Henrik Lundqvist stopped 45 shots but it wasn't enough as the New York Rangers dropped a 3-2 decision in overtime to the Boston Bruins.

Lundqvist was terrific again on Thursday as he was coming off back-to-back shutouts to finish off the Washington Capitals in the first round. He shut out the Bruins in the first period but finally gave up a goal to Zdeno Chara at the 12:23 mark of the second period to end the shutout streak at 152:23 minutes. Lundqvist is 4-4 in the post-season with a sparkling 1.76 GAA and a .945 save percentage.

Henrik Lundqvist has now notched shutouts in back-to-back games.

King Henrik, who had 35 saves in Monday's Game 7, was the main reason the Rangers were able to get out of the first round, as he's been a perfect 62-for-62 since losing Game 5 in overtime. "Anything is possible with Hank back there," Ryan McDonagh said. "He stands tall, he competes so hard and it's great to see guys willing to block shots; he really respects and honors that, and recognizes that. For everybody, it's a good feeling, but we want to continue to roll with it."

Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 35 shots in his second straight shutout as the New York Rangers routed the Washington Capitals 5-0 in Monday's Game 7.

Lundqvist delivered his best with the Rangers on the brink of elimination in Games 6 and 7. While there was some criticism of him after a pair of soft goals in Game 1, Lundqvist was a virtual wall for the rest of the series and was easily the Rangers' best player in the series. He'll have possibly an even tougher test in Round 2 with the Boston Bruins, who don't have a player like Alex Ovechkin but possess superb depth and excellent goaltending.