Goal Line Report
Lundqvist Dominates Bruins in 3-0 Shutout Win
by Patrick Hoffman on 02/15/12 at 08:00 AM ET
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There should no reason to be surprised anymore when it comes to New York Rangers’ goaltender Henrik Lundqvist.
Last night, the “King” made 42 saves in a 3-0 shutout victory over the Boston Bruins. It was Lundqvist’s seventh shutout of the league, which puts him first in the league.
Lundqvist’s statistics are simply terrific when it comes to NHL netminders. The soon to be 30-year-old netminder now has 27 wins (4th in the league), a 1.77 goals against average (2nd in the league), a .941 save percentage (1st in the league) and as mentioned above, 7 shutouts (1st in the league).
It may have been a 3-0 win but Lundqvist was busy all night in Beantown. In the third period alone, Lundqvist made 18 saves and in the period before that, stopped 14 shots. He was simply terrific and was the main reason why the Blueshirts won the game.
The team got goals from Ryan Callahan (a power play goal…his 23rd of the season), Ryan McDonagh (his second goal in as many games), and Artem Anisimov (2 goals in his last three games). The club also did a good job of clearing rebounds, blocking shots and working hard in front of their netminder.
The team will be back in action tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden to take on the Chicago Blackhawks. The Rangers will be looking to extend their winning streak to five games and go above the 80-point mark in the regular season.
Should the team once again get timely goal scoring and terrific goaltending from Lundqvist or Martin Biron, it could end up being like it has all season for the Rangers: another ‘W’.
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