Lundqvist to sign with Capitals
According to Bob McKenzie, Henrik Lundqvist will be signing a deal with the Washington Capitals today. After being bought out from the New York Rangers, the King was one of the most appealing goalies on the market.
Goalie market will be fascinating to watch today. One of the first signings to become official is expected to be Henrik Lundqvist to WSH on a one-year contract. The King has been UFA since being bought out by the NYR but can't formalize the contract until today.— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) October 9, 2020
The deal is expected to be for one year at $1.5 million, but he will also receive $3 million dollars from his buyout with the New York Rangers.
The King went 10-12-3 with a 3.16 GAA and .905 SV% last season with the Rangers. The Sweden goalie was a top goalie in the league for many years, but as of the past couple of seasons his play has declined. With that in mind, the Rangers have not been a top team in the league, but that will be changing with #1 draft pick Alexis Lafreniere in the mix.
Lundqvist will be paired with young and upcoming star Ilya Samsonov. This goaltending tandem looks like it could be scary good for this year, especially if Lundqvist can regain some of his past form. Lundqvist is considered one of the best goalies in NHL history, and his stats can back that up. He has recorded a 459-310-96 with a 2.43 GAA and .918 SV%.
For the Washington Capitals, this looks like a great signing as the team will look to make another deep playoff run after being eliminated in the first round by the New York Islanders in this year's playoffs.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Quinton Byfield | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Trevor Moore | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Warren Foegele | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Adrian Kempe | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Joel Edmundson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| William Eklund | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Kevin Fiala | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brayden McNabb | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Macklin Celebrini | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Kyle Connor | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Kaedan Korczak | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Darcy Kuemper | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Will Smith | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 58 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 85 | |
Capitals | 57 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 84 | |
Stars | 57 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 76 | |
Golden Knights | 58 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 74 | |
Maple Leafs | 57 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 72 | |
Oilers | 57 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 72 | |
Wild | 57 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 72 | |
Panthers | 58 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 71 | |
Hurricanes | 57 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 70 | |
Devils | 59 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 70 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||