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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1979)}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Roberto Luongo
| halloffame = 2022
| image = Roberto Luongo 2009 training camp 2.jpg
| alt = An ice hockey goaltender with his mask pulled off of his face looking forwards. He wears a green jersey with a logo of a stylized orca in the shape of a "C".
| caption = Luongo practicing with the [[Vancouver Canucks]] in April 2009
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|4}}
| birth_place = [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 217
| position = [[Goaltender]]
| catches = Left
| played_for = [[New York Islanders]]<br>[[Florida Panthers]]<br>[[Vancouver Canucks]]
| ntl_team = CAN
| draft = 4th overall
| draft_year = 1997
| draft_team = [[New York Islanders]]
| career_start = 1999
| career_end = 2019
}}
'''Roberto Luongo'''{{#tag:ref|{{IPAc-en|l|u|ˈ|ɒ|ŋ|ɡ|oʊ}}, {{IPA|it|ˈlwɔŋɡo|lang}}, {{IPA|nap|ˈlwoŋɡə|lang}}|group=note}} (born April 4, 1979) is a Canadian former professional [[ice hockey]] player. He played 19 seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) as a [[goaltender]] for the [[New York Islanders]], [[Florida Panthers]], and [[Vancouver Canucks]]. In 2022, Luongo was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Luongo is a two-time [[NHL All-Star team|NHL All-Star]] ([[2003–04 NHL season|2004]] and [[2006–07 NHL season|2007]]) and winner of the [[William M. Jennings Trophy]] for backstopping his team to the lowest [[goals against average]] in the league ([[2010–11 NHL season|2011]], with backup [[Cory Schneider]]). He was a finalist for several awards, including the [[Vezina Trophy]] as the league's best goaltender (2004, 2007, and 2011), the [[Lester B. Pearson Award]] as the top player voted by his peers (2004 and 2007), and the [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] as the league's most valuable player (2007).<ref name="2004 Awards">{{cite news |title=St. Louis, Tortorella, Richards win awards |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=1819644 |date=June 11, 2004 |work=[[ESPN]] |access-date=February 2, 2010 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106192519/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1819644 }}</ref><ref name="2007 Awards"/> Luongo is third all-time in games played as an NHL goaltender (1,044) and [[List of NHL goaltenders with 300 wins|fourth all-time in wins]] (489). He employed the [[butterfly style]] of goaltending.<ref name=groin/>

Born in [[Montreal]], Quebec, he played in the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] (QMJHL) for the [[Val-d'Or Foreurs]] and the [[Acadie-Bathurst Titan]], winning back-to-back [[President's Cup (QMJHL)|President's Cups]] and establishing the league's all-time playoff records for games played and wins.<ref name=qmjhlalltime/> Following his second QMJHL season, Luongo was selected fourth overall by the Islanders in the [[1997 NHL Entry Draft]]. After splitting his professional rookie season between the Islanders and their [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate, the [[Lowell Lock Monsters]] in [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]], he was traded to the Panthers. In five seasons with Florida, Luongo established team records for games played, wins, and [[Shutout#Ice hockey|shutouts]]; despite several strong seasons, however, the Panthers remained a weak team and were unable to qualify for the [[Stanley Cup playoffs]] during Luongo's initial stint with the team. During the 2006 offseason, he was traded to the Canucks after failed contract negotiations with the Panthers.

In his first season in Vancouver, Luongo won 47 games, and was runner-up for both the [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] (league MVP) and [[Vezina Trophy]] (best goaltender). Following his second year with the Canucks, he became the first NHL goaltender to serve as a [[captain (ice hockey)|team captain]] since [[Bill Durnan]] in the [[1947–48 NHL season|1947–48 season]].<ref name=captain/> Luongo served in that capacity for two seasons before resigning from the position in September 2010.<ref name="step down">{{cite news|title=Luongo steps down as captain |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/luongo-steps-down-as-captain-1.900547 |access-date=September 13, 2010 |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=September 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916040957/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/09/13/sp-canucks-captain.html |archive-date=September 16, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the subsequent 2010–11 season, he helped the Canucks to Game 7 of the [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Final]] but lost to the [[Boston Bruins]]. During his eight-year tenure with Vancouver, Luongo became the team's all-time leader in wins and shutouts. He returned to the Panthers during the [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14 season]], where he spent the remainder of his career, qualifying for the playoffs with the Panthers only once during that time. He was the last active goaltender to have played in the NHL in the 1990s. Following his playing career, Luongo joined the Panthers' front office as an executive, ultimately winning back-to-back [[Stanley Cup]] championships in [[2024 Stanley Cup Finals|2024]] and [[2025 Stanley Cup Finals|2025]].

Internationally, Luongo has competed for [[Canada national men's ice hockey team|Team Canada]] in numerous tournaments. As a junior, he won a silver medal at the [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999 World Junior Championships]], while being named [[List of IIHF World Under 20 Championship Directorate award winners|Best Goaltender]] in his second tournament appearance. Luongo won two gold medals at the [[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]] and [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004 World Championships]] and a silver in the [[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005 World Championships]]. He also won the [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004 World Cup]] championship and appeared in the [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics]] in [[Turin]] as a backup to [[Martin Brodeur]] in both instances. He succeeded Brodeur as Canada's starting goaltender during the [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]], winning a gold medal. On January 7, 2014, he was named to the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team#Players|2014 Canadian Olympic hockey team]], where he won his second Olympic gold medal in a largely backup role to [[Carey Price]].

==Early life==
Luongo was born to Pasqualina and Antonio Luongo in [[Montreal]], Quebec.<ref name=fuhr/> His father is an Italian immigrant, born in [[Santa Paolina]], Avellino.<ref name=stampa>{{cite news|title=Stasera la finale di hockey, Luongo: "Battero gli Usa sentendomi Buffon |url=http://www.lastampa.it/sport/cmsSezioni/vancouver2010/201002articoli/25533girata.asp |date=February 28, 2010 |work=La Stampa |author=Brusorio, Paolo |language=Italian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303215546/http://www.lastampa.it/sport/cmsSezioni/vancouver2010/201002articoli/25533girata.asp |archive-date=March 3, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He worked in the construction and delivery of furniture,<ref name=fuhr/> while Luongo's mother, an Irish-Canadian,<!--DO NOT CHANGE! There are two references, one of which is an interview with Luongo himself, stating that his mother is of Irish descent. See talk page for more details.--><ref name=alive>{{cite journal|title=Roberto Luongo Setting a gold standard |url=http://www.aliveonline.ca/7544a20a2.php |access-date=March 2, 2010 |date=February 2010 |author=Niemer, Ellen |journal=[[Alive Magazine]] |issue=328 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221202918/http://www.aliveonline.ca/7544a20a2.php |archive-date=February 21, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=NYTimes/><ref name=espresso/> worked in [[marketing]] with [[Air Canada]].<ref name=fuhr/> Antonio and Pasqualina married in Montreal after Antonio immigrated there in 1976.<ref name=stampa/>

Luongo has two younger brothers, Leo and Fabio, who also aspired to be goaltenders.<ref name=fuhr/> Fabio progressed the further of the two, playing Junior A in the [[British Columbia Hockey League]] (BCHL) with the [[Williams Lake Timberwolves]] in 2004–05 before injuries ended his career.<ref name=curse/> He has since become a Junior AAA coach, while Leo is a goaltending coach with [[HC Lugano]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hclugano.ch/index.cfm?u=staff_en&lan=en|title=Hockey Club Lugano|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812002300/http://www.hclugano.ch/index.cfm?u=staff_en&lan=en|archive-date=August 12, 2014}}</ref> Luongo and his family lived in [[Saint-Leonard, Quebec]], a [[borough]] north of Montreal with a strong Italian community,<ref name=fuhr/><ref name=NYTimes/> just four blocks away from [[Martin Brodeur]],<ref name="Early life">{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=406018 |title=Return to Montreal as All-Star special to "Bobby Lu" |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |date=January 23, 2009 |author=Dan Rosen |access-date=January 24, 2009 |archive-date=February 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203122633/http://nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=406018 }}</ref> who became the goaltender for the [[New Jersey Devils]] six years before Luongo entered the NHL. Luongo is fluent in English, French and Italian.<ref name=fuhr/><ref name=NYTimes/> His father spoke Italian and his mother spoke English with a little French at home.<ref name=curse/>

Luongo graduated from Montreal [[Francophone]] [[high school]] Antoine de St-Exupéry in 1996.<ref name=curse>{{cite news |title=Luongo looks to lift the curse |url=https://www.straight.com/article/luongo-looks-to-lift-the-curse |date=September 28, 2006 |work=[[Georgia Straight]] |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029065802/https://www.straight.com/article/luongo-looks-to-lift-the-curse }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Association des anciens de l'école secondaire Antoine-de-St-Exupéry |url=http://www.anciens-de-st-ex.org/?page=membres/anciens_honneur.html |date=February 2, 2010 |publisher=Antoine de St-Exupéry |language=French |access-date=March 1, 2010 |archive-date=April 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408035242/http://www.anciens-de-st-ex.org/?page=membres/anciens_honneur.html }}</ref> He began playing organized hockey at the age of eight as a [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]].<ref name=NYTimes/> His father taught all his sons [[soccer]] and Luongo played until he was 14, at which point he decided to concentrate on hockey.<ref name=fuhr/> Although he initially had the desire to play in net, his parents wanted him to develop his skating first.<ref name=NYTimes/> Several years later, after Luongo was cut from a peewee team, he made the switch to goaltender.<ref name=NYTimes/> At 11 years old, his team's usual goaltender did not show up and after begging his mother, still hesitant about Luongo playing the position, he went in net and posted a [[shutout]].<ref name=arena>{{cite web |title=Roberto Luongo joins Martin Brodeur after arena named in his honour |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=480116 |date=August 22, 2009 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=September 9, 2009 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115944/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=480116 }}</ref> In August 2009, the arena in which Luongo played his minor hockey in St. Leonard was named after him as the Roberto Luongo Arena. It is the second arena in the community to be named after an NHL goaltender after the Martin Brodeur Arena was renamed as such in 2000.<ref name=arena/>

By 15, Luongo was playing midget with Montreal-Bourassa, the same team that produced NHL Quebecer goaltenders Brodeur and [[Félix Potvin]].<ref name=NYTimes/> Luongo has credited [[Hockey Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] goaltender [[Grant Fuhr]] as his inspiration growing up, citing an admiration for his "spectacular glove saves".<ref name=NYTimes/> He had the opportunity to first meet Fuhr before a game against the [[Calgary Flames]] during his rookie season with the Islanders.<ref name=fuhr>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/1999/12/26/1999-12-26_luongo_has_reached_goal_fuhr.html |title=Luongo has reached goal: Fuhr inspired Isles' rookie to pursue career in the net |access-date=August 24, 2008 |date=December 26, 1999 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110109003549/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/1999/12/26/1999-12-26_luongo_has_reached_goal_fuhr.html |archive-date=January 9, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=NYTimes/>

==Playing career==

===Junior career (1995–1999)===
The [[Val-d'Or Foreurs]] made Luongo the highest-drafted goaltender in [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] (QMJHL) history, at second overall, in 1995.<ref name=sportsill/> He began his [[junior ice hockey|junior]] career in the [[1995–96 QMJHL season|1995–96 season]] with Val-d'Or and posted six wins in 23 games played. As the team's starting goaltender the following season in [[1996–97 QMJHL season|1996–97]], he improved to a team-record 32 wins,<ref name=32wins>{{cite news |title=Pickard proud of New Brunswick roots |url=http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/sports/article/528643 |date=January 3, 2009 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |access-date=February 6, 2010 |archive-date=March 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327111952/http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/sports/article/528643 }}</ref> and was awarded the [[Mike Bossy Trophy]] as the league's best professional prospect.<ref name=bossy>{{cite web |title=Les honneurs individuels / Individual Awards |url=http://www.lhjmq.qc.ca/navcache/getcontents.php?currentpath=/root/Honneurs/GUIDE_SECT4_HonneursIND_de1969a2007.pdf |access-date=August 24, 2008 |publisher=[[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031111511/http://www.lhjmq.qc.ca/navcache/getcontents.php?currentpath=%2Froot%2FHonneurs%2FGUIDE_SECT4_HonneursIND_de1969a2007.pdf |archive-date=October 31, 2008}}</ref> After his performance at the 1997 [[CHL Top Prospects Game]], opposing coach [[Don Cherry]] likened Luongo to [[Montreal Canadiens]]' [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]r [[Ken Dryden]], while [[NHL Central Scouting Bureau]] director Frank Bonello heralded him as a "franchise goaltender".<ref name=sportsill/>

At the [[1997 NHL Entry Draft]], Luongo was selected in the first round, fourth overall, by the [[New York Islanders]]. The pick originally belonged to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] but was traded to the Islanders in exchange for [[Wendel Clark]], [[Mathieu Schneider]] and [[D. J. Smith (ice hockey)|D. J. Smith]].<ref name="Ross">{{cite news |title=Isles create trade deficit |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=January 14, 1999 |author=Sherry Ross }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Oilers' recent success adds more intrigue to Draftgate |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=cox_damien&id=3302375 |author=Damien Cox |work=[[ESPN]] |date=March 20, 2008 |access-date=August 23, 2008 |archive-date=September 22, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922185810/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=cox_damien&id=3302375 }}</ref> At the time of the draft, Luongo was the highest-picked goaltender in NHL history,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The First to Go Fourth|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1997/06/30/228923/the-first-to-go-fourth-roberto-luongo-was-drafted-earlier-than-any-other-netminder-in-nhl-history-does-that-mean-the-league-is-finally-changing-the-way-it-sizes-up-goalies|date=June 30, 1997|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|author=David Fleming|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=August 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811172932/http://www.si.com/vault/1997/06/30/228923/the-first-to-go-fourth-roberto-luongo-was-drafted-earlier-than-any-other-netminder-in-nhl-history-does-that-mean-the-league-is-finally-changing-the-way-it-sizes-up-goalies}}</ref> surpassing [[Tom Barrasso]], [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]], and [[Ray Martynuik]]'s fifth overall selections in [[1983 NHL Entry Draft|1983]], [[1973 NHL Amateur Draft|1973]], and [[1970 NHL Amateur Draft|1970]] (Luongo's selection was later surpassed by [[Rick DiPietro]]'s first overall selection by the Islanders in [[2000 NHL Entry Draft|2000]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Lining Up For a Shot at Luongo|url=http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1997-06-20-9706200392-story.html|date=June 20, 1997|work=[[Hartford Courant]]|author=Mark Pukalo|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218031949/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1997-06-20-9706200392-story.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=DiPietro first goalie to go first overall|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/draft00/s/2000/0624/601853.html|date=June 24, 2000|work=[[ESPN]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403174639/http://www.espn.com/nhl/draft00/s/2000/0624/601853.html}}</ref><ref name="sportsillustrated.cnn.com">{{cite magazine|title=Net results: Goalies a rare breed in first round of NHL Draft|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/facethefacts/news/1999/06/25/goalies_nhldraft/index.html|access-date=December 17, 2019|date=June 28, 1999|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|author=Ryan Hunt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040617203310/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/facethefacts/news/1999/06/25/goalies_nhldraft/index.html|archive-date=June 17, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|This acknowledgement excludes the NHL Amateur Drafts from 1963 to 1969. [[Michel Plasse]] was selected first overall in the [[1968 NHL Amateur Draft]] at a time when teams obtained prospects through sponsoring them at a young age, rather than the draft process.|group=note}}

