| Henrik Lundqvist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2023 | |||
 Lundqvist in 2025 | |||
| Born | (1982-03-02)2 March 1982 (age 43) Åre, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | Frölunda HC New York Rangers | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | 205th overall,2000 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2020 | ||
| Website | www | ||
Henrik Lundqvist (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈhɛ̌nːrɪkˈlɵ̂nːdkvɪst]; born 2 March 1982) is a Swedish former professionalice hockey player. He played as agoaltender for 15 seasons in theNational Hockey League (NHL) with theNew York Rangers. Before winning theVezina Trophy in 2012, he was nominated in each of his first three seasons, and is the only goaltender in NHL history to record eleven 30-win seasons in his first twelve seasons. He holds the record for most wins by a European-born goaltender in the NHL. His dominating play during his rookie season resulted in theNew York media and Rangers fans giving him the nickname "King Henrik".[1]
Lundqvist is considered abutterfly style goaltender, though unorthodox because of the aggressive way he performs the butterfly.[2] He is best known for his athleticism, strong positional play, concentration on tracking pucks, upright torso stance and quick reflexes.[3] Lundqvist was inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame in 2023.[4]
In Europe before the NHL, Lundqvist played forFrölunda HC in SwedishElitserien. During his years in Sweden, he developed into the league's finest goaltender, winning theHonken Trophy in three consecutive seasons (2003, 2004, and 2005). In 2005, he also won two of the most prestigious awards in Swedish ice hockey, theGuldpucken (Golden Puck) and theGuldhjälmen (Golden Helmet). Internationally, he played for theSweden men's national team. During the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin, he led Sweden to their second Olympicgold medal. He was inducted into theIIHF Hall of Fame in 2025.
Lundqvist grew up with his identical twin brotherJoel inÅre,Jämtland, an area wherealpine skiing is the most popular winter activity, though Henrik and Joel chose to playice hockey over the more popular winter sports. During the winters, their kindergarten teachers used the kindergarten's 9 m × 3 m (29.5 ft × 9.8 ft) sandpit to freeze an outdoor ice rink where the twins would frequently skate. Their interest in hockey grew even stronger when their father Peter took the twins to seeVästra Frölunda HC play inScandinavium,Gothenburg. Henrik has said he and Joel were very competitive growing up, in sports as well as school.[5] Peter worked for a company which sponsored Frölunda, and Henrik and Joel saw many games in Scandinavium, where Frölunda became their favorite team. In 1990, Henrik and Joel joinedJärpens IF and started playing organized hockey for the first time. During one practice, when the coach asked if anyone wanted to be a goaltender, Joel grabbed and raised Henrik's arm and said that his brother would like to. In 1993, the family moved toBåstad,Skåne, in southern Sweden to support their older sister Gabriella'stennis career. Henrik and Joel then joined local teamRögle BK, and were both selected for Scania's regional team inSverigepucken in 1995. Henrik was selected to play for Scania inTV-pucken in 1996, and in 1997, when Joel was also selected. During the 1997–98 season, Henrik and Joel were extensively scouted by Frölunda, and while playing for Rögle in the 1998 Scandinavium Cup in Gothenburg, Frölunda's junior team manager and under-16 coachJanne Karlsson contacted their father, who told Henrik and Joel about Frölunda's interest in them while driving home to Båstad.[6]
After having a successful pre-season, Lundqvist made hisElitserien debut in the season opener on 21 September 2000 in a 4–2 loss againstBrynäs IF. Lundqvist bounced back and recorded his first win in the following away game againstIF Björklöven, stopping 18 shots and only allowing one goal while being short-handed. In his third straight start, Lundqvist allowed two early first period goals in a game againstTimrå IK and was pulled in favour of veteran goaltenderHåkan Algotsson. Lundqvist would dress for only ten more games that season and earned only one start, a shootout loss toDjurgårdens IF. Lundqvist lost his roster spot to American veteran goaltenderPat Jablonski, who joined the team in October.Tommy Boustedt, the coach of the team at the time, later said that:
Malfeasance, I think in hindsight, that he didn't get to start in more games that season. He showed then that he was that good. He should have played more, no doubt about it.
