PITTSBURGH – With Alexandar Georgiev starting in both ends of the season-ending back-to-back, Henrik Lundqvist finished with 52 appearances, the third fewest in his career. Only in the 2012-13 lockout season, in which he played 43 (of the team’s 48) games, and the 2014-15 season when he was limited to 46 regular season games because of a broken blood vessel in his neck did he have fewer appearances.
Lundqvist’s 18 victories were the fewest he’s ever had in his 14 seasons – ending an NHL-record streak of 13 straight seasons of 20 or more wins – and his goals against average (3.