Upon his draft, Luongo continued to play junior with the Foreurs in [[1997–98 QMJHL season|1997–98]]. He recorded 27 wins and a 3.09 [[goals against average]] (GAA). His seven [[shutout]]s tied [[Nick Sanza]]'s QMJHL record, set in [[1974–75 QMJHL season|1974–75]] ([[Adam Russo]] later tied it as well in [[2002–03 QMJHL season|2002–03]]).<ref name=qmjhlrecords>{{cite web |title=Goaltender records |url=http://www.lhjmq.qc.ca/navcache/getcontents.php?currentpath=/root/Stats_records/GUIDE_SECT5_GB_Gd200809.pdf |access-date=February 5, 2010 |publisher=[[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Although the Islanders planned to have Luongo play in the NHL for the [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99 season]], an inconsistent performance at training camp led to Luongo's return to the QMJHL that season.<ref name=NYTimes>{{cite news|title=Hockey; A Goalie Is in the Islanders' Future |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B04E3DD1631F933A25752C0A96F958260 |date=January 10, 1999 |access-date=August 24, 2008 |work=[[New York Times]] |author=Tarik El-Bashir |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104064210/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B04E3DD1631F933A25752C0A96F958260 |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Owing to having failed to come to terms on a contract before October 1, 1998, Luongo was not allowed to be called up to the Islanders from junior over the course of the subsequent season.<ref name=NYTimes/> He started the season with Val-d'Or but was traded to the [[Acadie-Bathurst Titan]] during the [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999 World Junior Championships]] for the remainder of the [[1998–99 QMJHL season|1998–99 season]]. He went on to lead the Titan to his second consecutive President's Cup championship with a 2.74 GAA in 23 games. He finished his QMJHL playoff career with the all-time league record in games played (56), minutes played (3,264:22), wins (38) and shots faced (1,808).<ref name=qmjhlalltime>{{cite web|website=Welcome on the official QMJHL web site|title=QMJHL's all-time records|url=http://38.108.70.85/xsl/records/book/index2.php?lang=en#a1|access-date=March 27, 2010|author=[[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425152701/http://38.108.70.85/xsl/records/book/index2.php?lang=en#a1|archive-date=April 25, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===New York Islanders (1999–2000)===
After his performance at the [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999 World Junior Championships]], Luongo was signed by the Islanders to a three-year, $2.775&nbsp;million contract on January 8, 1999.<ref name=NYTimes/> The [[1999–2000 AHL season|following season]], he made his professional debut with the [[Lowell Lock Monsters]], the Islanders' [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate. Early in the season, Luongo was called up to the Islanders on November 22, 1999, after a shoulder injury to back up [[Wade Flaherty]].<ref name=fuhr/> He made his NHL debut six days later on November 28, stopping 43 shots in a 2–1 win against the [[Boston Bruins]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Isles Rookie Stifles Bruins |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/isles-rookie-stifles-bruins/ |work=[[CBS News]] |date=November 28, 1999 |access-date=April 21, 2008 |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103195533/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/28/archive/main72069.shtml }}</ref> Luongo's early performances solidified him as the Islanders' starting goaltender over veteran [[Félix Potvin]].<ref name=fuhr/> Nearly a month after Luongo's debut in New York, Potvin was traded to the [[Vancouver Canucks]] on December 19 in exchange for backup goaltender [[Kevin Weekes]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hockey; Weekes Sees Bright Side Of Trade to Islanders |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/21/sports/hockey-weekes-sees-bright-side-of-trade-to-islanders.html |date=December 21, 1999 |work=[[New York Times]] |access-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=September 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915015121/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/21/sports/hockey-weekes-sees-bright-side-of-trade-to-islanders.html }}</ref> The next month, he recorded his first career NHL shutout in his eighth game, stopping 34 shots in a 3–0 victory over the Bruins on December 27.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hockey; Isles Get on Winning Track With Luongo's First Shutout |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/28/sports/hockey-isles-get-on-winning-track-with-luongo-s-first-shutout.html |date=December 28, 1999 |work=[[New York Times]] |access-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220141342/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/28/sports/hockey-isles-get-on-winning-track-with-luongo-s-first-shutout.html }}</ref>

In January 2000, Luongo was publicly criticized by Islanders [[General manager (ice hockey)|general manager]] [[Mike Milbury]] for having gone looking for an apartment in New York on a game day before letting in seven goals to the [[Boston Bruins]].<ref name=apartment/> Milbury told the media, "You can't do that in the NHL. You have to prepare yourself." Luongo defended himself by saying he did not divert from his usual game day routine by looking at just one apartment.<ref name=apartment>{{cite news|title=Isles' Luongo hoping to stop Milbury's shots|date=January 14, 2000|work=[[New York Daily News]]|author=Anthony McCarron}}</ref>

In the off-season, the Islanders selected goaltender [[Rick DiPietro]] with the first overall pick in the [[2000 NHL Entry Draft]]. DiPietro's selection supplanted Luongo as the highest-drafted goaltender in NHL history and the Islanders' goaltender of the future.<ref name=dipietro/> Consequently, Milbury traded Luongo to the [[Florida Panthers]] along with centre [[Olli Jokinen]] for winger [[Mark Parrish]] and centre [[Oleg Kvasha]] that same day on June 24, 2000.<ref name=dipietro>{{cite news |title=Goalie goes first in NHL draft |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/goalie-goes-first-in-nhl-draft-1.199108 |date=June 24, 2000 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |access-date=January 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213093652/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/goalie-goes-first-in-nhl-draft-1.199108 }}</ref> The deal would later be seen to have disproportionately benefited the Panthers, as both Jokinen and Luongo would eventually develop into star players, in contrast to Parrish and Kvasha.<ref>{{cite news |title=Islanders' GM Milbury Follows Coach Stirling Out the Door |url=http://www.nysun.com/sports/islanders-gm-milbury-follows-coach-stirling-out/25868/ |author=Kevin Greenstein |date=January 13, 2006 |work=[[New York Sun]] |access-date=August 30, 2008 |archive-date=January 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113153749/http://www.nysun.com/sports/islanders-gm-milbury-follows-coach-stirling-out/25868/ }}</ref> Later in his career, Luongo expressed surprise at the trade, saying that before the Islanders drafted DiPietro, he had believed the team was preparing to make him its starting goaltender for the upcoming season.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Home Stretch |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/roberto-luongo-parkland-florida-panthers-big-read/ |work=[[Sportsnet]] |author=Ryan Dixon |access-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222223522/https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/roberto-luongo-parkland-florida-panthers-big-read/ }}</ref>

===Florida Panthers (2000–2006)===
[[File:Roberto Luongo 2005.jpg|thumb|left|Luongo with the Panthers in November 2005. Luongo has always worn the number "1" in the NHL.|alt=An ice hockey goaltender removing his mask. He wears a white and orange jersey with the number "1" on his elbow.]]
The Panthers' organization expressed high praise for Luongo following the trade. General manager [[Bryan Murray (ice hockey)|Bryan Murray]] characterized him as "a franchise guy", while [[coach (ice hockey)|head coach]] [[Terry Murray]] added "He's the guy teams have to have to win the [[Stanley Cup]]."<ref>{{cite news |title=16 Florida Panthers |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1020664/index.htm |date=October 16, 2000 |work=[[CNN Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=February 2, 2010 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120110/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1020664/index.htm }}</ref> He entered his first training camp with the Panthers competing for the starting role with veteran goaltender [[Trevor Kidd]]; coach Terry Murray opted to begin the season with Kidd owing to his experience.<ref>{{cite news |title=N.H.:.: Roundup; Hasek Injured In Sabres' 4–2 Victory |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/06/sports/nhl-roundup-hasek-injured-in-sabres-4-2-victory.html |date=October 6, 2000 |work=[[New York Times]] |access-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029071519/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/06/sports/nhl-roundup-hasek-injured-in-sabres-4-2-victory.html }}</ref> Luongo made his first start with the Panthers on October 9, 2000, making 18 saves in a 4–2 loss to the Boston Bruins.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bruins continue their quick start |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wOEdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=028DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4840,9154136&dq=roberto+luongo+4-2+bruins+panthers&hl=en |date=October 10, 2000 |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=October 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007122824/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wOEdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=028DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4840,9154136&dq=roberto+luongo+4-2+bruins+panthers&hl=en }}</ref> When splitting the goaltending duties, Luongo went on to appear in 43 games, in comparison to Kidd's 42. He finished his [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] rookie season (Luongo qualified as a rookie because he had not played in at least 26 games the previous season with New York)<ref>{{cite web|title=Calder Memorial Trophy |url=http://www.nhl.com/trophies/calder.html |access-date=February 8, 2010 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060423011518/http://www.nhl.com/trophies/calder.html |archive-date=April 23, 2006}}</ref> by notching a franchise record fifth shutout of the season in a 3–0 win against the [[New York Rangers]] on April 7, 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Red Wings set record with home win |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i84vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yDsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3439,3283124&dq=roberto+luongo+fifth+shutout+franchise+record&hl=en |date=April 8, 2001 |work=[[Rome News-Tribune]] |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=October 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006070909/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i84vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yDsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3439,3283124&dq=roberto+luongo+fifth+shutout+franchise+record&hl=en }}</ref> The total surpassed [[John Vanbiesbrouck]]'s four-shutout mark, set in both the [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]] and [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]] seasons.<ref name=panthersshutouts>{{cite web |title=Career Stats – Regular season – Florida Panthers – Goalie – Goalie Single Season Leaders for Team – Shutouts |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=shutOuts&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115959/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=shutOuts&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam }}</ref> He posted a 12–24–7 record with the struggling Panthers, who finished 12th in the [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]], while recording a 2.44 GAA. His .920 save percentage was sixth in the league and second all-time among rookie goaltenders, behind [[Manny Fernandez (ice hockey)|Manny Fernandez]]'s mark set the previous season.<ref name=canadaprofile/>

Approaching his third NHL season, Luongo agreed on a four-year contract extension with the Panthers on September 13, 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hockey; Panthers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/14/sports/hockey-panthers.html |date=September 14, 2001 |work=[[New York Times]] |access-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=January 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125074618/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/14/sports/hockey-panthers.html }}</ref> He was chosen to play in the inaugural [[NHL YoungStars Game]] in [[2002 NHL All-Star Game|2002]] for Team [[Barry Melrose|Melrose]], winning 13–7 over Team [[Jim Fox (ice hockey)|Fox]].<ref name=youngstars/> After appearing in 58 games in [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]], Luongo suffered a [[sprained ankle|torn ligament]] in his right ankle in a game against the [[Montreal Canadiens]] on March 20, 2002.<ref name=ankle>{{cite news |title=Luongo, Valeri Bure out for season |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/luongo-valeri-bure-out-for-season-1.343498 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |date=March 21, 2002 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |archive-date=May 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518013655/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/luongo-valeri-bure-out-for-season-1.343498 }}</ref> Sidelined for the remainder of the season,<ref name=ankle/> he finished with a 16–33–4 record, a 2.77 GAA and .915 save percentage. Luongo returned in [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]] to a heavier workload, playing a 65-game season. He had a franchise record-setting shutout streak that lasted 144:51 minutes; it was snapped on January 20, 2003, against the Montreal Canadiens.<ref name=canadaprofile/>

In his fourth season with the Panthers ([[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]), Luongo emerged with his first [[Vezina Trophy]] and [[Lester B. Pearson Award]] nominations as the top goaltender and top player as selected by the players, respectively.<ref name="2004 Awards"/> Playing in 72 games, he set NHL marks for most saves and shots faced in a single season with 2,303 and 2,475, respectively.<ref name=file/> Both marks were previously set by former Islanders teammate Félix Potvin in [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] as a Toronto Maple Leaf.<ref name=potvin>{{cite news |title=As Sens gear up for playoffs, Luongo sets shot mark |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/games/2004-03-31-panthers-senators_x.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |date=March 31, 2004 |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120000/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/games/2004-03-31-panthers-senators_x.htm }}</ref> His resulting .931 save percentage was first among those goaltenders with at least 50 starts,<ref name=file/> and set a Panthers franchise record, breaking Vanbiesbrouck's .924 mark, set in [[1993–94 NHL season|1993–94]].<ref name=pantherssvpercent>{{cite web |title=Career Stats – Regular season – Florida Panthers – Goalie – Goalie Single Season Leaders – Save Percentage |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120004/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam }}</ref> His seven shutouts furthered his franchise record and was good enough for fifth in the league.<ref name=file/> At mid-season, he was named to his first [[2004 NHL All-Star Game|NHL All-Star Game]], held in February 2004. Competing for the Eastern Conference, he won the Goaltenders Competition segment of the [[NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition|SuperSkills Competition]], allowing the fewest goals on goaltender-related events.<ref name="skills competition">{{cite web|title=2011 SuperSkills Competition: Results: 1990–2009|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=67157#Results|access-date=September 1, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530040331/http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=67157#Results|archive-date=May 30, 2013}}</ref> The following day, he played in the third period of the All-Star Game and helped the East to a 6–4 win against the West.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mesier scores, gets record 14th All-Star assist|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/allstar2004/news/story?id=1730545|access-date=September 1, 2011|date=February 11, 2004|publisher=[[ESPN]]|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=November 7, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107082720/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/allstar2004/news/story?id=1730545}}</ref> At the end of the season, he was named to the [[NHL All-Star team|second NHL All-Star team]], but lost the Vezina Trophy to fellow [[Montreal]]-native [[Martin Brodeur]] of the [[New Jersey Devils]], while [[Martin St. Louis]] of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Pearson Award.<ref name="2004 Awards"/>