Lundqvist played in nine games for IF Mölndal Hockey in the Swedish second tierAllsvenskan before joining Frölunda's junior team in theJ20 SuperElit in December. After his poor play in Allsvenskan and a tough start in the J20 SuperElit, he allowed six goals in an exhibition game against Canada. National junior team coaches Bo "Kulon" Lennartsson and Mikael Tisell were worried and decided to have a talk with Lundqvist, where they questioned his motivation.[citation needed] Lundqvist's turning point came at the turn of the year at the2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships inMoscow, where he led the Swedish national junior's team to a fourth-place finish in the tournament. He spent the rest of the season in the J20 SuperElit where he played 18 games, leading the league in minutes played by a goaltender. In the playoffs, he led Frölunda to their second straightAnton Cup win, which came in a 5–2 win overLeksands IF in the final at theStockholm Globe Arena.
In December 2004,The Hockey News rated Lundqvist the sixth-best European prospect, the lone goaltender in their European top-ten list. Also in December, Lundqvist joined fellow future Rangers prospectAl Montoya on McKeen's list of top goaltending prospects, where he was ranked seventh in the group.[7]
During the2004–05 season, Lundqvist broke four Swedish national records: lowestgoals against average (1.05), highestsave percentage (.962), longest goalless streak (at 172 minutes and 29 seconds) and most shutouts in a season (6). He was also named Best Goaltender, Best Player and was selected as the league's MVP by fellow players.
In 180 appearances with Frölunda, he amassed a 1.96goals against average (GAA) and a .927save percentage, leading them to four consecutive playoff appearances and winning two titles in 2003 and 2005.
At the beginning of his rookie season in2005–06, Lundqvist was slotted into the Rangers lineup as a backup to starting goaltenderKevin Weekes. After losing Weekes to injury in the second game of the season against theMontreal Canadiens, Lundqvist made his long-anticipated NHL debut on 8 October 2005, against theNew Jersey Devils, stopping 24 of 27 shots in a 3–2 overtime loss.[8] Five days later, on 13 October, Lundqvist made his home debut in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,200 atMadison Square Garden in what was his first NHL win, a 4–1 victory against the Devils.[9] Lundqvist, who would be known throughout his NHL career and international play simply as "The King," was first given this nickname by theNew York Post Rangers beat columnist, Larry Brooks, on 16 October, following Lundqvist's performance against theAtlanta Thrashers, a 5–1 victory for the Rangers.[10]Larry Brooks, in describing Lundqvist's performance in the game wrote the following:
"When it was over, when the Rangers had sewn up the 5–1 victory over the Thrashers that earned the team a succession of standing ovations from a Garden crowd that's fallen hard for its hard-hat team, the noise reached a crescendo when Henrik Lundqvist took his bows after being announced as the No. 1 star for the second straight game. Fast becoming a Broadway folk hero, King Henrik of Sweden took an abbreviated victory lap around the ice while raising his stick and glove in a return salute to the fans who alternately chanted, "Henrik" and "Lundqvist" throughout the match in which the goaltender made several nifty stops among his 28 saves."
His first careershutout came on 17 October, against theFlorida Panthers, only his fifth NHL game, and with it Lundqvist became the first rookie goaltender to record a shutout for the Rangers sinceJohn Vanbiesbrouck on 2 January 1985.[11] During the season, Lundqvist also became the first Rangers rookie to post 20 wins in a season sinceMike Richter recorded 21 in1990–91.[12] Finishing the season with 30 wins, Lundqvist broke the Rangers rookie goaltending record of 29 wins, previously held byJim Henry (1941–42) andJohnny Bower (1953–54). Lundqvist was among the NHL leaders in several categories: fifth in GAA (2.24), fourth in save percentage (.922), 11th in wins (30) and tied for 16th in shutouts with two. However, his regular season success did not continue in the2006 playoffs, where he appeared in three playoff games, posted a 0–3 record, a 4.40 GAA and an .835 save percentage in a series loss to the New Jersey Devils. He was a finalist for theVezina Trophy, awarded annually to the NHL's bestgoaltender, but he was not a finalist for theCalder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the rookie of the year, because of a high quality crop of first-year players.[13] He was named to theNHL All-Rookie Team alongsideSidney Crosby,Alexander Ovechkin,Brad Boyes,Dion Phaneuf andAndrej Meszároš. He won the 2005–06 MetLife/Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award, a New York Rangers team award.
