A scoring change from the Rangers-Ducks game on Sunday has allowed New York's legendary goalie Henrik Lundqvist yet another thing to brag about at family reunions.
No one gave much thought to Mika Zibanejad's shorthanded goal in the 3rd to make it a 5-1 Rangers lead. But after the NHL changed the scoring to give Henrik the 27th assist of his illustrious career (no goals, sadly) he passed his identical twin brother Joel's NHL totals, which stood at 9 goals and 17 assists.
This was not the first time Henrik one-upped his brother. In 2006, People Magazine listed him among the World's 100 Most Beautiful People and in 2012 they named him as one of the Sexiest Men Alive. His identical twin brother was left off both lists.
Joel, a 3rd round pick of the Dallas Stars in 2000, did not have a great NHL career, but he and Henrik became only the third set of twins to face each other in an NHL game on December 14, 2006. Joel went on to a great career in the Swedish Hockey League, winning four championships with Frolunda HC, the last being in 2019. He is Frolunda's current captain.
He has also won gold for Sweden at three World Championships.
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