Owing to the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]], Luongo was inactive, with the exception of two international tournaments, the [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004 World Cup]] and the [[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005 World Championships]]. With the NHL set to resume in [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]], Luongo was without a contract. After negotiations failed, the Panthers filed for [[arbitration]] on August 11, 2005.<ref name=file>{{cite news|title=Roundup: Panthers file to take Luongo to arbitration |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2005-08-11-free-agents_x.htm |access-date=February 1, 2010 |date=August 11, 2005 |work=[[USA Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115952/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2005-08-11-free-agents_x.htm |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The process awarded Luongo a one-year, $3.2&nbsp;million contract on August 25.<ref name=arbitration>{{cite news |title=Roundup:Andreychuk back to T.B. for 23rd NHL season |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2005-08-25-roundup_x.htm |date=August 25, 2005 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120006/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2005-08-25-roundup_x.htm }}</ref>

On April 13, 2006, Luongo became the most-wins Panthers goaltender of all time, passing Vanbiesbrouck,<ref name=pantherswinsall>{{cite web |title=Career Stats – Regular season – Florida Panthers – Goalie – Goalie Career Leaders for Team – Wins |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=wins&viewName=careerLeadersForTeamGoalies |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120012/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=wins&viewName=careerLeadersForTeamGoalies }}</ref> with his 107th win with the team – a 5–4 overtime victory against the [[Ottawa Senators]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Panthers get OT win, but Sens win division |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=162505&hubname=nhl |url-status=dead|access-date=February 5, 2010 |date=April 13, 2006 |work=[[The Sports Network]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115141822/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=162505&hubname=nhl |archive-date=January 15, 2013 }}</ref> He went on to post 35 wins, breaking Vanbiesbrouck's 27-win single-season Panthers mark, set in [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]].<ref name=pantherswins>{{cite web |title=Career Stats – Regular season – Florida Panthers – Goalie Goalie Single Season Leaders For Team – Wins |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=wins&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120017/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=wins&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam }}</ref> Set to become a free agent for the second consecutive off-season, he could not come to an agreement with the Panthers, having formally turned down a five-year, $30&nbsp;million contract offer in January 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo turns down Panthers' five-year, $30 million contract offer |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2310520 |work=[[ESPN]] |access-date=January 16, 2009 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115950/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2310520 }}</ref> It was also reported that among Luongo's demands were that backup goaltender [[Jamie McLennan]] be re-signed, his long-time goaltending coach [[François Allaire]] be hired<ref>{{cite news |title=Canucks take huge gamble with Luongo |url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/sports/story.html?id=c239d0dd-5c31-4677-8cc6-2ba09502b79d&k=76933 |date=June 27, 2006 |access-date=February 18, 2010 |work=[[Montreal Gazette]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604132716/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/sports/story.html?id=c239d0dd-5c31-4677-8cc6-2ba09502b79d&k=76933 |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref> and that a public statement be released that he would not be traded until the no-trade clause of his contract took effect.<ref name=rue/>

===Vancouver Canucks (2006–2014)===
Prior to the start of the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]], Panthers general manager [[Mike Keenan]] traded Luongo to the Vancouver Canucks on June 23, 2006. He was packaged with defenceman [[Lukáš Krajíček]] and a sixth round draft pick ([[Sergei Shirokov]]) in exchange for forward [[Todd Bertuzzi]], defenceman [[Bryan Allen (ice hockey)|Bryan Allen]] and goaltender [[Alex Auld]].<ref name=fouryear/> Immediately following the deal, Vancouver signed Luongo to a four-year, $27 million deal.<ref name=fouryear>{{cite news |title=Luongo signs four-year, $27&nbsp;million deal with Canucks |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=2504431&type=story |work=[[ESPN]] |access-date=January 16, 2009 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604115959/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2504431&type=story }}</ref> He expressed surprise, claiming that he and the Panthers were very close to a deal the day before the trade.<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo surprised by trade to Vancouver |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nhl&id=2499410 |work=[[ESPN]] |date=June 24, 2006 |access-date=February 7, 2010 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106192553/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nhl&id=2499410 }}</ref>

[[File:Roberto Luongo and Chris Kunitz.jpg|thumb|right|Luongo with [[Chris Kunitz]] of the [[Anaheim Ducks]] in a pre-season game at the lip of his crease in September 2006|alt=An ice hockey goaltender wearing a white jersey on his knees to make a save. He is looking downwards to the right as an opposing player in black skates towards him.]]
Luongo's arrival in Vancouver ended a seven-and-a-half-year period of instability for Canucks netminding, with a total of 18 goaltenders having played for the club since [[Kirk McLean]]'s departure in [[1997–98 NHL season|1998]].<ref name=curse/> General manager [[Brian Burke (ice hockey)|Brian Burke]] had coined the term "goalie graveyard" during his tenure in Vancouver to describe the club's goaltending fortunes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo stolls into 'graveyard' |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Sportak/2006/09/30/pf-1924695.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720000011/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Sportak/2006/09/30/pf-1924695.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 20, 2012 |access-date=December 21, 2009 |date=September 30, 2006 |work=[[Canadian Online Explorer]] }}</ref> Luongo recorded a 3–1 win against the [[Detroit Red Wings]] in his Canucks debut on October 5, 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Just like they planned |url=http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=951ff744-a2b8-43ad-82d4-fe0961522b70&k=53516 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |date=October 6, 2006 |work=[[Victoria Times Colonist]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604132728/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=951ff744-a2b8-43ad-82d4-fe0961522b70&k=53516 |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref> Later in the month, he notched his first shutout with the Canucks, stopping 32 shots in a 5–0 win over the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] on October 25.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canucks blank Blackhawks |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canucks-blank-blackhawks-1.593748 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |date=October 25, 2006 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029071640/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canucks-blank-blackhawks-1.593748 }}</ref> On January 9, 2007, Luongo was voted in as a starting goaltender for the first time in his career for the [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western Conference]] All-Stars.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fitzpatrick's all-star bid falls short |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/fitzpatrick-s-all-star-bid-falls-short-1.640371 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |date=January 10, 2007 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029070658/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/fitzpatrick-s-all-star-bid-falls-short-1.640371 }}</ref> Six days after the announcement, he was hospitalized after taking a puck to the throat in practice. He spent the night in the [[intensive care unit]] for fears his [[windpipe]] would swell and become blocked.<ref name=patient/> Discharged from the hospital on game day, Luongo recorded a shutout that night against the Montreal Canadiens on January 16, 2007.<ref name=patient>{{cite news |title=Roberto Luongo: The star patient |url=http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=6bce946e-81bb-4d2d-9b5a-405657d72286&p=1 |access-date=February 24, 2009 |date=January 17, 2007 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902093743/http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=6bce946e-81bb-4d2d-9b5a-405657d72286&p=1 |archive-date=September 2, 2012}}</ref> During the [[2007 NHL All-Star Game]] in [[Dallas]], Luongo was named the Skills Competition's top goaltender<ref>{{cite news |title=Fans link Crosby, Ovechkin as All-Stars |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/allstar/2007-01-09-all-star-fan-voting-story_x.htm |date=January 9, 2007 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120014/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/allstar/2007-01-09-all-star-fan-voting-story_x.htm }}</ref> and helped the West to a 12–9 win over the East.<ref>{{cite news |title=West all-stars win; Briere is MVP |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/west-all-stars-win-briere-is-mvp-1.682211 |date=January 24, 2007 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |access-date=February 2, 2010 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604161227/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2007/01/24/all-star-recap.html }}</ref> Late in the season, Luongo recorded his franchise record-setting 39th win in a 2–1 [[overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]] victory on March 9 against the [[San Jose Sharks]]. He surpassed Kirk McLean's 38-win mark set in [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]].<ref name=mcleanwins>{{cite news |title=Luongo eclipses Canucks record in OT win vs. Sharks |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2007-03-10-canucks-sharks_N.htm |access-date=February 1, 2010 |date=March 10, 2007 |work=[[USA Today]] }}</ref> He went on to finish with a career-high 47 wins, one shy of league-leader Martin Brodeur, who broke [[Bernie Parent]]'s 33-year-old NHL record of wins in a season. Luongo and Brodeur are considered, however, to have been given an advantage to Parent with the inauguration of the [[shootout (ice hockey)|shootout]] that season by the NHL, allowing more games to be decided with wins, as opposed to ties.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canucks' Luongo aims for exclusive club |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canucks-luongo-aims-for-exclusive-club-1.643446 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |date=March 11, 2007 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029071613/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canucks-luongo-aims-for-exclusive-club-1.643446 }}</ref> In addition to his 47 wins, Luongo recorded a 2.29 GAA (which was at that time, a personal best) and a team-record .921 save percentage (surpassing [[Dan Cloutier]]'s .914 save percentage in 2003–04; later broken by [[Cory Schneider]]'s .929 save percentage in 2010–11).<ref name=vansavepercent>{{cite web |title=Career Stats – Regular season – Vancouver Canucks – Goalies – Goalie Single Season Leaders for Team – Save Percentage |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002VANGAHAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120124/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002VANGAHAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam }}</ref> He won three team awards – the [[Cyclone Taylor Trophy]] as MVP, the [[Molson Cup#Vancouver Canucks|Molson Cup]] as the player with the most three-star selections, and the [[Most Exciting Player Award]].<ref name=teamawards>{{cite web|title=All-Time Records |url=http://www.nhl.com/canucks/ext/alltime_07_08.pdf |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604124652/http://www.nhl.com/canucks/ext/alltime_07_08.pdf |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref> He led the Canucks to a [[Northwest Division (NHL)|Northwest Division]] title and what was then a franchise record of 105 points,<ref>{{cite news |title=Canucks clinch division |url=http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=a855dbb6-3db4-4eb7-808d-33fea20d2b12 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |date=April 8, 2007 |work=[[Victoria Times Colonist]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604132938/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=a855dbb6-3db4-4eb7-808d-33fea20d2b12 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 }}</ref> The team was seeded third in the Western Conference. The [[2007 Stanley Cup playoffs|2007 playoffs]] marked Luongo's first NHL postseason appearance. Facing the sixth-seeded [[Dallas Stars]] in the opening round, he almost set an NHL record for most saves in a playoff game in his postseason debut. He stopped 72 shots, en route to a 5–4 quadruple overtime victory, one save shy of [[Kelly Hrudey]]'s 73-save mark set in [[1987 Stanley Cup playoffs|1987]].<ref name=72saves>{{cite web |title=Playoffs Open With Record Performance by Canucks' Luongo |url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=451964 |access-date=February 2, 2010 |date=April 12, 2007 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613023611/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=451964 }}</ref> Luongo went on to win his first playoff series as the Canucks eliminated the Stars in seven games. They were, however, defeated in the second round by the second-seeded and eventual Stanley Cup champions [[Anaheim Ducks]]. Luongo put forth a losing 56-save performance in the deciding fifth game against the Ducks. After the game ended in regulation at a 1–1 tie, he missed the first three minutes of the first overtime period to what was first believed to be an equipment malfunction. However, after the series ended, it was revealed that Luongo, instead, had an untimely case of [[diarrhea]].<ref name="MIA Lou">{{cite news|title=MIA Lou reveals he was ... in the loo |url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=0683ea58-afd3-4504-9597-99f85f3d3379 |author=Brad Ziemer |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |date=May 7, 2007 |access-date=November 20, 2007 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131032027/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=0683ea58-afd3-4504-9597-99f85f3d3379 |archive-date=January 31, 2016}}</ref> The Canucks lost the game 2–1 in the second overtime when Luongo took his eye off the puck to look at the referee, believing a penalty should have been issued to the Ducks on a play in which Canucks forward [[Jannik Hansen]] was hit by Ducks forward [[Rob Niedermayer]]. With Luongo not paying attention, Ducks defenceman [[Scott Niedermayer]] shot the puck from the point to score the series-winning goal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ducks beat Canucks in second OT; advance |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/2007-05-04-1980617042_x.htm |date=May 4, 2007 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120027/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/2007-05-04-1980617042_x.htm }}</ref>

[[File:Roberto Luongo 2007.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Luongo with the Canucks in October 2007|alt=A masked ice hockey goaltender wearing a blue jersey with blue and green pads slightly crouched looking forward.]]
At the end of the season, Luongo was nominated for three major NHL awards: the [[Vezina Trophy]] as the top goaltender, [[Lester B. Pearson Award]] as the most outstanding player judged by members of the NHLPA and [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] as the league's regular season MVP.<ref name="2007 Awards">{{cite news |title=2007 NHL Awards: Finalists and winners |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2855100 |work=[[ESPN]] |date=May 1, 2007 |access-date=December 10, 2019 |archive-date=October 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006073248/https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2855100 }}</ref> However, Luongo finished second in the voting for all three awards,<ref>{{cite news |title=Roberto Luongo: 'I was a novice playing forward, and I couldn't skate' |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/roberto-luongo-i-was-a-novice-playing-forward-and-i-couldn-t-skate-1.759123 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |date=December 8, 2008 |access-date=December 10, 2019 |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020095034/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/roberto-luongo-i-was-a-novice-playing-forward-and-i-couldn-t-skate-1.759123 }}</ref> behind [[Martin Brodeur]] of the [[New Jersey Devils]] for the Vezina and [[Sidney Crosby]] of the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] for the Hart and Pearson.<ref name="2007 Awards"/>

Luongo kept pace statistically with his previous season's work in [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] and continued to set significant marks, including a three-game shutout streak spanning 210:34 in late-November (breaking the Canucks' previous franchise record of 184:20 set by [[Ken Lockett]] in [[1974–75 NHL season|1975]]).<ref name=sostreak2>{{cite news |title=Wild cool off Luongo, Canucks |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/wild-cool-off-luongo-canucks-1.635067 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |date=December 2, 2007 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029070212/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/wild-cool-off-luongo-canucks-1.635067 }}</ref> He was voted in as the [[2008 NHL All-Star Game]]'s Western Conference starting goaltender for the second consecutive season, although he did not attend in order to be with his pregnant wife in [[Florida]].<ref name=08asg>{{cite news |title=Family comes first for Luongo |url=http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=45c6c8df-6dcf-4535-b180-ead8a6ce069f&k=35350 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |date=January 10, 2008 |work=[[Victoria Times Colonist]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604132949/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/sports/story.html?id=45c6c8df-6dcf-4535-b180-ead8a6ce069f&k=35350 |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref>