By the start of his second season with the NHL, Lundqvist had already made a name for himself in the hockey world, among his fellow players and with Ranger fans and was now widely known by his nickname "King Henrik" or simply "The King."
On 14 December 2006, against theDallas Stars, Lundqvist became the first NHL goaltender to face his twin brother,Joel. He and his brother are only the third set of twins to play each other in an NHL game. The game was won by Lundqvist and the Rangers. In the Rangers' 7–0 win in Game 3 of the2007 Eastern Conference quarterfinals over the Atlanta Thrashers, Lundqvist became the first Rangers goaltender since Mike Richter in 1997 to record a playoff shutout. The win was also the Rangers' first home playoff win since Richter's shutout. For the second consecutive year, Lundqvist was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy. Because Lundqvist was tied withMiikka Kiprusoff of theCalgary Flames for third place in balloting, there were four finalists for an NHL individual trophy for the first time in league history.
During the 2007 off-season, Lundqvist signed a one-year, US$4.25 million contract extension with the Rangers. On 13 February 2008, Lundqvist signed a six-year, US$41.25 million contract extension with the Rangers averaging $6.875 million per season.[14] This made him the highest-paid goaltender in the NHL on average over the length of his contract.[15] On 24 February, Lundqvist became the first Rangers goaltender to record eight shutouts in a single season sinceEddie Giacomin in1970–71. On 6 March, he recorded his 30th win of the season, making him just the second goaltender, along withRon Hextall, to record at least 30 wins in each of his first three NHL seasons. On 9 March, Lundqvist became the first Rangers goaltender to record nine shutouts in a season since Eddie Giacomin's 1966–67 season in a 1–0 win against theBoston Bruins.[16] Lundqvist was named the Rangers Most Valuable Player for the fifth consecutive season (2006–07 to 2010–11), as voted by theProfessional Hockey Writers' Association. He became the first Rangers player to earn the Rangers MVP award five consecutive times.[17]
On 1 October 2008, Lundqvist and the New York Rangers won theVictoria Cup in2008 when they won 4–3 overMetallurg Magnitogorsk. On 8 January 2009, Lundqvist was selected to play in the2009 NHL All-Star Game atBell Centre. On 24 January, Lundqvist made his first All-Star appearance in the Elimination Shootout. He stopped 12 of 16 shots in the shootout asShane Doan won the competition. The next day, he played in the second period of the All-Star Game, in which he gave up six goals. On 12 March, Lundqvist became the first NHL goaltender to win at least 30 games in his first four seasons with a win over theNashville Predators.
In September 2009, despite having played only four seasons with the club, the book100 Ranger Greats ranked Lundqvist at No. 90 all-time ofmore than 900 New York Rangers' players who had played during the team's first82 seasons.[18] On 25 March 2010, Lundqvist became the first NHL goaltender to win at least 30 games in his first five seasons after defeating theNew Jersey Devils 4–3 in a shootout. He ended the season with a 35–27–10 record, .921 save percentage and 2.38 GAA in 73 games as the Rangers would finish the season as the ninth seed in the East, missing the playoffs for the first time in Lundqvist's career, finishing one point out of the last playoff spot.
