30-for-30 - Henrik Lundqvist tied a single-game season-high with 43 saves, and made 21 saves in the third period, to earn his 30th win of the 2016-17 season and his 404th career NHL win. He is the first goaltender in NHL history who has earned at least 30 wins in 11 of his first 12 seasons, and he is only the third goaltender in NHL history who has registered 30 or more wins in at least 11 different seasons (Martin Brodeur - 14; Patrick Roy - 13). By earning his 404th career NHL win in tonight's contest, Lundqvist passed Grant Fuhr for sole possession of 10th place on the league's all-time wins list, and he is now three wins away from tying Glenn Hall for ninth place on the NHL's all-time wins list. In addition, Lundqvist passed Martin Brodeur for the most wins by a goaltender in his first 12 seasons in NHL history. Lundqvist made at least 40 saves in a game for the 20th time in the regular season in his NHL career; he has posted a 12-1-7 record, along with a 1.67 GAA, a .962 SV%, and 4 SO in those contests. Lundqvist has made at least 30 saves in 19 games this season, and in those 19 contests, he has posted a 16-3-0 record, along with a 1.98 GAA, a .945 SV%, and 1 SO. Lundqvist has made at least 30 saves in each of his last four appearances and in nine of his last 12 appearances. In addition, Lundqvist has posted a 12-5-1 record, along with a 2.26 GAA, a .930 SV%, and 1 SO in his last 19 appearances. He has been selected as the game's First Star 14 times this season, which ranks second among all NHL players this season (Sergei Bobrovsky - 15).
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