With the Canucks battling for the Northwest Division title all season long, a losing streak that saw Luongo win only one of his final eight starts<ref name=rest>{{cite news |title=Luongo did not get rest he needed |url=http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/columnists/bios/story.html?id=0a27f98e-640c-4005-808e-e037f9cbc379&add_feed_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.com%2Ftopics%2Fsports%2Fhockey%2Ffaceoff%2Fziemer.atom%3Fviewer%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceoff.com%2Fhockey%2Fcolumnists%2Fbios%2Fstory.html |access-date=June 6, 2009 |date=April 7, 2008 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318003219/http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/columnists/bios/story.html?id=0a27f98e-640c-4005-808e-e037f9cbc379&add_feed_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.com%2Ftopics%2Fsports%2Fhockey%2Ffaceoff%2Fziemer.atom%3Fviewer%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceoff.com%2Fhockey%2Fcolumnists%2Fbios%2Fstory.html |archive-date=March 18, 2012}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=March 2024}} caused the Canucks to miss the playoffs altogether by just three points. Nevertheless, he received his second consecutive team MVP and Molson Cup awards.<ref name=teamawards08>{{cite web |title=Canucks Team Awards Announced |url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=452705 |access-date=February 6, 2010 |date=May 4, 2008 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615044025/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=452705 }}</ref> He also finished seventh in Vezina Trophy balloting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Full voting results for the 2008 NHL Awards|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16631-Full-voting-results-for-the-2008-NHL-Awards.html|access-date=July 4, 2010|date=June 13, 2008|work=[[The Hockey News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711105503/http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16631-Full-voting-results-for-the-2008-NHL-Awards.html|archive-date=July 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On September 30, 2008, prior to the start of the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]], Vancouver Canucks general manager [[Mike Gillis]] and head coach [[Alain Vigneault]] named Luongo the 12th [[captain (ice hockey)|captain]] in team history, replacing the departed [[Markus Näslund]].<ref name=captain/> The decision was unconventional, as league rules forbid goaltenders from being captains.<ref>{{cite web |title=Captain Louie |url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=452980 |access-date=February 2, 2010 |date=September 30, 2008 |publisher=[[Vancouver Canucks]] |archive-date=September 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917154255/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=452980 }}</ref> As such, Luongo became only the seventh goaltender in NHL history to be named a captain, and the first since [[Bill Durnan]] captained the Montreal Canadiens in [[1947–48 NHL season|1947–48]] (after which the league implemented the rule).<ref name=captain>{{cite news |url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=251272&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl |title=Canucks name goaltender Luongo captain |work=[[The Sports Network]] |date=September 30, 2008 |access-date=September 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918133655/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=251272&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl |archive-date=September 18, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In order to account for the league rule, Luongo did not perform any of the on-ice duties reserved for captains and did not wear the captain's "C" on his jersey. Instead he incorporated it into the artwork on the front of one of his [[goaltender mask|masks]] which he occasionally wore for the early months of the [[2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season|2008–09 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo sports captain's 'C' on goalie mask |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/luongo-sports-captain-s-c-on-goalie-mask-1.756420 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |date=October 5, 2008 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |archive-date=December 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224223030/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/luongo-sports-captain-s-c-on-goalie-mask-1.756420 }}</ref> Canucks defenceman [[Willie Mitchell (ice hockey)|Willie Mitchell]] was designated to handle communications with on-ice officials, while defenceman [[Mattias Öhlund]] was responsible for ceremonial faceoffs and other such formalities associated with captaincy.<ref name=captain/> Centre [[Ryan Kesler]] was chosen along with Mitchell and Öhlund as the third alternate captain.<ref name=captain/> A month into the 2008–09 season, Luongo began a shutout streak that lasted three games against the [[Nashville Predators]], [[Phoenix Coyotes]], and the [[Minnesota Wild]], akin to the feat he accomplished in the same month of November the previous year.<ref name=sostreak3>{{cite news |title=Canucks' Luongo blanks Wild for third straight shutout |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canucks-luongo-blanks-wild-for-3rd-straight-shutout-1.694274 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |date=November 9, 2008 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |archive-date=February 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207055934/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canucks-luongo-blanks-wild-for-3rd-straight-shutout-1.694274 }}</ref> His overall shutout streak was snapped at 242:36 minutes, in a 2–1 shootout loss against the [[Colorado Avalanche]], surpassing the Canucks record he set the previous season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo's shutout streak snapped as Avs edge Canucks |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=255713 |access-date=November 12, 2008 |date=November 12, 2008 |work=[[The Sports Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112164359/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=255713 |archive-date=January 12, 2009 }}</ref> Later that month, on November 22, Luongo left a game versus the Pittsburgh Penguins after suffering an [[adduction|adductor]] strain in his [[groin]]. Initially listed as week-to-week,<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo's status week to week |url=http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/sports/story.html?id=fcb84a60-e4fa-4874-9261-a7c140f7bba4 |work=[[Saskatoon Star Phoenix]] |date=November 24, 2008 |access-date=February 18, 2010 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604133023/http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/sports/story.html?id=fcb84a60-e4fa-4874-9261-a7c140f7bba4 |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref> he attempted what was considered an early comeback within two weeks of the injury, but suffered a setback during a team practice on December 10, leaving early in discomfort.<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo pain free after Canucks practice |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/luongo-pain-free-after-canucks-practice-1.801465 |date=January 12, 2009 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |access-date=February 7, 2010 |archive-date=January 22, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122151843/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/01/12/luongo-practice.html }}</ref> After missing 24 games, Luongo made his return on January 15, 2009, in a 4–1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes.<ref name=groinreturn>{{cite news |title=Luongo, Canucks raked by Coyotes |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/coyotes-rake-canucks-in-luongo-s-return-1.799359 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |date=January 15, 2009 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029070602/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/coyotes-rake-canucks-in-luongo-s-return-1.799359 }}</ref> While injured, Luongo was chosen for the fourth time to the [[2009 NHL All-Star Game|NHL All-Star Game in 2009]] as the lone Canucks representative.<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo only Canuck all-star |url=https://vancouversun.com/Sports/Luongo+only+Canuck+star/1151526/story.html |access-date=January 7, 2009 |date=January 7, 2009 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113160231/http://www.vancouversun.com/Sports/Luongo+only+Canuck+star/1151526/story.html |archive-date=January 13, 2009}}</ref> Despite speculation he would have to miss his second straight All-Star Game,<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo's skills ready to pay all-star bills?  |url=https://theprovince.com/Sports/Luongo+skills+ready+star+bills/1196793/story.html |access-date=January 29, 2009 |date=January 20, 2009 |work=[[The Province]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204031420/http://www.theprovince.com/Sports/Luongo+skills+ready+star+bills/1196793/story.html |archive-date=February 4, 2009}}</ref> Luongo recovered in time and took part in a 12–11 shootout loss to the Eastern Conference. He finished the season with back-to-back shutouts in the final two games against the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and Colorado Avalanche to establish a new career-high of nine shutouts on the season, breaking [[Dan Cloutier]]'s previous franchise single-season shutout record of seven, set in [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Canucks beat Kings, take over Northwest lead |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canucks-beat-kings-take-over-northwest-lead-1.801987 |access-date=April 11, 2009 |date=April 9, 2009 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604161425/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/04/09/sp-kings-canucks.html |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Canucks win Northwest Division title and earn home-ice advantage |url=https://vancouversun.com/Canucks+Northwest+Division+title+earn+home+advantage+first+round+playoffs/1488467/story.html |date=April 11, 2009 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |access-date=October 4, 2018 |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029071338/http://www.vancouversun.com/Canucks+Northwest+Division+title+earn+home+advantage+first+round+playoffs/1488467/story.html }}</ref> Winning their second Northwest Division title in three years, Luongo and the Canucks returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence as the third seed in the West. During the [[2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs|2009 playoffs]], he led the Canucks to a first round sweep of the sixth-seeded [[St. Louis Blues]]. The Canucks then faced the fourth-seeded Chicago Blackhawks in the second round, which Chicago ultimately won in six games. Luongo was heavily criticized following his performance in the sixth and deciding game, allowing seven goals in the 7–5 loss to seal the 4–2 series defeat. In a post-game interview, Luongo told reporters that he "let [his] teammates down".<ref>{{cite news |title=Canucks' Luongo: 'I let my teammates down tonight' |url=https://theprovince.com/Sports/Canucks+Luongo+teammates+down+tonight/1586248/story.html |access-date=June 6, 2009 |work=[[The Province]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615002755/http://www.theprovince.com/Sports/Canucks+Luongo+teammates+down+tonight/1586248/story.html |archive-date=June 15, 2009}}</ref> Many in the Vancouver media were quick to suggest trading Luongo, arguing that his large salary could be better spent, while pointing to several successful teams with relatively low-salary goaltenders.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why would they trade me? Canucks Roberto Luongo asks?  |url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/would+they+trade+Canucks+Roberto+Luongo+asks/1595768/story.html |access-date=June 6, 2009 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518083827/http://www.vancouversun.com/Sports/would+they+trade+Canucks+Roberto+Luongo+asks/1595768/story.html |archive-date=May 18, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The case for letting Luongo go |url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/case+letting+Luongo/1589010/story.html |access-date=June 6, 2009 |date=May 13, 2009 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517004524/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/case+letting+Luongo/1589010/story.html |archive-date=May 17, 2009}}</ref> Nevertheless, Luongo was presented at the year-end awards ceremony with the [[Scotiabank Fan Fav Award]], a fan-voted award in its inaugural year for the league's favourite player.<ref name=fanfav>{{cite web |title=Roberto Luongo wins Scotiabank/NHL Fan Fav Award |url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=453735 |access-date=February 2, 2010 |date=June 17, 2009 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615044032/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=453735 }}</ref> Also finishing fourth in Vezina Trophy voting, he missed out on his second nomination in three years by one vote,<ref>{{cite news |title=Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks agree on 12-year, $64-million contract extension |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=4439836 |date=September 2, 2009 |work=[[ESPN]] |access-date=September 4, 2009 |archive-date=September 4, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904154009/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4439836 }}</ref> behind [[Niklas Bäckström]] of the [[Minnesota Wild]], [[Steve Mason (ice hockey)|Steve Mason]] of the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] and trophy-winner [[Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974)|Tim Thomas]] of the Boston Bruins.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tim Thomas continues rags-to-riches story by winning Vezina Trophy |url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26832-Tim-Thomas-continues-ragstoriches-story-by-winning-Vezina-Trophy.html |access-date=September 4, 2009 |date=June 18, 2009 |work=[[The Hockey News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626051658/http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26832-Tim-Thomas-continues-ragstoriches-story-by-winning-Vezina-Trophy.html |archive-date=June 26, 2009 }}</ref>

With one season left on his original four-year deal with the Canucks, Luongo and agent [[Gilles Lupien]] began contract negotiations with general manager [[Mike Gillis]] in the 2009 off-season. At the time of the [[2009 NHL Entry Draft]], [[ESPN]] reported that Luongo and the Canucks had agreed on a long-term extension to be announced on July 1. The report was, however, denied by both Lupien and Gillis.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canucks close to locking up Luongo |url=http://www.faceoff.com/story.html?id=1736589&add_feed_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceoff.com%2Fscripts%2FSP6Atom.aspx%3Fid%3D1724745 |access-date=February 24, 2010 |date=June 26, 2009 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318003314/http://www.faceoff.com/story.html?id=1736589&add_feed_url=http:%2F%2Fwww.faceoff.com%2Fscripts%2FSP6Atom.aspx%3Fid=1724745 }}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=March 2024}} A little over a month later in early August, Gillis told Vancouver sports radio station [[TEAM 1040]] in an interview that he was "philosophically" close to a deal with Luongo to be signed before the upcoming [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Gillis: Canucks 'philosophically' close to deal with Luongo |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=286840&hubname=nhl-canucks |access-date=August 5, 2009 |date=August 29, 2009 |work=[[The Sports Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902081210/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=286840&hubname=nhl-canucks |archive-date=September 2, 2009 }}</ref> That same month, while at [[Canada national men's ice hockey team|Team Canada]]'s summer camp for the [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics]], Luongo set a September 13 deadline to sign a contract before the Canucks' training camp began, explaining that he "will not be negotiating during the season ... [not wanting] that distraction".<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo, Canucks set deadline for contract talks |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=288968 |access-date=August 29, 2009 |date=August 27, 2009 |work=[[The Sports Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830153841/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=288968 |archive-date=August 30, 2009 }}</ref> Several days later, on September 2, the Canucks announced that they had signed Luongo to a 12-year contract extension worth $64&nbsp;million for a $5.33&nbsp;million annual salary cap hit.<ref name=twelveyear/> The front-loaded deal, which will expire by the time Luongo is 43 and includes a no-trade clause, sees him make $10&nbsp;million in 2010–11, then approximately $6.7&nbsp;million annually through to 2017–18, $3.3&nbsp;million and $1.6&nbsp;million the subsequent two seasons, before tailing off to $1&nbsp;million for the final two years.<ref name=twelveyear>{{cite news |title=Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks agree on 12-year, $64 million contract extension |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=4439836 |access-date=February 12, 2010 |date=September 3, 2009 |work=[[ESPN]] |archive-date=September 4, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904154009/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4439836 }}</ref> The contract contains two additional clauses to circumvent the no-trade clause that allow Luongo to facilitate a trade after the fifth year and for the Canucks to also facilitate a trade after the seventh year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo's long-term deal with Canucks contains several 'escape clauses' |date=September 4, 2009 |work=[[National Post]] |author=Jason Botchford }}</ref>

Nearly a month into the 2009–10 season, on October 25, 2009, Luongo recorded his 21st shutout as a Canuck (48th career) in a 2–0 win against the [[Edmonton Oilers]], surpassing Kirk McLean as the franchise shutouts leader.<ref name=mcleanso>{{cite news |title=Luongo is Canucks' franchise shutout leader with win over Oilers |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/Canucks+beat+Oilers+three+straight/2144346/story.html |work=[[The Province]] |access-date=October 29, 2009 |date=October 26, 2009 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027084342/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Canucks+beat+Oilers+three+straight/2144346/story.html |archive-date=October 27, 2009}}</ref> The following game against the Detroit Red Wings on October 27, he suffered a rib injury that was revealed the following day to be a [[hairline fracture]]. Luongo originally injured his rib two games prior against the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] on October 24 after taking a shot in the chest from Leafs' forward [[Niklas Hagman]]. The injury was re-aggravated during the Detroit game during a collision with Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canucks' Luongo out at least a week with rib injury |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=296381 |access-date=October 29, 2009 |date=October 28, 2009 |work=[[The Sports Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031124503/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=296381 |archive-date=October 31, 2009 }}</ref> He returned to the lineup on November 10 against the St. Louis Blues after missing six games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roberto Luongo |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=1050 |access-date=January 8, 2010 |work=[[The Sports Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113174925/http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=1050 |archive-date=January 13, 2010 }}</ref> On January 7, 2010, Luongo recorded his 50th career shutout in a 4–0 win against the Phoenix Coyotes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Burrows records hat trick while Luongo blanks Coyotes |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=305209 |access-date=January 8, 2010 |date=January 8, 2010 |work=[[The Sports Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201192230/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=305209 |archive-date=February 1, 2014 }}</ref> Despite recording the second 40-win season of his career, Luongo finished with his worst statistical season as a Canuck, heavily affected by a poor second-half.<ref>{{cite news|title=Luongo not pushing panic button|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Luongo+pushing+panic+button/2726845/story.html|access-date=April 12, 2010|date=April 12, 2010|work=[[The Province]]|author=Jason Botchford|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329220723/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Luongo+pushing+panic+button/2726845/story.html|archive-date=March 29, 2010}}</ref> Pulled seven times in 68 appearances,<ref>{{cite news|title=Luongo's game is as good as gold|url=https://theprovince.com/sports/2010wintergames/Luongo+game+good+gold/2791241/story.html|access-date=April 12, 2010|date=April 12, 2010|work=[[The Province]]|author=Ben Kuzma|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416174110/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/2010wintergames/Luongo+game+good+gold/2791241/story.html|archive-date=April 16, 2010}}</ref> he recorded a 2.57 GAA and a .913 save percentage. In the subsequent [[2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs|2010 playoffs]], the Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings in six games only to be defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks for the second year in a row.<ref>{{cite news|title=Blackhawks put away Canucks|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/blackhawks-put-away-canucks-1.881355|access-date=January 24, 2018|date=May 12, 2010|work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|archive-date=September 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918093116/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/blackhawks-put-away-canucks-1.881355}}</ref>