In January 2011, Lundqvist and teammateMarc Staal were named All-Stars for the2011 NHL All-Star Game. Both players were drafted by Staal's older brotherEric, who was one of the captains for the event.[19] On 30 January 2011, Lundqvist played in the third period of the All-Star game, stopping 11 of 14 shots. This was his second All-Star appearance.[20] He also became the first goaltender to face and stop a penalty shot in the 57-year history of the NHL All-Star Game (the penalty shot was attempted byMatt Duchene of theColorado Avalanche).[21] On 17 February, Lundqvist earned his 200th NHL win in a 4–3 shootout victory over theLos Angeles Kings atMadison Square Garden.[22] On 19 March, Lundqvist became the first NHL goaltender to win at least 30 games in his first six seasons in a 6–3 win over theMontreal Canadiens. Lundqvist ended the season with 68 games played with a 36–27–5 record, .923 save percentage and 2.28 GAA as the Rangers narrowly returned to the playoffs having finished as the eighth and final seed in the East. In the2011 playoffs, Lundqvist played in all five games as he and the Rangers were defeated by the top-seededWashington Capitals in the opening round in five games.
On 24 January 2012, Lundqvist earned his 40th career shutout, defeating theWinnipeg Jets 3–0 at Madison Square Garden. After making 42 saves in a 3–0 shutout victory over theBoston Bruins on 14 February 2012, Rangers fans began using the term "Lundsanity" in association with Lundqvist, as around this time the term "Linsanity" was being used to describe basketball playerJeremy Lin's meteoric rise to fame with theNational Basketball Association'sNew York Knicks, who, like the Rangers, also play at Madison Square Garden.[23] On 27 February, Lundqvist extended his own record as he became the first NHL goaltender to win at least 30 games in his first seven seasons in a 2–0 shutout win over the New Jersey Devils.[24] On 20 June, Lundqvist won the Vezina Trophy at the 2012 NHL Awards inLas Vegas. Lundqvist was also a finalist for theHart Memorial Trophy and theTed Lindsay Award along withTampa Bay Lightning forwardSteven Stamkos andPittsburgh Penguins forwardEvgeni Malkin with both awards eventually being awarded to Malkin.[25][26]
On 24 November 2012, Lundqvist participated in "Operation Hat Trick," a charity hockey game held atBoardwalk Hall inAtlantic City to raise money forHurricane Sandy victims.[27] On 3 March 2013, Lundqvist took the NHL all-time lead in shootout wins overMartin Brodeur, winning his 43rd against theBuffalo Sabres. On 3 April, Lundqvist won his 268th game, surpassing Eddie Giacomin for the second most wins in Rangers history, behind only Mike Richter. On 13 and 14 May, Lundqvist recorded back-to-back playoff shutouts against the Washington Capitals in the first round of the2013 playoffs. After upsetting the third-seeded Capitals in seven games in the first round, however, Lundqvist and the Rangers would be eliminated by the fourth-seeded and eventual Stanley Cup runner-up Boston Bruins in five games in the second round.
On 4 December 2013, Lundqvist signed a seven-year, $59.5 million contract extension with the Rangers, making Lundqvist the highest-paid goaltender in the NHL with an average annual cap hit of $8.5 million.[28] On 18 March 2014, Lundqvist passed Mike Richter with his 302nd win to become the most winning goaltender in Rangers history after defeating theOttawa Senators 8–4.[29] On 22 March, Lundqvist passed Hall of Fame goaltender Eddie Giacomin with his 50th regular season shutout to become the Rangers' shutout leader after defeating the New Jersey Devils 2–0 at thePrudential Center.[30][31] With the 2–1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the2014 playoffs on 13 May, Lundqvist earned an NHL-record five-straight Game 7 wins.[32] On 29 May, he shut-out theMontreal Canadiens 1–0 in Game 6 to help defeat the Rangers 4–2 in the series against the sixth-seeded Canadiens to take the Rangers to the2014 Stanley Cup Final against the Los Angeles Kings, and Lundqvist also surpassed Mike Richter on the most playoff wins list (42) in the process.[33] However, the Rangers would ultimately be defeated by the sixth-seeded Kings 4–1 in the series. In Game 5, Kings defencemanAlec Martinez scored in double overtime off aTyler Toffoli rebound to give the Kings their second Stanley Cup title in three years.
