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Henrik Sedin's 5 most memorable moments

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He's often been overshadowed by the other stars of his era, but it's time to give Henrik Sedin his due.

The Vancouver Canucks captain's commendable consistency and longevity have helped him notch 1,000 career points, a feat he's approached in just over 1,200 games.

He's occasionally forgotten thanks to the likes of Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's new wave of elite young talent including Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews, and even his own twin brother, Daniel, but Henrik deserves to be recognized as one of the league's premier playmakers.

Being selected one spot after Daniel by the Canucks in 1999 undoubtedly ranks as both a career and life highlight, along with the knowledge that the twins were both bound for the franchise with which they remain to this day.

Here are the other five biggest moments of Henrik Sedin's impressive career:

5. Help a brother out

The twins' uncanny chemistry was apparent from the get-go, as Henrik found Daniel with a perfect centering pass to set up his brother's first NHL goal in the third game of their careers.

4. Sedinian spin-o-rama

Henrik channeled Denis Savard for an incredible goal back in 2009, making a pair of spin moves to befuddle Los Angeles Kings defenseman Sean O'Donnell and beat Jonathan Quick.

3. A work of Art

A four-assist night in the Canucks' 2009-10 season finale clinched the Art Ross Trophy for Henrik over Crosby and Ovechkin, both of whom finished three points behind.

Henrik became the first player in franchise history to take home the hardware as the NHL's points leader, and later won the Hart Trophy as the league's MVP following his 112-point campaign.

2. Quadruple OT magic

Arguably his most important goal came early in the morning and ended a marathon.

This time, it was Daniel finding Henrik in front of the net for the game-winner in the fourth overtime period of Game 1 against the Dallas Stars in the 2007 Western Conference Quarterfinals.

1. Second to none

The Stars were also in the building for Henrik's biggest personal achievement, when he delivered a cross-ice pass to Alex Burrows for a goal that made Sedin the Canucks' all-time points leader.

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