Henrik Lundqvist knows the legend of Terry Sawchuk. Of course he does. Sawchuk is the goaltender with whom the Swede is now tied for sixth on NHL all-time victory list at 445 following Thursday’s 4-3 Garden victory over the Blackhawks.
But until told recently, Lundqvist had not known that Sawchuk finished his career as a Ranger and gained the final three victories of 20-year career wearing the Blueshirt as Ed Giacomin’s backup in 1969-70, No. 445 coming with a flourish in a Feb. 1, 1970, 6-0 shutout of the Penguins at the Garden in which Dave Balon scored a hat trick.