third, while short-handed.įor the rest of the season, the team and goalie, that looked unstoppable looked mediocre at best. That streak lasted until they met up with a familiar foe in the Lightning.
With the play of Lundqvist, combined with the team in front of him, we saw the Rangers go on an early nine-game winning streak. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports the Tampa Bay Lighting.New York, NY, USA New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) leads the Rangers out onto the ice during the first period of game three of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers entered the 2015-16 season hungry to make another run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, after a disappointing Game 7 shutout loss at home vs. The only season he didn’t reach that mark, the lockout-shortened season of 2013-14. In 10 of the 11 seasons, Lundqvist has won 30 games or more. Lundqvist has obviously been a mainstay in net for the New York Rangers for 11 seasons now.
Now, 16 years later, the King continues to be the rock in the Rangers’ crease.Īfter an early elimination from the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs and an eye injury that had bothered him for a while as well, Henrik Lundqvist will be looking for a bounce-back season. By Michael Monti 6 years ago Back in 2000, if someone would have told you that the 205 th 7 th round pick would be a key player for the New York Rangers, that person would be considered crazy.
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