The Rangers announced Monday that goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, the face of the franchise for 15 seasons from 2005 to 2020, will have his No. 30 jersey retired on Jan. 28, before a game at Madison Square Garden against the Minnesota Wild.
Lundqvist, the Are, Sweden, native who backstopped the Blueshirts to three Eastern Conference finals and one Stanley Cup Final, and who won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender in 2011-12, will be the 11th Ranger to have his number retired.
"Over the franchise’s history, only 11 Rangers players have earned the honor of having their numbers raised to the Garden rafters, where they forever serve as inspiration for others to follow,’’ Rangers owner James L.