Henrik Lundqvist is on Vacation with Mats Zuccarello

Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist is using the All-Star break to get in some extra work — on his tan.

A Page Six spy spotted the NHL star and teammate Mats Zuccarello lounging on the beach at the Gansevoort resort in Turks and Caicos on Thursday.

Lund­qvist — whose team has won three out of its last four games — is in the midst of a five-day break for Sunday’s NHL All-Star Game at the Staples Center in LA.

The only Ranger to make the All-Star squad this year is Ryan McDonagh.


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Henrik Lundqvist Post-Game Video Interview + Notes

Henrik Lundqvist stopped 24 of 26 shots he faced in the contest. He has allowed two goals or fewer in each of his last four appearances, posting a 3-1-0 record, along with a 1.50 GAA, a .945 SV% (104 saves on 110 shots), and 1 SO over the span.

Henrik Lundqvist Post-Game Video Interview + Notes

Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves, including 15 in the third period, to earn his third consecutive win and his 21st win of the 2016-17 season. He extended his winning streak to three games, and he has posted a 1.32 GAA, a .952 SV% (80 saves on 84 shots), and 1 SO over the three contests. Lundqvist has made at least 30 saves in a game nine times this season, and in the nine contests, he has posted an 8-1-0 record, along with a 1.99 GAA, a .944 SV%, and 1 SO. Lundqvist has started both ends of a back-to-back set 78 times in his career in the regular season. In the second game of those back-to-back sets, Lundqvist has posted a 50-21-7 record, along with a 2.05 GAA, a .929 SV%, and 8 SO.

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Henrik Lundqvist Post-Game Video Interview + Notes; Sets New Record in Win

Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 21 shots he faced to earn his 20th win of the season and the 394th win of his NHL career, as well as his 61st career NHL shutout. Lundqvist is the first goaltender in NHL history who has registered at least 20 wins in each of his first 12 seasons in the league. Lundqvist is the 10th goaltender in NHL history who has earned at least 20 wins in 12 or more seasons, joining Patrick Roy (17), Martin Brodeur (16), Ed Belfour (15), Tony Esposito (13), Chris Osgood (13), Grant Fuhr (12), Curtis Joseph (12), Roberto Luongo (12), and Rogie Vachon (12) as the only goaltenders to accomplish the feat. Lundqvist's 12 consecutive 20-win seasons are tied for the most in NHL history (Brodeur - 12 straight from 1995-96 - 2007-08; Esposito - 12 straight from 1969-70 - 1980-81). In addition, Lundqvist is one of three goaltenders who have earned 20 or more wins in at least 12 seasons with one franchise (Brodeur - New Jersey; Esposito - Chicago), and he is the only goaltender in Rangers history who has earned 20 wins in 12 seasons with the franchise. He earned his 20th win in his rookie season 11 years ago today (Jan. 22, 2006 vs. New Jersey). Lundqvist made his 719th career NHL appearance in today's contest, tying Olaf Kolzig for 22nd place on the NHL's all-time appearances list. He is the Rangers' all-time leader in appearances. In his last eight appearances against the Red Wings (dating back to Mar. 21, 2012), Lundqvist has posted a 6-1-1 record, along with a 1.10 GAA, a .960 SV%, and 4 SO.

Henrik Lundqvist Post-Game Video Interview + Notes

Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves to earn his 19th win of the 2016-17 season. Entering this season, Lundqvist was the only goaltender in NHL history who registered at least 20 wins in each of his first 11 seasons. He is the Rangers' all-time leader in appearances (718), wins (393), and saves (18,607)

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Henrik Lundqvist Post-Game Video Interview

Henrik Lundqvist Post-Game Video Interview + Notes

Henrik Lundqvist made 33 saves to earn his 18th win of the season. He has made at least 30 saves in eight games this season (including each of the last two contests); he has posted a 7-1-0 record, along with a 1.98 GAA, a .944 SV%, and 1 SO in games which he has made 30 or more saves in 2016-17. Lundqvist appeared in his 714th career NHL game, passing Andy Moog for sole possession of 23rd place on the NHL's all-time appearances list.