On 31 January 2015, against theCarolina Hurricanes, Lundqvist took a shot to his neck fromBrad Malone, but completed the game as well as a 6–3 win over theFlorida Panthers three days later. However, tests done the morning after the Panthers game in response to Lundqvist complaining of headaches and lightheadedness detected a sprained blood vessel in his neck. Lundqvist was expected to miss 4-6 weeks due to the injury.[34] Despite the superior performance of backup goaltenderCam Talbot during Lundqvist's absence, Lundqvist would remain the Rangers' starter upon his return on 28 March, in a 4–2 loss to the Boston Bruins. Despite missing nearly two months, Lundqvist was able to earn 30 wins for the ninth time in his career, going 5–2–0 after returning from the injury. At the end of the2014–15 season the Rangers won thePresidents' Trophy as the regular season champions. Lundqvist started all 19 Rangers games in the2015 playoffs and recorded a 2.11 GAA and .928 save percentage. The Rangers eventually reached the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost in seven games to the Tampa Bay Lightning, one win short from back-to-back appearances in the Stanley Cup Final.
On 16 January 2016, Lundqvist recorded his 20th victory of the season in a 3–2 shootout win over thePhiladelphia Flyers, making him the first NHL goaltender to start his career with 11 straight 20-win seasons. Lundqvist also joinedHockey Hall of Fame memberTony Esposito and retired goaltender Martin Brodeur as the only goaltenders with 11 consecutive 20-win seasons at any point in their career. Overall, Lundqvist became the 15th NHL netminder to have won at least 20 games in a season 11 times.[35]
On 1 November 2016, Lundqvist recorded his 60th shutout in a 5–0 win over theSt. Louis Blues.[36] On 31 December, Lundqvist recorded his 390th career win in a game against the Colorado Avalanche. In doing so, he surpassed Hall of Fame goaltenderDominik Hašek to become the all-time wins leader among European-born goaltenders. On 11 February 2017, Lundqvist recorded his 400th win in a game against the Colorado Avalanche, becoming the 12th player in NHL history to earn 400 wins. He is also the first European-born goaltender to reach the mark, the first in Rangers history to do so, and the quickest in NHL history to do so.[37]
On 16 January 2018, Lundqvist earned his 20th win of the2017–18 season against thePhiladelphia Flyers and became the only goaltender in NHL history to win at least 20 games in 13 consecutive seasons.[38] On 7 March 2019, Lundqvist became the third goaltender in NHL history to play at least 850 games with one franchise in a 3–2 shootout loss to theDetroit Red Wings.[39]
On 3 October 2019, Lundqvist earned his 450th win in the2019–20 season opener against theWinnipeg Jets, making him the sixth goaltender to reach the mark,[40] and the second one to do so with one franchise.[41] He made 43 saves in the game, tying a franchise record for most by a Rangers goaltender in a season opener, the highest amount sinceGump Worsley in1955.[42] On 25 November against theMinnesota Wild, Lundqvist earned his 455th win and surpassedCurtis Joseph for fifth place in all-time wins in NHL history.[43] Following the 2019–20 season, it became apparent that Lundqvist would be the odd man out following the emergence of Rangers goaltendersAlexandar Georgiev andIgor Shesterkin. Lundqvist was bought out of his contract on 30 September 2020, making him afree agent for the first time in his career.[44]
On 9 October 2020, Lundqvist signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with theWashington Capitals.[45] However, on 17 December, Lundqvist announced that he would miss the2020–21 season due to an irregular heartbeat brought upon bypericarditis,[46][47] which required anopen-heart surgery that was performed in January 2021.[48][49] Lundqvist returned to practice in late February 2021.[50] On 11 April, Lundqvist announced that he would not return to the Capitals lineup during the 2020–21 season.[51]
On 20 August 2021, Lundqvist announced his retirement from professional ice hockey.[52] That same day, the Rangers announced that they would retire number 30 in his honor during the2021–22 season,[53] which was retired on 28 January 2022.[54]
Lundqvist is the all-time leader among goaltenders, and 11th overall of all players, in games played for the Swedish national junior's ice hockey team.[55]
At the2001 World U20 Championship, Lundqvist ledSweden to a fourth-place finish in the tournament. After an upset 3–2 win over the hosting nationRussia in the quarterfinals, Sweden lost 1–0 against theCzech Republic in the semifinals, and 2–1 in overtime againstCanada in the bronze medal game.