In the 2010 off-season, it was speculated by many in the media whether Luongo would remain Vancouver's captain, citing the added pressure of the goaltending position.<ref name="unsure">{{cite news|title=Luongo unsure of future as Canucks captain |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/luongo-unsure-of-future-as-canucks-captain-1.900549 |access-date=September 13, 2010 |date=August 26, 2010 |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830143027/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/08/26/sp-luongo.html |archive-date=August 30, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> After the Canucks' 3–1 series deficit in the second round, Luongo ceased to make himself available for pre-game interviews – a customary practice for goaltenders, but not for captains.<ref name="unsure"/> When asked after the Canucks' elimination whether he thought he should remain team captain, he told reporters he did not think it was an issue.<ref name="unsure"/> However, Gillis, who appointed him captain two seasons prior, asserted it was a topic to be addressed in the off-season.<ref name="unsure"/> On September 13, 2010, Luongo confirmed he was stepping down, stating that "Serv[ing] as captain...in a Canadian city for a team with such passionate fans is a privilege and an experience I will always take pride in. I will continue to be a leader on this team and support my teammates the same way I always have while focusing on our ultimate goal."<ref name="step down"/> Centre [[Henrik Sedin]], who won the Hart Trophy for the 2009–10 season, was named Luongo's successor in a [[pre-game ceremony]] to the Canucks' season-opener.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canucks name Henrik Sedin captain|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canucks-name-henrik-sedin-captain-1.925894|access-date=January 24, 2018|date=October 9, 2010|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|archive-date=May 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513011751/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canucks-name-henrik-sedin-captain-1.925894}}</ref> Also in the 2010 off-season, Gillis fired Luongo's goaltending coach Ian Clark and hired [[Roland Melanson]] in his place. Luongo had been a personal friend of Clark's and publicly stated being surprised and disappointed with the switch. The decision to hire Melanson was largely precipitated on his willingness to work with Luongo on a full-time basis – something Clark was unable to do. Despite the coaching change at the club level, Luongo retained Clark as his personal coach for his summer training.<ref>{{cite news|title=Luongo still puzzled by coaching shuffle; Goalie not consulted when friend was fired|date=September 14, 2010|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|publisher=Postmedia News|author=Iain MacIntyre}}</ref> He began working with Melanson leading up to the [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11 season]] and employed several changes in his playing style, which included playing deeper into his crease instead of challenging shooters.<ref name=melanson/> Luongo was named the NHL's Second Star of the Month for December 2010. He posted an 11–1–2 record with a 2.07 GAA, a .922 save percentage and one shutout within that month.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crosby, Luongo, Lidstrom|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=348020&hubname=nhl-canucks|access-date=January 8, 2011|date=January 4, 2011|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012235355/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=348020&hubname=nhl-canucks|archive-date=October 12, 2012}}</ref> During the month, he started a 21-game regulation unbeaten streak that lasted until a loss against the St. Louis Blues on February 14, 2011. Luongo's record in that span was 16 wins and 5 overtime or shootout losses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Blues 3, Canucks 2|url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2010020845|access-date=April 16, 2011|date=February 14, 2011|publisher=[[Vancouver Canucks]]|agency=Associated Press|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218035232/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2010020845|archive-date=February 18, 2011}}</ref> Later in the campaign, he recorded his [[List of NHL goaltenders with 300 wins|300th career win]] against the Los Angeles Kings on March 5, 2011. He became the sixth-youngest goaltender to reach the milestone and the 25th overall.<ref>{{cite news|title=Daniel Sedin scores late tiebreaker as Canucks outlast Kings|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=356715|access-date=March 6, 2011|date=March 5, 2011|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308033302/http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=356715|archive-date=March 8, 2011}}</ref> [[2010–11 Vancouver Canucks|2010–11]] campaign constituted a decreased workload for Luongo, as he appeared in 60 games. Team management had asserted at the beginning of the campaign that rookie backup Cory Schneider would be given the opportunity to play in 20 to 25 games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canucks sign goaltender Cory Schneider to new NHL contract|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=323372|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]|date=June 2, 2010|access-date=June 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605025243/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=323372|archive-date=June 5, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Luongo finished the season with a league-leading 38 wins, along with 22 losses (15 in regulation and 7 in overtime or a shootout). His career-high 2.11 GAA ranked second in the league, behind Tim Thomas' 2.00,<ref>{{cite web|title=2010–2011 Regular Season Goals Against Average Leaders|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20112ALLGAGAll&sort=goalsAgainstAverage&viewName=goalsAgainstAverage|access-date=April 16, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|archive-date=December 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201005208/http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20112ALLGAGAll&sort=goalsAgainstAverage&viewName=goalsAgainstAverage}}</ref> and set a Canucks record, surpassing Dan Cloutier's 2.27 GAA, set in 2003–04.<ref name="canucks gaa record">{{cite web|title=Regular Season – Vancouver Canucks – Goalie Single Season Leaders for Team – Goals Against Average|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002VANGAHAll&sort=goalsAgainstAverage&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam|access-date=April 16, 2011|publisher=[[Vancouver Canucks]]|archive-date=October 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023212828/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002VANGAHAll&sort=goalsAgainstAverage&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam}}</ref> While his .928 save percentage improved upon his team-record setting .921 in 2006–07, it was bettered by one-hundredth of a point by Schneider.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vancouver Canucks – Goalie Single Season Leaders For Team – Save Percentage|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002VANGAHAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam|access-date=April 16, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|archive-date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120124/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002VANGAHAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam}}</ref> Together, Luongo and Schneider won the [[William M. Jennings Trophy]] for leading the Canucks to the lowest GAA in the league; their combined 2.20 GAA was one-tenth better than the [[Boston Bruins]]'s second-place goaltending tandem of Tim Thomas and [[Tuukka Rask]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2010–2011 Regular Season – Team GAA|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20112ALLAAAAll&sort=avgGoalsAgainstPerGame&viewName=summary|access-date=April 12, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|archive-date=April 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411070832/http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20112ALLAAAAll&sort=avgGoalsAgainstPerGame&viewName=summary|url-status=live}}</ref> Luongo helped the Canucks to their first [[Presidents' Trophy]] in team history with an NHL-best and franchise-record 54 wins and 117 points.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Canucks Have a Chance to Add Stanley Cup Victory to a History of Playoff Losing|url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/canucks-have-a-chance-to-add-stanley-cup-victory-to-a-history-of-playoff-losing|access-date=December 14, 2019|date=April 10, 2011|magazine=[[The Hockey News]]|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214213926/https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/canucks-have-a-chance-to-add-stanley-cup-victory-to-a-history-of-playoff-losing|url-status=live}}</ref> His efforts in the regular season earned him his third career Vezina Trophy nomination, alongside the Boston Bruins' Tim Thomas and the Nashville Predators' [[Pekka Rinne]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Thomas, Rinne and Luongo named finalists for Vezina|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/thomas-rinne-and-luongo-named-finalists-for-vezina/article4264321/|access-date=December 14, 2019|date=April 22, 2011|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030172357/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/thomas-rinne-and-luongo-named-finalists-for-vezina/article4264321/}}</ref> Entering the [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs|2011 playoffs]] as the first seed in the West and Presidents' Trophy winners, the Canucks were matched against the Chicago Blackhawks for the third straight year, this time in the first round. After opening the series with three straight wins, the Canucks lost the next three against the eighth-seeded and defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks, forcing a seventh game. After he was pulled in favour of Schneider during Games 4 in Chicago and 5 in Vancouver – having allowed six goal on 28 shots and four goals on 12 shots, respectively – Luongo started Game 6 in Chicago on the bench.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hawks rout Canucks 7–2 to stay alive|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030154|access-date=June 9, 2011|date=April 20, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Rosen, Dan|archive-date=May 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530201705/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030154}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hawks stay alive by routing Canucks 5–0|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030155|access-date=June 9, 2011|date=April 22, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Rosen, Dan|archive-date=May 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527215538/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030155}}</ref> During the third period, Schneider suffered a lower-body injury on a [[Michael Frolík]] penalty shot goal, forcing Luongo to finish the game. He made 12 saves in relief of Schneider before Blackhawks forward [[Ben Smith (ice hockey, born 1988)|Ben Smith]] scored in overtime.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hawks force Game 7 with OT win|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030156|access-date=June 9, 2011|date=April 25, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Rosen, Dan|archive-date=May 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530205433/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030156}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/luongo-crawford-ready-for-game-7-matchup |title=Luongo, Crawford ready for Game 7 matchup |website=foxnews.com |publisher=Fox News |author=National Hockey League |date=April 26, 2011 |access-date=January 23, 2025}}</ref> Although Schneider was available to play for Game 7, Canucks' head coach Alain Vigneault chose to start Luongo. He made 31 saves in the deciding game, helping the Canucks to a 2–1 overtime win. His efforts included a cross-ice save on a one-timer from Blackhawks forward [[Patrick Sharp]] during a Blackhawks powerplay early on in the extra period.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canucks beat Hawks 2–1 in OT to win series|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030157|access-date=June 9, 2011|date=April 27, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Rosen, Dan|archive-date=April 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429234351/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030157}}</ref> Going head-to-head against fellow Vezina Trophy nominee Pekka Rinne and the Nashville Predators in round two, Luongo kept the fifth-seeded Predators to 11 goals over six games to help the Canucks advance to the third round for the first time in 17 years. He maintained his stellar performance in the Western Conference Finals against the second-seeded [[San Jose Sharks]], allowing 13 goals over five contests, including 54 saves in the fifth and deciding match, a game that went to double overtime. Luongo's efforts helped the Canucks reach the [[2011 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Final]] for the first time in 17 years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canucks beat Sharks in 2OT to advance to Final|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030325|access-date=June 9, 2011|date=May 25, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Rosen, Dan|archive-date=June 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613060239/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030325}}</ref> He opened the series against the Boston Bruins stopping all 36 shots in a 1–0 win for his third shutout of the postseason in Game 1 along with a 3–2 overtime win in Game 2.<ref>{{cite news|title=Late goal gives Canucks 1–0 win in Game 1|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030411|access-date=June 9, 2011|date=June 2, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Rosen, Dan|archive-date=June 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606035926/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030411}}</ref> As the series shifted to Boston's [[TD Garden]] for games three and four with a two-games-to-none Canucks lead, Luongo surrendered eight goals in Game 3 as the Bruins defeated the Canucks 8–1, cutting the Canucks series lead from 2–0 to 2–1.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruins play 'Boston hockey,' claw back into series|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030413|access-date=June 9, 2011|date=June 7, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Rosen, Dan|archive-date=July 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719140820/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030413}}</ref> The following contest also, he was pulled for the third time in the playoffs and first time in the Finals after allowing four goals on 20 shots as the Canucks were defeated by the Bruins 4–0, resulting in a 2–2 tie in the series.<ref>{{cite news|title=All even at 2: Inspired Bruins catch Canucks|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030414|access-date=June 9, 2011|date=June 9, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Masiak, Corey|archive-date=June 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611223042/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030414}}</ref> Amidst heavy scrutiny from the media and Canucks fans after the two blowout losses in Games 3 and 4,<ref>{{cite news|title=How do you solve a problem like Roberto Luongo?|url=http://www.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/how-do-you-fix-a-problem-like-roberto-luongo/|date=June 17, 2011|work=[[Maclean's]]|author=Gillis, Charlie|access-date=February 3, 2021|archive-date=April 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403024822/http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/how-do-you-fix-a-problem-like-roberto-luongo/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Roberto Luongo's Poor Play Has Created Goaltending Controversy in Vancouver|url=http://www.nesn.com/2011/06/roberto-luongos-poor-play-has-created-goaltending-controversy-in-vancouver.html|access-date=June 19, 2011|date=June 9, 2011|publisher=[[New England Sports Network]]|author=Howe, Jeff|archive-date=June 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612142435/http://www.nesn.com/2011/06/roberto-luongos-poor-play-has-created-goaltending-controversy-in-vancouver.html}}</ref> Luongo recovered for Game 5 in Vancouver, stopping all 31 Bruins shots in a 1–0 win for a 3–2 series lead.<ref>{{cite web|title=Canucks win Game 5, one win away from Cup|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030415|access-date=June 19, 2011|date=June 11, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Rosen, Dan|archive-date=June 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614074914/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030415}}</ref> It was his 15th win and fourth shutout of the 2011 postseason and second of the Stanley Cup Finals, tying both of Kirk McLean's single-year playoff team records, previously set in [[1994 Stanley Cup playoffs|1994]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Playoffs – Vancouver Canucks – Goalie – Goalie Single Season Leaders For Team – Wins|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00003VANGAHAll&sort=wins&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam|access-date=June 19, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|archive-date=October 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024073018/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00003VANGAHAll&sort=wins&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam}}</ref> Luongo joined [[Frank McCool]] as the only goaltender in NHL history to have two 1–0 shutouts in the same Stanley Cup Finals series as McCool's 1–0 victories came 66 years earlier in {{scfy|1945}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/21033/luongo-closes-the-door-on-struggles|title=Luongo closes the door on struggles|date=June 11, 2011|access-date=June 11, 2011|website=ESPN.com|publisher=ESPN Enterprises, Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stanleycup2011/blog/2011/06/luongo-returns-to-victorious-path.html|title=Luongo returns to victorious path|date=June 11, 2011|access-date=June 11, 2011|website=CBCSports.ca|first=Tim|last=Wharnsby|publisher=CBC/Radio-Canada}}</ref> With an opportunity to clinch the Stanley Cup in Game 6 in Boston, however, he was pulled again in favour of Schneider after allowing three goals on eight shots in less than three minutes in the first period; the game ended in a 5–2 loss, forcing a Game 7 back home in Vancouver.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruins chase Luongo, force Game 7 with 5–2 win|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030416|access-date=June 19, 2011|date=June 14, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Rosen, Dan|archive-date=June 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615062937/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030416}}</ref> Despite his struggles in Game 6, he was named the starter for the deciding seventh game by head coach Alain Vigneault over Schneider. Although Luongo and the Canucks had a chance to clinch the Stanley Cup in Game 7 at [[Rogers Arena|home]], the struggles continued for both Luongo individually and for the Canucks as a team as he allowed three goals (two scored by Bruins' centre [[Patrice Bergeron]] and one by winger [[Brad Marchand]]) on 20 shots, including one shorthanded goal by Bergeron before Marchand scored a second goal by an empty netter, as the Canucks lost the game 4–0 and the series 4–3 against the third-seeded Bruins, one win short of winning the Stanley Cup.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruins win Cup by blanking Canucks 4–0|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030417|access-date=June 19, 2011|date=June 16, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Rosen, Dan|archive-date=June 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618235946/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010030417}}</ref> Luongo had the chance of joining the [[Triple Gold Club]] as the first goaltender in this finals series had the Canucks won Game 6 or Game 7.