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Henrik Lundqvist Post-Game Video Interview + Notes

Henrik Lundqvist made 30 saves in tonight's contest to earn his 17th win of the season. The Rangers' all-time wins and shutouts leader has made at least 30 saves in seven games this season; he has posted a 6-1-0 record, along with a 1.70 GAA, a .952 SV%, and 1 SO. Lundqvist has earned a win in each of his last five appearances against the Flyers, posting a 1.75 GAA and a .944 SV% in those games. Since Mar. 6, 2011, Lundqvist has posted a 19-3-1 record, along with a 1.81 GAA, a .942 SV%, and 2 SO in 23 appearances against the Flyers. Lundqvist has started both ends of a back-to-back set 77 times in his NHL career; he has posted a 49-21-7 record, along with a 2.05 GAA, a .929 SV%, and 8 SO in the second game of those back-to-back sets. Lundqvist appeared in his 713th career NHL game in tonight's contest, tying Andy Moog for 23rd place on the NHL's all-time appearances list.

Dominik Hasek says Henrik Lundqvist is the Best European Goalie

The final three seasons of Dominik Hasek's NHL career were the first three of New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist. During the time when Hasek was putting a bow on his Hockey Hall of Fame career, when he won 389 NHL games and the Stanley Cup twice with the Detroit Red Wings, he remembered Lundqvist as a goalie whose game was balanced and consistent as early as his rookie season of 2005-06, when Lundqvist won 30 games and finished third in Vezina Trophy voting.

"There were a lot of outstanding goalies from Europe in the NHL, goalies who had one or two fantastic seasons but the next year it was not that good anymore," Hasek told NHL.com/cs writer Michael Langr. "But Henrik has shown great results and performance in the constant basis throughout the entire course of his career. If I look back at that, no other goaltender from Europe in the NHL can compare to him. From this point of view, he's been the best of all European goalies."

That's high praise from Hasek, a native of Pardubice, Czech Republic, and 2014 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee. One of the League's most successful goalies of the 1990s and 2000s, "The Dominator" won the Hart Trophy in consecutive seasons (1996-97, 1997-98) and the Vezina Trophy six times. He also helped the Czech Republic win its only gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and became the first Europe-born starting goalie to win the Cup in 2002.

Lundqvist got win No. 389 in his 709th NHL game, compared to Hasek's 735. However, Lundqvist has 55 shootout wins; Hasek has six, having played the first 595 games of his NHL career before the shootout was adopted for the 2005-06 season.

"Hats off for Henrik for how quickly he managed to reach such a number," Hasek said. "The truth is that new rules have helped him a bit with no more ties and with shootouts where you have the average of 50 percent of OT games end with your win. This can bring you about five to eight extra wins per season. But even with that, (389 wins) in just 705 games is a really great number."

You play because of wins. That's what makes this statistics so important. Sure, just the number of wins is not a testimony of the goalie's performance. If you are not lucky enough and you'll end up in a weaker team, obviously the wins will come up slower. But myself and Henrik, we both got lucky to play on teams that had been quite good."

Like Hasek, Lundqvist has plenty of experience in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Hasek competed in the postseason 13 times with the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres and Red Wings. Lundqvist has 10 playoff appearances, helped the Rangers advance to the Stanley Cup Final in 2014, and is making another push to win an elusive championship

"It's special to me," Lundqvist said Sunday of Hasek's record. "He's a player that's been a lot of inspiration for me growing up. I had posters of him on the wall. I remember watching him, highlights, how he played. He was the first guy I saw play paddle down. I didn't grow up with that style. It was something I watched. I went to practice and said, 'I'm going to try that because I saw Dominik do it.'

"To be up there with him now, it's special for sure. I think he's up there with some of the best, with [Martin] Brodeur and [Patrick] Roy and him. The way they could dominate the game was fun to watch."

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Henrik Lundqvist Post-Game Video Interview + Notes

Henrik Lundqvist made 25 saves, and stopped all 17 shots he faced over the final two periods, to earn his 16th win of the season. Lundqvist earned his 390th career NHL win in tonight's contest, passing Dominik Hasek to become the all-time leader in wins by a European-born goaltender in NHL history. Lundqvist passed Hasek for sole possession of 12th place on the NHL's all-time wins list. In addition, Lundqvist made his 711th career appearance with the Rangers in tonight's contest, tying Olaf Kolzig for the fourth-most appearances by a goaltender with one franchise in NHL history. The only goaltenders in NHL history who have appeared in more career games with one franchise than Lundqvist has with the Rangers are Martin Brodeur (New Jersey), Tony Esposito (Chicago), and Terry Sawchuk (Detroit).