Henrik Lundqvist says he is doing well in his recovery from open heart surgery

Washington Capitals netminder Henrik Lundqvist provided his first update on social media since undergoing open heart surgery.

He took to Twitter on Friday to let his fans know the surgery for an “aortic valve replacement, aortic root and ascending aortic replacement” was successful, and he is in good spirits during his recovery process.

“Day 3. Surgery went really well,” said Lundqvist on his personal Twitter account.

“About five hours to get it all taken care of. Really appreciate the great staff here at the Cleveland Clinic. Last few days has been pretty crazy but feel like I’m in really good hands. Every day is a step in the right direction.”

The 38-year old, who has likely played his last NHL game, finished his caeer (all with the New York Rangers) with a 459-310-96 record, 2.43 goals-against average, .918 save percentage and 64 shutouts in 887 career games.