The Swede played 15 years for the New York Rangers and was under contract with the Washington Capitals before a heart condition forced him to rretire.
Former New York Rangers and Washington Capitals netminder Henrik Lundqvist is set to go down in history as he is set to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Lundqvist is among the Class of 2023 inductees for the HHOF, which was announced on Wednesday. He will join former coach Ken Hitchcock, goaltender Tom Barrasso, former Canada captain Caroline Ouellette, 1987 first-overall pick Pierre Turgeon, goaltender Mike Vernon and builder inductee Pierre Lacroix.
Lundqvist played 15 years for the Rangers, going 459-310-96 with a .918 save percentage and 2.43 GAA. He was bought out in 2020 and signed a one-year deal to join the Capitals, but he didn't get to join the team or play due to a heart condition that ultimately forced him to retire.
Lundqvist is the sixth-winningest netminder in NHL history and is the only league goaltender to ever record 30 wins in each of his first seven seasons. He is a four-time Vezina nominee and won the award in 2012, and his 64 shutouts are also the most in Rangers franchise history. He earned the nickname "The King" for his dominant performance in net, and in 2006, he led Sweden to Olympic gold in Torino, Italy.
He now works as a studio analyst with NHL on TNT and saw his No. 30 raised to the rafters of Madison Square Garden.
It's been a big month for the Swede, who also premiered his documentary "Open Heart" at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The film follows Lundqvist and his struggles and life following open heart surgery and the diagnosis that ended his NHL career.