The New York Rangers goalie recorded his 455th NHL regular-season victory in a 3-2 overtime win against the Minnesota Wild at Madison Square Garden on Monday to pass Curtis Joseph for fifth place in NHL history.
Of the goalies in the top five, two had more wins through their 871st career regular-season game than Lundqvist: Martin Brodeur, the all-time leader with 691 wins, had 483 victories through 871 games, and Patrick Roy, who is second, had 464. Roberto Luongo, third on the list with 489 wins, had 404 regular-season wins through his 871st career appearance and Ed Belfour, fourth with 484, had 443.
Lundqvist, born in Sweden, is the only goalie born outside of North America in the top five.
The 871 games played is 10th most by a goalie in NHL history and the sixth most among any Rangers players, behind Harry Howell (1,160), Brian Leetch (1,129), Rod Gilbert (1,065), Ron Greschner (981) and Walt Tkaczuk (945).