[[File:Roberto_Luongo_2012-02-13.png|thumb|Luongo getting in position in his net during a game in February 2012]]
Nearly a month and a half into the [[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12 season]], Luongo suffered an upper-body injury that sidelined him for two games.<ref name=tsn/> The nature of the injury was unspecified, but was believed to have occurred during a game against his former team, the [[New York Islanders]] on November 13, 2011, when he appeared to be in discomfort.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canucks' Luongo out with upper-body injury|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=601686|access-date=January 5, 2012|date=November 15, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Woodley, Kevin|archive-date=December 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219072420/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=601686}}</ref> Prior to the injury, Luongo was struggling to perform with his statistics near the bottom of the league.<ref name="not watching">{{cite news|title=Luongo should be playing, not watching|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opinion/2011/10/luongo-should-be-playing-not-watching.html|access-date=January 5, 2012|date=October 26, 2011|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|author=Wharnsby, Tim|archive-date=January 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101021038/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opinion/2011/10/luongo-should-be-playing-not-watching.html}}</ref> Upon recovering, Schneider's play relegated Luongo to backup status for five games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Iain MacIntyre: Luongo takes new Canucks role in stride|url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/iain-macintyre-luongo-takes-new-canucks-role-in-stride|access-date=January 4, 2012|date=November 28, 2011|work=[[National Post]]|author=MacIntyre, Iain|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718055019/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/11/28/iain-macintyre-luongo-takes-new-canucks-role-in-stride/|archive-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Canucks will keep riding Schneider|date=November 30, 2011|publisher=Postmedia News|author=MacIntyre, Iain}}</ref> By December 2011, he resumed as the team's starter with an improved performance.<ref name=fire>{{cite news|title=New technique helps Luongo catch fire; Goalie alters his playing position to keep his catching glove extended, and 'it's working out'|date=December 28, 2011|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|author=MacIntyre, Iain}}</ref> The following month, Luongo reached two milestones. On January 4, 2012, he became the 23rd goaltender in league history to play in his 700th game,<ref>{{cite web|title=Career Games Played|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=20122ALLGAHALL&sort=gamesPlayed&viewName=careerLeadersAllSeasonsGoalies|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|access-date=January 5, 2012|archive-date=January 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110213857/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=20122ALLGAHALL&sort=gamesPlayed&viewName=careerLeadersAllSeasonsGoalies}}</ref> a contest in which he recorded a 3–0 shutout against the Minnesota Wild.<ref>{{cite news|title=Luongo marks milestone in style as Canucks blank Wild|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=384266#YourCallTop|access-date=January 4, 2012|date=January 5, 2012|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108083903/http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=384266#YourCallTop|archive-date=January 8, 2012}}</ref> With his 212th victory as a Canuck on January 21 (a 4–3 win against the San Jose Sharks), he surpassed Kirk McLean as the most-wins goaltender in team history. Luongo accomplished the feat in 364 games, 152 less than McLean.<ref>{{cite news|title=Heroic Hodgson|url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=612252|access-date=January 23, 2012|date=January 21, 2012|publisher=[[Vancouver Canucks]]|archive-date=March 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325015316/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=612252|url-status=live}}</ref> Facing the eighth-seeded and eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings in the opening round of the [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012 playoffs]] after helping the Canucks win a second consecutive Presidents' Trophy as the regular season champions, Luongo started the first two games and played well but his team lost both. Vigneault opted to start Schneider for the rest of the series, in order to give the Canucks some momentum on their side,<ref>{{cite news|title=NHL Playoffs: Vancouver Canucks' decision to sit Roberto Luongo 'incredibly difficult'|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2012/04/19/nhl_playoffs_vancouver_canucks_decision_to_sit_roberto_luongo_incredibly_difficult.html|access-date=May 11, 2013|publisher=[[Toronto Star]]|date=April 19, 2012|archive-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029070220/https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2012/04/19/nhl_playoffs_vancouver_canucks_decision_to_sit_roberto_luongo_incredibly_difficult.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and Luongo remained on the bench for the remainder of the series as the Kings won four games to one. Dressing as a backup for the Canucks' final three playoff games led many in the media to believe that Luongo would be traded in the off-season, in favour of Schneider, who recorded better regular season and playoff statistics than him in 2011–12.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cory Schneider Canucks' top dog, so long Luongo|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Canucks+with+Cory+Schneider+looks+like+over+Roberto+Luongo/6483859/story.html|access-date=April 24, 2012|date=April 19, 2012|work=The Province|author=Botchford, Jason|location=Vancouver}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Asked about his role with the Canucks following the defeat, Luongo told reporters that he would waive his [[no-trade clause]] if his management asked him to do so.<ref>{{cite news|title=Luongo: I'll waive my no-trade clause if I'm asked to|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=394097|access-date=April 24, 2012|date=April 24, 2012|publisher=The Sports Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426181404/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=394097|archive-date=April 26, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2012, Schneider was signed to a three-year $12 million contract, which made Luongo expendable, but general manager Mike Gillis' efforts to trade Luongo were unsuccessful owing to his $64 million (U.S.), 12-year contract.<ref name ="goodbye">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hockey/opinion/stanleycup/2013/05/roberto-luongo-says-goodbye-again-to-vancouver.html|title=Roberto Luongo says goodbye (again) to Vancouver|access-date=May 26, 2013|publisher=[[CBC.ca]]|archive-date=February 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222025536/http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hockey/opinion/stanleycup/2013/05/roberto-luongo-says-goodbye-again-to-vancouver.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Roberto Luongo 20131017.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Luongo with the Canucks in October 2013]]
In the lockout-shortened [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13 season]], both goaltenders split the playing duties although Schneider was the number one goaltender. Luongo handled his demotion with class and remained supportive of Schneider, soon calling the Canucks "Cory's team."<ref name = "goodbye" /> Head coach Alain Vigneault said "Cory is our MVP and one of reasons why we got into playoffs. I've got a lot of faith in him and that's why we're going with him". In the opening round of the [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013 playoffs]] facing the San Jose Sharks, as Schneider had been injured near the end of the season, Luongo started the first two games and played well but his team lost both. Luongo came off the bench in game three after Schneider was pulled in the third period. Luongo was the backup in game four as the Canucks lost in overtime, ending his team's postseason in four straight games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canucks swept out of NHL playoffs by Sharks, with likely sweeping changes to come|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Vancouver+Canucks+swept+playoffs+Jose/8352010/story.html|access-date=May 11, 2013|publisher=[[Vancouver Sun]]|archive-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029070254/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Vancouver+Canucks+swept+playoffs+Jose/8352010/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=669856|title=Five reasons Canucks were eliminated from playoffs|publisher=[[NHL.com]]|access-date=May 26, 2013|archive-date=June 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603033109/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=669856|url-status=live}}</ref> Luongo put his penthouse up for sale, as it was accepted that he had likely played his final game as a Canuck. Although he had nine years left on a 12-year, $64-million contract, which represented a $5.33 million salary cap hit, general manager Mike Gillis remained confident of making a deal in the summer.<ref name = "goodbye"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/roberto-luongos-contract-hurts-both-him-and-canucks |access-date=May 26, 2013 |publisher=[[National Post]] |title=Roberto Luongo's contract hurts both him and Canucks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629225217/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/04/03/roberto-luongos-contract-hurts-both-him-and-canucks/ |archive-date=June 29, 2013 }}</ref>

Schneider was unexpectedly traded to the New Jersey Devils on June 30, 2013, reinstating Luongo in the starting position for the [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]].<ref name="freshstart">{{cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/roberto-luongo-vancouver-canucks-happy-for-a-fresh-start|title=Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks happy for a fresh start|author=Joshua Clipperton|date=October 2, 2013|publisher=[[National Post]]|access-date=October 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131008170145/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/10/03/roberto-luongo-vancouver-canucks-happy-for-a-fresh-start/|archive-date=October 8, 2013}}</ref> [[John Tortorella]], who had replaced Alain Vigneault as Canucks head coach after their first round sweep at the hands of the San Jose Sharks, chose rookie [[Eddie Läck]] to start in goal instead of Luongo in the [[2014 Heritage Classic|Heritage Classic]] against the [[Ottawa Senators]] at [[BC Place]]. Tortorella's decision was unpopular with the crowd as they booed Läck, while Luongo was also unhappy as he had been looking forward to that game all season with it being outside.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators-add-to-vancouver-canucks-woes-with-heritage-classic-win | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140305182902/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/03/02/ottawa-senators-add-to-vancouver-canucks-woes-with-heritage-classic-win/ | url-status=live | archive-date=March 5, 2014 | title=Vancouver Canucks coach's decision to bench Roberto Luongo for Heritage Classic illogical and unpopular | publisher=[[National Post]] | access-date=March 12, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2014/03/04/canucks_trade_roberto_luongo_to_florida.html | title=Canucks trade Roberto Luongo to Florida | publisher=[[Toronto Star]] | access-date=March 12, 2014 | date=March 4, 2014 | archive-date=March 7, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307081020/http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2014/03/04/canucks_trade_roberto_luongo_to_florida.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+coach+John+Tortorella+classic+misplay+unpopular+decision/9570156/story.html#ixzz2vlh2RveK | title=Canucks coach John Tortorella's classic misplay an unpopular decision | publisher=[[Vancouver Sun]] | access-date=March 12, 2014 | date=November 24, 2001 | archive-date=March 8, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308062436/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+coach+John+Tortorella+classic+misplay+unpopular+decision/9570156/story.html#ixzz2vlh2RveK | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Return to Florida (2014–2019)===

On March 4, 2014, a day before the NHL trade deadline, Luongo was traded back to the Florida Panthers along with prospect Steven Anthony in exchange for goaltender [[Jacob Markström]] and centre [[Shawn Matthias]]. The Canucks retained part of Luongo's salary.<ref>{{cite news|title=Roberto Luongo trade: Florida Panthers acquire goaltender from Canucks|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2014/3/4/5471102/roberto-luongo-trade-florida-panthers-vancouver-canucks|date=March 4, 2014|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|author=Brigardi, Matt|access-date=December 7, 2017|archive-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072148/https://www.sbnation.com/2014/3/4/5471102/roberto-luongo-trade-florida-panthers-vancouver-canucks}}</ref> Luongo was seen as key to helping build the Panthers into a strong contender.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Luongo+becomes+symbol+revitalization+Panthers+franchise/9601695/story.html | title=Luongo becomes new symbol for revitalization of Panthers' franchise | work=[[Montreal Gazette]] | access-date=March 12, 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312212344/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Luongo+becomes+symbol+revitalization+Panthers+franchise/9601695/story.html | archive-date=March 12, 2014 }}</ref>

On March 3, 2015, Luongo suffered a chipped bone in his shoulder in a 3–2 loss to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] as a result from taking a shot from Leafs' forward [[Leo Komarov]]. He would leave the game momentarily but then return to finish the game before missing the next six games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/panthers-luongo-takes-puck-high-leaves-game/ |title=Injured Luongo returns to game in dramatic fashion |website=sportsnet.ca |publisher=Sportsnet |author=Mike Johnston |date=March 3, 2015 |access-date=February 17, 2025}}</ref> The [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15 season]] would end with the Panthers missing the playoffs for the third straight season and Luongo finishing with a 28–19–12 record, two shutouts, 2.35 GAA and .921 save percentage in 61 games.

Luongo ended the [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16 season]] playing in 62 games with a 35–19–6 record, four shutouts, 2.35 GAA and .922 save percentage to help the Panthers qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2012. During the [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|2016 playoffs]], the Panthers would go on to lose in the first round against Luongo's former team, the [[New York Islanders]] in six games with Islanders centre and captain [[John Tavares]] scoring the series-winning goal in double overtime of Game 6 to prevent the Panthers from forcing a seventh game.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Botte|first1=Peter|title=John Tavares scores in double-OT to lead Islanders past Panthers, win first playoff series since 1993|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/islanders/tavares-goals-lead-islanders-playoff-series-win-93-article-1.2613158|website=NYDailyNews.com|access-date=August 30, 2016|date=April 25, 2016|archive-date=September 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914203439/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/islanders/tavares-goals-lead-islanders-playoff-series-win-93-article-1.2613158|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2016 off-season, it was revealed that Luongo underwent hip surgery, but would recover in time for the start of the [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nhl/florida-panthers/article107933407.html |title=Months after surgery, Luongo takes opening night stage for Florida Panthers |website=miamiherald.com |publisher=Miami Herald |author=George Richards |date=October 13, 2016 |access-date=February 17, 2025}}</ref> The season would be a struggle for Luongo and the Panthers as a team as they would miss the playoffs and Luongo would finish with a 17–15–6 record with one shutout, 2.68 GAA and .915 save percentage in 40 games.