Lundqvist debuted for thesenior Swedish team on 10 November 2002 in the 2002Karjala Tournament inHelsinki.[56]
Lundqvist was selected to the2003 World Championship but was third string goaltender behindTommy Salo andMikael Tellqvist. The following year, at the2004 World Championship, Lundqvist was the starting goaltender and he was selected to the tournament all-star team.
Lundqvist andJörgen Jönsson were the only two Elitserien players selected to play for Sweden at the2004 World Cup of Hockey. Lacking experience on the smaller ice surface, Lundqvist was again third string behind Salo and Tellqvist.
In the2004–05 Euro Hockey Tour, Lundqvist was named best goaltender in Karjala Tournament andSweden Hockey Games by the directorate, as well as to the media all-star team in both tournaments. At the2005 World Championship inVienna andInnsbruck, Austria, Lundqvist played in all nine games during the tournament, where Sweden eventually lost the bronze medal game againstRussia.[57]
Lundqvist's most memorable international performance came at the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin, where he led Sweden to the gold medal over their archrivalsFinland. In six Olympic starts, Lundqvist went 5–1, allowing only 12 goals with a .907 save percentage. He holds the career record for most shutouts in best-on-best hockey, with four.[58]
In the2017 World Championship, Lundqvist joined the Swedish team in the group stage and stayed in net for all five remaining games, including the final againstCanada. Lundqvist had an excellent tournament and recorded a 1.31 GAA, and a .946 save percentage. The final against Canada went into a shootout and Lundqvist stopped all four Canadian chances to lead his country to its tenth World Championship title, on a national team captained by his identical twin brother Joel Lundqvist.
Lundqvist joined Sweden again in the2019 World Championship right after the NHL season ended. Sweden finished the tournament in fifth place after a 5–4 overtime loss to Finland in the quarterfinals, marking the only time Lundqvist lost to the Finnish team.[citation needed]
Lundqvist led team Sweden with spectacular goaltending to their first ever medal ininline hockey when they won gold at the2002 InLine Hockey World Championship.[59][60]
Lundqvist has an identical twin brother,Joel, who, like Henrik, is also a former professional ice hockey player.[citation needed]
Lundqvist and his wife have two daughters.[61][62][63]
In 2009, Lundqvist became the Rangers spokesman for the Garden of Dreams Foundation, which works mostly with Madison Square Garden and its tenants to host charitable events and grant wishes to sick children, similar to theMake-A-Wish Foundation. In this role, Lundqvist hosts events and records public service messages.[64] In order to benefit the charity, Lundqvist launched a clothing line, called the Crown Collection, on 19 January 2012. The items of the Crown Collection were available exclusively at retail outlets within the confines of Madison Square Garden.[citation needed]
In 2014, Lundqvist and his wife founded the Henrik Lundqvist Foundation a non-profit organization with a focus on health and education for children and families.[65] HLF is an international grantmaking organization, with community partners in New York City, Sweden and the Dominican Republic. The Henrik Lundqvist Foundation hosted its inaugural fundraising event on 14 September 2014, at Refinery Rooftop. The evening included a silent auction, a Q&A session hosted by NHL Network's Kevin Weekes & an acoustic performance by Henrik Lundqvist and bandmate John McEnroe.[66] Lundqvist was named a finalist for the 2014–15 NHL Foundation Player Award for his exemplary work with the Henrik Lundqvist Foundation as well as the Garden of Dreams Foundation.[67] On 29 June 2015, Lundqvist was selected as an athlete finalist for the first ever ESPN Humanitarian of the Year Awards for his commitment to "using the power of sports to transform lives and uplift communities."[68]
