Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves in regulation and overtime, and stopped three of four shooters he faced in the shootout, to earn his 15th win of the season. Lundqvist earned his 389th career NHL win in tonight's contest, tying Dominik Hasek for the most wins by a European-born goaltender in league history. In addition, Lundqvist tied Hasek for 12th place on the NHL's all-time wins list. In his last three starts, Lundqvist has posted a 3-0-0 record, along with a 0.98 GAA and a .967 SV% (87 saves on 90 shots). Lundqvist has posted a 14-5-1 record, along with a 2.19 GAA, a .927 SV%, and 1 SO in his last 20 starts, and he has allowed two goals or fewer in 14 of the 20 games. Lundqvist has now played both games of a back-to-back 76 times in the regular season in his NHL career. In the second game of the back-to-back set, Lundqvist has posted a 48-21-7 record, along with a 2.05 GAA, a .929 SV%, and 8 SO.
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