On December 4, 2017, in a 5–4 SO loss to the New York Islanders, Luongo suffered a torn groin as a result of sticking his leg out to make a save on a shot from Islanders' defenceman [[Ryan Pulock]], causing him to miss the next 27 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/injury-slows-not-halts-career-former-canuck-roberto-luongo/#:~:text=That%20fire%20has%20brought%20Luongo%20back%2C%20two,that%20it%20had%20the%20potential%20to%20end |title=Injury slows, not halts, career of former Canuck Roberto Luongo |website=sportsnet.ca |publisher=Sportsnet |author=Iain MacIntyre |date=February 13, 2018 |access-date=February 17, 2025}}</ref> On April 5, 2018, Luongo played in his 1,000th NHL game in a 3–2 win over the [[Boston Bruins]], becoming just the third goaltender in NHL history to do so, the other two being [[Patrick Roy]] and [[Martin Brodeur]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harisson|first1=Doug|title=Elite company: Roberto Luongo plays in 1,000th NHL game|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/panthers-roberto-luongo-1000-games-1.4606430|website=cbc.ca|access-date=May 1, 2018|date=April 5, 2018|archive-date=April 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409165553/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/panthers-roberto-luongo-1000-games-1.4606430|url-status=live}}</ref> At the conclusion of the [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]] season, Luongo was the Panthers' nomination for the [[Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy]] and eventually a finalist for the award by the NHL and became the franchise all-time leader in games played, wins, and shutouts. The season ended with the Panthers missing the [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|playoffs]] by just one point in the standings.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Olive|first1=Jameson|title=2017–18 Season Rewind: Roberto Luongo|url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/2017-18-season-rewind-roberto-luongo/c-298371162|website=NHL.com|access-date=May 1, 2018|date=May 1, 2018|archive-date=May 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503102447/https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/2017-18-season-rewind-roberto-luongo/c-298371162|url-status=live}}</ref> The Masterton Trophy would eventually go to [[New Jersey Devils]] forward [[Brian Boyle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/masterton-trophy-finalists-brian-boyle-roberto-luongo-jordan-staal-298170142 |title=Masterton Trophy finalists unveiled |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |author=NHL.com |date=April 21, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2024 |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113014659/https://www.nhl.com/news/masterton-trophy-finalists-brian-boyle-roberto-luongo-jordan-staal-298170142 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 10, 2019, Luongo played in his 1030th career game against the inner-state rival [[Tampa Bay Lightning]], passing Roy for second all-time behind Brodeur, who played 1,266 games in his career.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hornick |first1=Matt |title=Panthers' Roberto Luongo moves into second place for career appearances by a goaltender |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/panthers-roberto-luongo-moves-in-to-second-for-career-appearances-by-a-goaltender/45af9bt2p6c61g0ule6prywnr |website=[[Sporting News]] |access-date=February 11, 2019 |date=February 10, 2019 |archive-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212012937/http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/panthers-roberto-luongo-moves-in-to-second-for-career-appearances-by-a-goaltender/45af9bt2p6c61g0ule6prywnr |url-status=live }}</ref> With a 4–3 win against the [[Colorado Avalanche]] on February 25, Luongo passed [[Ed Belfour]] for third-most wins as an NHL goaltender, once again only behind Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur.<ref>{{cite web |title=NHL History – Goalie Wins Leaders |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/?stat=goaliewins |website=[[ESPN]] |access-date=February 26, 2019 |date=February 25, 2019 |archive-date=February 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060514/http://www.espn.com/nhl/history/leaders/_/stat/goaliewins |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 26, 2019, Luongo announced his retirement from professional hockey, despite having three years left on his contract largely citing lingering effects from surgeries on his hip and groin the previous two seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/luongos-open-letter-to-the-fans/c-308071408|title=Luongo's Open Letter to the Fans|website=NHL.com|date=June 26, 2019|access-date=June 26, 2019|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626201741/https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/luongos-open-letter-to-the-fans/c-308071408|url-status=live}}</ref>

==International play==
{{MedalTableTop|RobertoLuongo2010WinterOlympicscropped.png|220px|Luongo during the quarterfinal against [[Russia national men's ice hockey team|Russia]] at the [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]]|alt=An ice hockey goaltender wearing a red mask, white pads and a white and red jersey with a maple leaf logo. He is bent over with his hands at his knees and his head looking forward.|name=no}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ih|CAN}} }}
{{MedalSport | [[Ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Sochi]]|}}
{{MedalGold| [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005 Austria]]|}}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004 Czech Republic]]|}}
{{MedalGold | [[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003 Finland]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Cup of Hockey|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004 Canada]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999 Canada]]|}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Quebec}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World U-17 Hockey Challenge]]}}
{{MedalBronze | 1995 Canada|}}
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Luongo made his international debut at the 1995 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in [[Moncton, New Brunswick]], with Team [[Québec]], winning bronze.<ref name=canadaprofile>{{cite web |title=Roberto Luongo |url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=11737&la_id=1&ss_id=61000&player_id=12373 |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=[[Hockey Canada]] |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607130449/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=11737&la_id=1&ss_id=61000&player_id=12373 }}</ref> Three years later, he was named to the [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canadian national junior team]] for the [[1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1998 World Junior Championships]] in Finland. He played backup to [[Victoriaville Tigres]] goaltender [[Mathieu Garon]],<ref>{{cite web |title=1998 IIHF World Junior Championship – Statistics |url=http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/61021/la_id/1.htm |access-date=February 5, 2010 |publisher=[[Hockey Canada]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728010938/http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/61021/la_id/1.htm |archive-date=July 28, 2011}}</ref> going winless in three appearances with a 3.70 GAA, as Canada finished in eighth place. Luongo became the starting goaltender the following year at the [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999 World Junior Championships]] in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], appearing in seven of Canada's eight games.<ref>{{cite web|title=1999 IIHF World Junior Championship – Statistics |url=http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/2101/la_id/1.htm |access-date=February 5, 2010 |publisher=[[Hockey Canada]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728003008/http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/2101/la_id/1.htm |archive-date=July 28, 2011}}</ref> He recorded a shutout in the first game of the tournament against the [[Czech Republic]], making 36 saves in a 0–0 tie.<ref>{{cite news |title=Junior Hockey: World Championships; Battle of the Goalies Ends in Scoreless Tie |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/28/sports/junior-hockey-world-championships-battle-of-the-goalies-ends-in-scoreless-tie.html |date=December 28, 1998 |work=[[New York Times]] |access-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=September 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906145840/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/28/sports/junior-hockey-world-championships-battle-of-the-goalies-ends-in-scoreless-tie.html }}</ref> He went on to help Team Canada to the gold medal game against Russia, but lost in [[overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]], surrendering a goal to [[Artem Chubarov]].<ref>{{cite news |title=1999 World Junior Championships |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/wjc99/digest.htm |access-date=November 12, 2008 |work=[[USA Today]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106094957/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/wjc99/digest.htm |archive-date=January 6, 2009}}</ref> With a 1.92 GAA and two shutouts, Luongo was given [[List of IIHF World Under 20 Championship Directorate award winners|Best Goaltender]] and All-Star team honours.<ref name=99wjc>{{cite web |title=1999 IIHF World Junior Championship |url=http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=2028&la_id=1 |access-date=February 5, 2010 |publisher=[[Hockey Canada]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728011013/http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=2028&la_id=1 |archive-date=July 28, 2011}}</ref>

Luongo first appeared with the [[Canada national men's ice hockey team|Canadian men's team]] at the [[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2001 World Championships]] in Germany. He played backup to [[Fred Brathwaite]] of the [[Calgary Flames]] before injuring his finger during the first game of the qualification round against [[Switzerland national men's ice hockey team|Switzerland]] on May 4, 2001.<ref name=cloutier>{{cite web |title=Goaltender Dan Cloutier added to Team Canada |url=http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/10558/la_id/1.htm |access-date=February 5, 2010 |date=May 4, 2001 |publisher=[[Hockey Canada]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124082827/http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/10558/la_id/1.htm |archive-date=November 24, 2010}}</ref>

During his next appearance at the [[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003 World Championships]] in Finland, Luongo began the tournament as backup to the [[Phoenix Coyotes]]' [[Sean Burke]]. He earned wins against [[Latvia national ice hockey team|Latvia]] in the preliminaries and Switzerland in the qualifying round. During the semifinals against the [[Czech national ice hockey team|Czech Republic]], Luongo replaced Burke after he left the game with a lower-body injury eight minutes into the second period. Luongo allowed four goals in relief, but earned the win as Canada defeated the Czechs 8–4.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canada battles to gold final |url=http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/Sports/2003/05/10/83780.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729185715/http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/Sports/2003/05/10/83780.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |access-date=February 5, 2010 |date=May 10, 2003 |work=[[London Free Press]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo between pipes in world hockey final |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/luongo-between-pipes-for-canada-in-world-hockey-final-1.411676 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |date=May 10, 2003 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |archive-date=March 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309054628/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/luongo-between-pipes-for-canada-in-world-hockey-final-1.411676 }}</ref> With Burke still out for the gold medal game, Luongo made 49 saves against [[Sweden national men's ice hockey team|Sweden]] in a 3–2 overtime win.<ref name=wjc/> Despite Luongo's medal-round efforts, Burke was named the Best Goaltender for the tournament, as he played in the majority of Team Canada's games.<ref name=wjc>{{cite news |title=Canada wins world hockey gold |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canada-wins-world-hockey-gold-1.362404 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |date=May 11, 2003 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |archive-date=August 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809133947/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canada-wins-world-hockey-gold-1.362404 }}</ref> The gold medal-winning 2003 team was later named the [[Canadian Press]] national sports team of the year on January 2, 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 Men's World Team – CP Team of the Year! |url=http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/10918/la_id/1.htm |access-date=February 5, 2010 |date=January 2, 2004 |publisher=[[Hockey Canada]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728011031/http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/10918/la_id/1.htm |archive-date=July 28, 2011}}</ref>

Luongo made his third appearance at the [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|World Championships in 2004]] in the [[Czech Republic]]. He played in seven games as the starting goaltender, recording a 2.32 GAA and one shutout, as Canada captured its second straight gold medal at the tournament, beating Sweden 5–3 in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team Canada Rallies Again |url=http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/4919/la_id/1.htm |access-date=February 5, 2010 |date=May 15, 2004 |publisher=[[Hockey Canada]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728011135/http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/4919/la_id/1.htm |archive-date=July 28, 2011}}</ref> Several months later, Luongo competed for Team Canada in the [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004 World Cup]] as backup to [[Martin Brodeur]] of the [[New Jersey Devils]]. It marked Luongo's first international tournament in which all NHL players were eligible, as the annual World Championships conflict with the [[Stanley Cup playoffs]]. He had another opportunity to step in as the starting goaltender when Brodeur pulled out prior to the semi-final game against the Czech Republic due to a sprained wrist.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brodeur out, Luongo in |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/brodeur-out-luongo-in-for-team-canada-1.516554 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |date=September 10, 2004 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |archive-date=May 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530111158/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/brodeur-out-luongo-in-for-team-canada-1.516554 }}</ref> Filling in for Brodeur, Luongo made 37 of 40 stops in a 4–3 overtime victory to put Team Canada into the finals against [[Finland national men's ice hockey team|Finland]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lecavalier saves Canada's bacon in OT vs. Czech Republic |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/2004-09-11-canada-cr_x.htm |date=September 11, 2004 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708180254/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/2004-09-11-canada-cr_x.htm }}</ref> Brodeur returned for the championship game to backstop Team Canada to a 3–2 win.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hockey joy in Canada, but for how long?  |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/2004-09-14-world-cup-final_x.htm |date=September 14, 2004 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711200433/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/2004-09-14-world-cup-final_x.htm }}</ref>

Luongo appeared in his fourth World Championships in [[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]]. Owing to the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]], all NHL players were available for the tournament in Austria, and Luongo played backup to Brodeur.<ref>{{cite news |title=Austrian arena earns accolades from NHL players |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/winter/2005-05-01-worlds-notes_x.htm |date=May 1, 2005 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120121/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/winter/2005-05-01-worlds-notes_x.htm }}</ref> He appeared in two games, including a shutout win against [[Slovenia national ice hockey team|Slovenia]] in the round-robin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canada trounces Slovenia at hockey worlds |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canada-trounces-slovenia-at-hockey-worlds-1.533831 |date=May 3, 2005 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |access-date=February 6, 2010 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604161556/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2005/05/03/can-slo050503.html }}</ref> Luongo earned a silver medal as Team Canada was shut out by the Czech Republic 3–0 in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada captures silver, Joe Thornton named tournament MVP |url=http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/5016/la_id/1.htm |access-date=February 5, 2010 |date=May 15, 2005 |publisher=[[Hockey Canada]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608190908/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/5016/la_id/1.htm |archive-date=June 8, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Roberto Luongo 2010 flag.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Luongo carrying the Canadian flag after the gold medal win against the [[United States national men's ice hockey team|United States]] at the [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010 Winter Olympics]]|alt=A helmetless ice hockey goaltender carrying a large Canadian flag by its pole over his head as teammates, spectators and media look on. He is wearing a white and red jersey with white pads.]]
Luongo was named to his first [[Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] in [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]]. The tournament was held in [[Turin]], Italy, his country of cultural origin. He again played behind Brodeur and appeared in two games. He made his Olympic debut in the second game of the round-robin with a 5–1 win against [[Germany men's national ice hockey team|Germany]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Gagne leads Canada past Germany |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=155166&hubname=nhl |url-status=dead|access-date=February 5, 2010 |work=[[The Sports Network]] |date=February 16, 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913222754/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=155166&hubname=nhl |archive-date=September 13, 2012 }}</ref> His second appearance of the tournament was a loss to Finland, also in the round-robin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Men's Hockey: Canada falls to Finland |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=155556&hubname=nhl |url-status=dead|access-date=February 5, 2010 |date=February 19, 2006 |work=[[The Sports Network]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913175827/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=155556&hubname=nhl |archive-date=September 13, 2012 }}</ref>

