Note: This item is listed with an asterisk, * , which means it is owned by a private collector, and is available on consignment. Henrik Lundqvist used this TPS blocker while playing for the New York Rangers as a rookie during the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The blocker is photo-matched to Lundqvist's Stanley Cup Playoffs debut on April 22, 2006 against the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Lundqvist started 53 games during the 2005-06 regular season as a rookie and put together a sparkling .922 save percentage and a 2.24 goals against average. "King Henrik" staked his claim to the throne as the Rangers' best ever goalkeeper during his 15-year career, all played with the Broadway Blueshirts. He won the Vezina Trophy in 2011-12 with a .930 save percentage and a 1.97 goals against average, led the league in shutouts twice, and finished his career with a .918 save percentage and a 2.43 goals against average with 64 shutouts. Lundqvist constantly stepped up his game during the Stanley Cup Playoffs and was renowned for regularly standing up to a hail of shots as the Rangers went deep into Playoff series over and over. Lundqvist played in 10 or more games during a single postseason seven times. In his Playoff career, his save percentage was .921 with a 2.30 goals against average, with 10 shutouts in 130 games.
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