Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist protects the net against the Washington Capitals during the second period of an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made his second straight start appeared in his 1,000th game with the Rangers, including regular season and playoff games, in Wednesday night's game against the Hurricanes at the Garden.
“You're talking about a guy who takes incredibly good care of himself,’’ coach David Quinn said of Lundqvist who, in his last start (Monday’s 3-2 overtime victory over Minnesota) passed Curtis Joseph for fifth on the all-time wins list, with his 455th.