This season, Henrik Lundqvist will play the least amount of games in his career since his rookie season. At 49 games played, he will likely only start another 4 or 5 of the remaining 9 contests for a total of 53 or 54.
Age and Circumstances a factor
The only other two times he played less was 2012 and 2015. In 2012-13 lockout shortened season he played 43 of the 48 game schedule. The 2014-15 season, Lundqvist was struck in the neck by a puck forcing him to miss 25 games, yet he finished with 46 starts.