In 2004, Lundqvist was awarded "Best Dressed" in Sweden.[69] In April 2006, he was named one ofPeople's World's 100 Most Beautiful People.[70] In December 2008, he was named one ofPage Six magazine's Top 25 Best Dressed in 2008.[71]
Lundqvist used to playguitar in a Swedish rock band called Box Play during his time in Frölunda and plays guitar in his spare time.[72]
On 10 July 2013, he hosted the 1.5-hour talk showSommar on Swedish public radio.[73]
Lundqvist joined theMSG Network as a studio analyst for New York Rangers coverage in 2021.[74][75] Also in 2021, he joinedTNT as a rotating studio analyst,[76] and was added to their roster full-time during the2023–24 season, replacingRick Tocchet.[citation needed]
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1998–99 | Västra Frölunda HC | J20 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 2,100 | 95 | — | 2.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Västra Frölunda HC | J20 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 1,726 | 73 | — | 2.54 | .904 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 300 | 7 | 2 | 1.40 | .925 | ||
| 2000–01 | Västra Frölunda HC | J20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1,140 | 50 | 2 | 2.64 | .908 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.97 | .927 | ||
| 2000–01 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 4 | — | — | — | — | 190 | 11 | 0 | 3.47 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | IF Mölndal Hockey | SWE.2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 420 | 29 | 0 | 4.22 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Västra Frölunda HC | J20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | .840 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1,152 | 52 | 2 | 2.71 | .899 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 490 | 18 | 2 | 2.21 | .931 | ||
| 2002–03 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 28 | — | — | — | — | 1,650 | 40 | 6 | 1.45 | .948 | 12 | — | — | 740 | 26 | 2 | 2.11 | .922 | ||
| 2003–04 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 48 | — | — | — | — | 2,897 | 105 | 7 | 2.17 | .928 | 10 | — | — | 610 | 20 | 0 | 1.97 | .936 | ||
| 2004–05 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 44 | 30 | 8 | 3 | — | 2,642 | 79 | 6 | 1.79 | .936 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 855 | 15 | 6 | 1.05 | .961 | ||
| 2005–06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 53 | 30 | 12 | — | 9 | 3,112 | 116 | 2 | 2.24 | .922 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 13 | 0 | 4.41 | .835 | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 37 | 22 | — | 8 | 4,108 | 160 | 5 | 2.34 | .917 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 637 | 22 | 1 | 2.07 | .924 | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Rangers | NHL | 72 | 37 | 24 | — | 10 | 4,304 | 160 | 10 | 2.23 | .912 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 608 | 26 | 1 | 2.57 | .909 | ||
| 2008–09 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 38 | 25 | — | 7 | 4,153 | 168 | 4 | 2.43 | .916 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 380 | 19 | 1 | 3.00 | .908 | ||
| 2009–10 | New York Rangers | NHL | 73 | 35 | 27 | — | 10 | 4,204 | 167 | 4 | 2.38 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 36 | 27 | — | 5 | 4,007 | 152 | 11 | 2.28 | .923 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 346 | 13 | 0 | 2.25 | .917 | ||
| 2011–12 | New York Rangers | NHL | 62 | 39 | 18 | — | 5 | 3,754 | 123 | 8 | 1.97 | .930 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1251 | 38 | 3 | 1.82 | .931 | ||
| 2012–13 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 24 | 16 | — | 3 | 2,575 | 88 | 2 | 2.05 | .926 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 756 | 27 | 3 | 2.14 | .934 | ||
| 2013–14 | New York Rangers | NHL | 63 | 33 | 24 | — | 5 | 3,655 | 144 | 5 | 2.36 | .920 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1516 | 54 | 1 | 2.14 | .927 | ||
