▁the ▁back - up ▁to ▁Hen rik ▁Lund q v ist . ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁against ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Fly ers , ▁V ali qu ette ▁recorded ▁the ▁first ▁shut out ▁of ▁his ▁N HL ▁career , ▁as ▁the ▁R angers ▁won ▁ 4 - 0 . ▁Ten ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁he ▁would ▁record ▁his ▁second ▁consecutive ▁shut out ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁win , ▁also ▁against ▁the ▁Fly ers . ▁He ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁season ▁ 5 - 5 - 2 . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁in ▁a ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Stars , ▁he ▁let ▁ 1 0 ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁game , ▁a ▁league ▁worst ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁V ali qu ette ▁appeared ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁N HL ▁play off ▁games ▁with ▁the ▁R angers ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁Play offs ▁against ▁the ▁Washington ▁Capit als ▁when ▁he ▁rel ieved ▁starting ▁goal ie ▁Hen rik ▁Lund q v ist ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁period ▁of ▁games ▁five ▁and ▁six , ▁playing ▁ 4 0 ▁minutes ▁and ▁allowing ▁no ▁goals ▁on ▁nine ▁sh ots . ▁Over ▁the ▁span ▁of ▁five ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁R angers , ▁V ali qu ette ▁recorded ▁ 1 4 ▁wins , ▁ 4 ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁shut outs . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁what ▁would ▁prove ▁to ▁be