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New York Rangers: 5 players who could make or break a future playoff run

By Paige Cornicelli

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 31: Members of the New York Rangers celebrate their 6-4 win against the Vegas Golden Knights after their game at Madison Square Garden on October 31, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 31: Members of the New York Rangers celebrate their 6-4 win against the Vegas Golden Knights after their game at Madison Square Garden on October 31, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 08: Henrik Lundqvist /

Henrik Lundqvist-

Henrik Lundqvist has been dubbed the King of New York. After he was drafted by the New York Rangers in 2000 and started playing in the 2005-2006 NHL season, he’s had, overall, a .919 save percentage.

This season so far, he has played 15 games out of the 18 played. In these games, Lundqvist has faced 414 shots on goal and saved 374 of them. With those 40 goals against, his save percentage is at a .903 with a 2.99 goals against average.

The Rangers have won their last six games. Lundqvist was in net for all six of those games. So far this season, he has faced 154 shots and saved 140 of them. That’s roughly one quarter of the shots he faced in the entire 2016-2017 season.

When Lundqvist is hot, he’s on fire. But when he gets into a slump, he sinks under pressure. If he can stay on top, he can take the team to the playoffs.

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