| 2014–15 | New York Rangers | NHL | 46 | 30 | 13 | — | 3 | 2,743 | 103 | 5 | 2.25 | .922 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1166 | 41 | 0 | 2.11 | .928 | ||
| 2015–16 | New York Rangers | NHL | 65 | 35 | 21 | — | 7 | 3,773 | 156 | 4 | 2.48 | .920 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 205 | 15 | 0 | 4.39 | .867 | ||
| 2016–17 | New York Rangers | NHL | 57 | 31 | 20 | — | 4 | 3,241 | 148 | 2 | 2.74 | .910 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 775 | 29 | 1 | 2.25 | .927 | ||
| 2017–18 | New York Rangers | NHL | 63 | 26 | 26 | — | 7 | 3,503 | 174 | 2 | 2.98 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | New York Rangers | NHL | 52 | 18 | 23 | — | 10 | 3,089 | 158 | 0 | 3.07 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | New York Rangers | NHL | 30 | 10 | 12 | — | 3 | 1,597 | 84 | 1 | 3.16 | .905 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 7 | 0 | 3.53 | .901 | ||
| SEL totals | 144 | — | — | — | — | 8,531 | 287 | 21 | 1.99 | .929 | 44 | — | — | 2,695 | 79 | 10 | 1.76 | .939 | ||||
| NHL totals | 887 | 459 | 310 | — | 96 | 51,816 | 2,101 | 64 | 2.43 | .918 | 130 | 61 | 67 | 7,935 | 304 | 10 | 2.30 | .921 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sweden | WJC18 | 4 | — | — | — | 240 | 9 | 0 | 2.25 | .939 | |
| 2001 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 419 | 13 | 0 | 1.86 | .928 | |
| 2002 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 419 | 15 | 1 | 2.15 | .906 | |
| 2004 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 476 | 13 | 1 | 1.64 | .925 | |
| 2005 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 510 | 20 | 1 | 2.35 | .894 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | OLY | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 360 | 14 | 0 | 2.33 | .907 | |
| 2008 | Sweden | WC | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 283 | 14 | 0 | 2.97 | .911 | |
| 2010 | Sweden | OLY | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 179 | 4 | 2 | 1.34 | .927 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | OLY | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 360 | 9 | 2 | 1.50 | .943 | |
| 2016 | Sweden | WCH | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 187 | 7 | 1 | 2.24 | .940 | |
| 2017 | Sweden | WC | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 320 | 7 | 0 | 1.31 | .946 | |
| 2019 | Sweden | WC | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 359 | 17 | 1 | 2.84 | .887 | |
| Senior totals | 51 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 3034 | 105 | 8 | 2.08 | .917 | |||
| Award | Year(s) awarded |
|---|---|
| Junior Hockey Player of the Year | 2002 |
| Honken Trophy | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Guldhjälmen | 2005 |
| Guldpucken | 2005 |
| Award | Year(s) awarded |
|---|---|
| NHL All-Rookie Team | 2006 |
| Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award | 2006,2018[79] |
| New York Rangers' MVP | 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2016,2018 |
| Victoria Cup – New York Rangers | 2008 |
| John Halligan Good Guy Award | 2008 |
| NHL All-Star Game | 2009,2011,2012,2018,2019 |
| Vezina Trophy | 2012 |
| NHL first All-Star team | 2012 |
| NHL second All-Star team | 2013 |
| NHL All-Decade 2nd Team | 2010s[80] |
| Award | Year(s) awarded |
|---|---|
| WC Best Goaltender | 2004 |
| WC All-Star team | 2004 |
| Olympic All-Star team | 2014[81] |
| IIHF All-Time Sweden Team | 2020 |
| IIHF Hall of Fame | 2025[82][83] |
679 Henrik Lundqvist Västra Frölunda HC 10/11 2002 Karjala Tournament, Helsingfors, Finland, Finland-Sverige
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Honken Trophy 2003, 2004, 2005 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Guldhjälmen 2005 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Guldpucken 2005 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award 2006 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theVezina Trophy 2012 | Succeeded by |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
