Aside from that 1 stinker in Pittsburgh I can't think of a time where I felt Hank let us down.
Maybe the game after the Drury goal but we all felt like crap after that game.
I remember every playoff game he played except the ones I missed (only games 5 and 6 last year against Boston). I can go right down the line and tell you. Lundqvist has either been sensational or bad most playoff games, rarely in the middle.
06- Throw away, nothing else to say
07-
Atlanta series:
Game 1 was mediocre, though not really bad
Games 2-4 were very good but he didn't have to be great (game 4 though he came up big as the team had a slow start)
Buffalo series:
Game 1 was bad
Game 2 was mediocre, though the 3 goals weren't really his fault, but he didn't really do much to help.
Games 3-5 he was fantastic, I still say game 6 was the best game of his career to that point and still is one of the best of his career, **** Drury.
Game 6 he started a REALLY annoying trend of coming up small after a ridiculously good game that you felt like he was the best goalie ever.
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Devils series:
Games 1-2 were good, he only gave up a goal in both, but was still shaky looking, the Devils hit a lot of posts.
Games 3-5 were all pretty mediocre as he gave up 3 or more goals to the Devils for the first time that season, thank God Marty was just awful
Penguins series:
Game 1 was definitely an underrated game by him, if you can call it that. The Pens came out flying, he played very well and gave us a chance. Then they scored what was like 5 fluky ass goals and the team blew a 3-0 lead and made Lundqvist look way worse than he played. It was one of those games where I sincerely feel bad for him.
Game 2 was a great game, he gave up a goal to Jordan Staal that wasn't his fault and then they added an empty netter to win it 2-0.
Game 3 was another example of Lundqvist being disappointing after a great game. We went down 3-1, tied it quickly and he quickly gave up the tie and we lost 5-3. Brutal game.
Game 4 he was good, got a shutout, I think the D played well too, I don't recall him having to steal it.
Game 5 was very good, the team sucked and he kept them in it. The OT goal was stoppable, but whatever, he was the only reason we were in OT to begin with.
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Caps series: Most polarizing series ever
Game 1: He was mediocre, but Theodore was even worse, we won 4-3. Ok, that's a bit harsh, he wasn't bad, but nothing special at all.
Game 2: Good game on D, but still very impressive to beat THAT team 1-0 by Hank. Good game.
Game 3: Brutal game, gave up 5 I think.
Game 4: One of the best games of his career and really the game people think of when they say that he almost stole this series. Signature game.
Game 5: After that game 4, he looked like a clown in this game, plain and simple. Gave up one of the worst goals ever to start the game and it got worse.
Game 6: Another bad game, not as bad as game 5.
Game 7: Actually an excellent game by him, first goal was a total fluke though the game winner could have and probably should have been stopped.
10-
No playoffs, but was amazing in the shootout loss that knocked us out.
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Caps Series
I'd say none of the games were especially awful and none of the games were great. Game 4, was the closest to great, but one of the reasons we were in the position to blow a 3-0 lead was one of the goals was scored after Lundqvist dropped the puck instead of controlling the rebound, he was great otherwise and especially in OT, stoning Ovechkin on a breakway. Thanks Gaborik! But this is a series I don't remember that well.
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Sens Series
Game 1- Good, no complaints, didn't have to steal this one though
Game 2- No complaints really, I think this was the game MDZ scored into his own net too.
Game 3- Great game, 1-0 win, we were in our zone the whole game (shocker).
Game 4- Eh game, we blew a 2-0 lead and lost in OT AGAIN. Ugh.
Game 5- On the one hand he was excellent most of the game, on the other hand Spezza's winner was a super softy.
Games 6-7- Very good, not sure if he had to steal either, especially not game 7 that the team was excellent in.
Caps Series
Game 1- Good, not spectacular, Holtby sucked, but he gave up only 1.
Game 2- Eh, I thought it was a weaker game by him, we could have won this one.
Game 3- Great game by him, triple OT.
Game 4- Actually don't remember how well or poorly he played in this game, I seem to remember the team playing poorly. I would think this game was ok.
Game 5- Only reason we needed Richards' heroics is because Lundqvist gave up a big goal in the 3rd that frankly was weak. Mediocre game.
Game 6- The team was AWFUL, he only let in 2 goals, good game.
Game 7- The team was great in front of him, but still 1 goal against in a game 7 is very good.
NJ series
Game 1- He was great with the shutout, the team wasn't that good.
Game 2- Not his best game, but I think he got a little more grief than he deserved.
Game 3- Carbon copy of game 1
Game 4- Awful, as was the team
Game 5- Even worse, just terrible
Game 6- Very good, but what are you going to do?
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Caps series
Game 1- Gave up the type of goal I haven't seen him give up all season and frankly the breakaway goal was one that he stops 8 times out of 10 last season. This is what I mean, he has games that he doesn't have in the regular season.
Game 2- He was amazing one of the best games of his career.
Games 3-4- Pretty mediocre, gave up 3 in both.
Game 5- Amazing again.
Game 6-7- Didn't have to be as amazing as in 2 and 5, but had an historic back to back shutouts in games 6 and 7.
Bruins series
Games 1- Bad, only 3 goals against, 2 weak ones that came out of nowhere. Those don't go in in the regular season and he just had such a great finish to the last series (see a trend?_
Game 2- One of the worst of his postseason career, we were actually much better than Boston in this game but Girardi, MDZ, and Hank ****ed up badly. Nash even showed up. Ugh.
Game 3- Not terrible, but the first time in years we gave up a lead going into the 3rd and lost in regulation. Not good either.
Games 4-5- I missed these, so no idea.