Leading up to the [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics]], to be held in Luongo's NHL hometown of [[Vancouver]], Luongo and Brodeur were considered locks to be named to the national team heading into the summer orientation camp in August 2009 and speculation began as to who would be appointed the starting position.<ref>{{cite news |title=Broduer, Luongo lead Team Canada's group of goalies |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/article/2009-08-26/brodeur-luongo-lead-team-canadas-group-goalies |access-date=February 1, 2010 |date=August 26, 2009 |work=[[Sporting News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217104641/http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/article/2009-08-26/brodeur-luongo-lead-team-canadas-group-goalies |archive-date=February 17, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Goalies Brodeur, Luongo pushed by dark horses |url=http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=14774.html |access-date=February 2, 2010 |date=August 26, 2009 |work=[[CTV News]] |archive-date=February 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204105353/http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=14774.html }}</ref> On December 31, 2009, Luongo was selected to Team Canada, along with Brodeur and [[Marc-André Fleury]] of the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] as the three goaltenders.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canucks' Roberto Luongo will accept any role with team |url=http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/teams/vancouver-canucks/story.html?id=2393202&add_feed_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceoff.com%2Fscripts%2FSP6Atom.aspx%3Fid%3D830270 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |date=December 30, 2009 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117175045/http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/teams/vancouver-canucks/story.html?id=2393202 |archive-date=January 17, 2010}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=March 2024}} Luongo was given the start for the first game against [[Norway national ice hockey team|Norway]]. He recorded his first Olympic shutout, making 15 saves in an 8–0 win to open the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |title=Team Canada routs Norway in Olympic opener |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.722/team-canada-routs-norway-in-olympic-opener-1.880326 |date=February 16, 2010 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |access-date=February 17, 2010 |archive-date=February 18, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218115459/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/hockey/story/2010/02/16/spo-hockey-canada-norway.html }}</ref> After Brodeur surrendered four goals in a 5–3 loss to the United States in their final preliminary game, Luongo replaced him as the starting goaltender.<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo gets start against Germany |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.722/luongo-gets-start-against-germany-1.971992 |date=February 22, 2010 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |access-date=February 24, 2010 |archive-date=February 25, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225142708/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/hockey/story/2010/02/22/spo-luongo-rumours.html }}</ref> He helped Canada to four consecutive single-elimination game wins against [[Germany national men's ice hockey team|Germany]], Russia, Slovakia and the United States to capture the gold medal. During the semifinal against Slovakia, Luongo made a game-saving stop against Canucks teammate [[Pavol Demitra]] with nine seconds to go in regulation.<ref name=demitra/> With Slovakia's goaltender pulled and down by a goal, the puck bounced to Demitra by the side of the net. Out of position, Luongo managed to get his glove on the puck, deflecting it away from the net and preserving the win.<ref name=demitra>{{cite news|title=Olympic hockey: Luongo makes 'huge' save that really mattered off Canuck teammate|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Olympic+hockey+Luongo+makes+huge+save+that+really+mattered+Canuck+teammate/2619495/story.html|date=February 26, 2010|work=[[Vancouver Sun]]|author=Brad Ziemer|access-date=October 4, 2018|archive-date=October 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029070000/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Olympic+hockey+Luongo+makes+huge+save+that+really+mattered+Canuck+teammate/2619495/story.html}}</ref> In the subsequent gold medal game, Luongo made 34 saves in Canada's overtime win against the United States.<ref>{{cite news |title=With golden moment, Luongo erases all doubt |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/2010wintergames/sports/2626982/story.html |date=March 1, 2010 |work=[[Montreal Gazette]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323015827/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/2010wintergames/sports/2626982/story.html |archive-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref>

The following month, Luongo carried the [[Olympic torch|torch]] into [[Robson Square]] in [[Downtown Vancouver]] for the [[2010 Paralympics]] on March 11, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Luongo carries Paralympic torch in Vancouver|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=313571|access-date=March 12, 2010|work=The Sports Network|date=March 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314044410/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=313571|archive-date=March 14, 2010}}</ref>

Four years later, Luongo was selected to Team Canada for his third straight Olympics. Heading into the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics|Sochi Games]] as the incumbent starter, there was much debate among the media as to whether he or [[Montreal Canadiens]] goaltender [[Carey Price]] would play most of Canada's games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Why Luongo should start for Canada against Finland – and the rest of the Olympics|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/why-luongo-should-start-for-canada-against-finland-and-the-rest-of-the-olympics/|access-date=February 26, 2014|date=February 14, 2014|author=Porteau, Adam|work=The Hockey News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302152903/http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/why-luongo-should-start-for-canada-against-finland-and-the-rest-of-the-olympics/|archive-date=March 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Playing style==
[[File:Roberto Luongo 02-209.jpg|thumb|right|Luongo employing the butterfly position to make a save during a game in February 2009.|alt=An ice hockey goaltender on his knees looking downwards to make save with his legs pointed backwards to the sides. He wears a blue mask, a white jersey with a stylized orca in the shape of a "C" and white pads.]]
Luongo played in the [[butterfly style]] of goaltending, dropping to his knees with his skates pointing outwards and his pads meeting in the middle in order to cover the bottom portion of the net.<ref name=groin>{{cite news|author=Larry Pynn |title=Luongo suffers common goalie injury |url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=bf287419-24e7-469a-9629-17df18db1afe |access-date=December 21, 2009 |date=November 25, 2008 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604132706/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=bf287419-24e7-469a-9629-17df18db1afe |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Owing to the style of play, groin injuries are common for butterfly goaltenders.<ref name=groin/> Luongo suffered one during the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]] and missed 24 games.<ref name=groinreturn/>

As an athletic goaltender, Luongo was known for having quick reflexes,<ref name=legends>{{cite web |title=Roberto Luongo |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18338 |access-date=December 21, 2009 |publisher=[[Hockey Hall of Fame]] |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204231143/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18338 }}</ref> particularly with his glove.<ref name=leader>{{cite news |title=Archive: Luongo a natural born leader |url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=091620fe-1996-439f-9732-bd73d42a5a7c |access-date=December 21, 2009 |date=April 23, 2007 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604133031/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=091620fe-1996-439f-9732-bd73d42a5a7c |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref> One of Luongo's early goaltending coaches, [[François Allaire]], remembered Luongo to have had the "best catching glove [he'd] ever seen in a kid" when he first came to his goaltending school in [[Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Québec]], at the age of 14.<ref name=leader/> Allaire is known to be a strong proponent of the butterfly style.<ref name=sportsill>{{cite news|title=Roberto Luongo was drafted earlier than any other |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1010324/1/index.htm |access-date=December 21, 2009 |date=June 30, 1997 |work=[[CNN Sports Illustrated]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120037/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1010324/1/index.htm |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> At 6 feet and 3&nbsp;inches, Luongo was able to cover a lot of net with his size.<ref name=leader/> Observers also noted the strong concentration, competitiveness and mental aspects of his game.<ref name=sportsill/><ref name=leader/> On the other hand, his puck-handling skills have been described as a weakness.<ref name=curse/>

His style began to be directed during his [[minor ice hockey#Canada|midget]] years with Allaire and Montreal-Bourassa goaltending coach Mario Baril.<ref name=sportsill/> Luongo sent tapes of his play to Allaire during his rookie season in the [[QMJHL]] and his former goaltending coach advised him to be more aggressive and come out of the net more to cut off angles and challenge shooters.<ref name=sportsill/> the Canucks hired a new goaltending coach, [[Roland Melanson]], prior to the [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11 season]]. Working with Melanson, Luongo began playing deeper in his crease against Allaire's original advice, allowing him to maintain positioning for rebounds.<ref name=melanson>{{cite web|title=Melanson has brought subtle changes to Luongo's game|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=348428|access-date=January 7, 2011|date=January 7, 2011|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111040427/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=348428|archive-date=January 11, 2011}}</ref>

[[Vancouver Canucks]] head coach [[Alain Vigneault]] said in March 2007 that Luongo played best with more playing time over the length of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canucks' goalie Luongo good for the long haul |url=http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/sports/story.html?id=894236b4-dd75-424f-b64e-f66db2e1529c |access-date=December 21, 2009 |date=March 29, 2007 |work=[[Saskatoon Star Phoenix]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604133343/http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/sports/story.html?id=894236b4-dd75-424f-b64e-f66db2e1529c |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref> Throughout his career, he garnered lots of playing time, including four consecutive 70-game seasons from [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]] to [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] between the [[Florida Panthers]] and Canucks. He was known to suffer from slow starts to the season, usually in the first month of October.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vengeance best served on ice |url=http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/columnists/bios/story.html?id=7751df10-0b78-4b0c-80ff-aa025fd858e1&add_feed_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.com%2Ftopics%2Fsports%2Fhockey%2Ffaceoff%2Fbotchford.atom%3Fviewer%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceoff.com%2Fhockey%2Fcolumnists%2Fbios%2Fstory.html |access-date=December 21, 2009 |date=October 8, 2008 |work=[[The Province]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318003328/http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/columnists/bios/story.html?id=7751df10-0b78-4b0c-80ff-aa025fd858e1&add_feed_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.com%2Ftopics%2Fsports%2Fhockey%2Ffaceoff%2Fbotchford.atom%3Fviewer%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceoff.com%2Fhockey%2Fcolumnists%2Fbios%2Fstory.html |archive-date=March 18, 2012}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=March 2024}} In his first three Octobers with the Canucks, Luongo posted a combined 10–13–0 record and a .899 save percentage<ref>{{cite news |title=Canucks still in search of first win; Luongo struggles |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=293886 |access-date=December 21, 2009 |work=[[The Sports Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091210101740/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=293886 |archive-date=December 10, 2009 }}</ref> – numbers that were well below his career pace.{{#tag:ref|In October 2010, he allowed 20 goals over 7 games (2 wins and 4 losses). The following year, he opened the season with a 3.45 GAA and .868 save percentage over seven games.<ref name="not watching"/>|group=note}}

Luongo received the [[Mark Messier Leadership Award]] in his [[2006–07 NHL season|first season]] with the Canucks for the month of March 2007.<ref name=messier/> Prior to the 2008–09 season, his third season with Vancouver, he was named [[Markus Näslund]]'s successor as team captain and the first goaltender to be named a captain in 59 years.<ref name=captain/> Teammate [[Mattias Öhlund]], who served as alternate captain to Luongo for one season, described him as a vocal leader,<ref name=shocked>{{cite news |title=Luongo shocked to get 'C' |url=http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/sports/story.html?id=1b04ab77-55b1-438b-9574-554c0cb0f2ad |access-date=February 6, 2010 |date=October 1, 2008 |work=[[Regina Leader Post]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604133511/http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/sports/story.html?id=1b04ab77-55b1-438b-9574-554c0cb0f2ad |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref> while Luongo has also identified that quality in himself.<ref name=alive/> General manager [[Mike Gillis]] described his commitment level as "unprecedented", adding that "he'd be a great example for our younger guys", at the time of the captaincy announcement.<ref name=shocked/> He served in that capacity for two seasons before relinquishing the captaincy prior to the [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11 season]] to forward [[Henrik Sedin]].<ref name="step down"/>

==Post-playing career==
The Panthers would then retire his number on March 7, 2020, with Luongo becoming the first player to earn this honor with the franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/roberto-luongo-becomes-first-florida-panthers-player-to-have-his-number-retired/|title=Roberto Luongo becomes first Florida Panthers player to have his number retired|website=CBS Sports|last=Fernandez|first=Gabriel|date=March 7, 2020|access-date=August 13, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030113753/https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/roberto-luongo-becomes-first-florida-panthers-player-to-have-his-number-retired/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Luongo served as Assistant GM for Canada's hockey team during the [[2022 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hockey Canada names Men's Olympic Team management group for Beijing 2022 |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2022-olym-olympic-management-unveiled |website=www.hockeycanada.ca |access-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203150859/https://hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2022-olym-olympic-management-unveiled |url-status=live }}</ref>

Luongo joined the Panthers' front office in 2019, as a special advisor to general manager [[Bill Zito]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/info/roberto-luongo |title=Roberto Luongo - Special Advisor to General Manager |publisher=Florida Panthers |access-date=July 14, 2024 |quote=Roberto Luongo was named the Florida Panthers Special Advisor to the General Manager on Nov. 13, 2019. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714195456/https://www.nhl.com/panthers/info/roberto-luongo |archive-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dwork|first=David|title=Hall of Fame goaltender Roberto Luongo fills in at Florida Panthers practice|magazine=The Hockey News|date=December 28, 2023|url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/hall-of-fame-goaltender-roberto-luongo-fills-in-at-florida-panthers-practice|access-date=May 26, 2024}}</ref> He won his first [[Stanley Cup]] as an executive with the Panthers in 2024 as the Panthers defeated the [[Edmonton Oilers]] in seven games in the [[2024 Stanley Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kulesa |first=Anna |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/short-shifts/florida-panthers-engraved-on-stanley-cup/ |title=Panthers' names engraved on Stanley Cup |website=nhl.com |date=July 13, 2024 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714184728/https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/short-shifts/florida-panthers-engraved-on-stanley-cup |archive-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref>

The Panthers would repeat as Stanley Cup champions in [[2025 Stanley Cup Finals|2025]] against the Oilers, this time defeating them in six games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/panthers/2025/06/17/commemorate-florida-panthers-back-to-back-cups-with-our-hardcover-book/84252636007/ |title=Celebrate Florida Panthers' back-to-back Stanley Cups with our commemorative hardcover book |website=usatoday.com |publisher=USA TODAY |author=Gene Myers |date=June 17, 2025 |access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life==
While playing with the [[Florida Panthers]], Luongo met his wife, Gina (née Cerbone), at a team hangout called the Pizza Time Trattoria. Gina is the daughter of the Italian restaurant owner, Umberto Cerbone,<ref name=rue>{{cite news|title=Panthers still rue day Luongo left |url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=f5e45ad2-613b-410d-8b48-27785e3c3c1c |access-date=August 29, 2009 |date=February 1, 2008 |work=[[The Province]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604132721/http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=f5e45ad2-613b-410d-8b48-27785e3c3c1c |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bobby Lu's baby all started with visit to Italian trattoria; Meal at Luongo's favourite |date=February 11, 2010 |work=[[The Province]] |author=Gordon McIntyre }}</ref> who is originally from [[Naples]], while Gina's mother is from [[Palermo]].<ref name=espresso/> Luongo proposed to Gina under the [[Bridge of Sighs]] in [[Venice]] in 2004.<ref name=espresso>{{cite news|title=L'Italiano Roberto Luongo saracinesca dell'hockey |url=http://espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio/l?%ABitaliano%BB%3Cbr%3Eroberto-luongo%3Cbr%3E%ABsaracinesca%BB-dell?hockey/2049509 |date=November 17, 2008 |work=L'espresso |author=Marangoni, Marco |language=Italian |archive-date=February 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218152448/http://espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio/l?%ABitaliano%BB%3Cbr%3Eroberto-luongo%3Cbr%3E%ABsaracinesca%BB-dell%3Fhockey/2049509 |url-status=dead}}</ref> They lived in [[Broward County, Florida]], during his [[tenure]] with the Panthers.<ref name=rue/> However within a month of moving into a new home in Florida, Luongo was traded to Vancouver.<ref name=alive/> They subsequently moved into the Vancouver neighbourhood of [[Yaletown]],<ref name=curse/> while spending Luongo's off-seasons in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Luongo skipping All-Star Game to be with his pregnant wife |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/canucks/2008-01-09-luongo_N.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |date=January 9, 2008 |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120126/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/canucks/2008-01-09-luongo_N.htm }}</ref> Luongo had been chosen as a starting goaltender for the [[2008 NHL All-Star Game]], but he chose not to attend in order to be with Gina, who was pregnant at the time and had returned to Florida.<ref name=daddy>{{cite news |author=Iain MacIntyre |title=Daddy Luongo rejoins Canucks |url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=e13f9287-6312-4ecb-9ed4-d012677902e1&k=64459 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |access-date=June 5, 2008 |date=March 28, 2008 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531154640/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=e13f9287-6312-4ecb-9ed4-d012677902e1&k=64459 |archive-date=May 31, 2008}}</ref> Their daughter was born on March 27, 2008. On December 27, 2010, Gina gave birth to the couple's son.<ref>{{cite news |author=Kuzma, Ben |title=Luongo's wife gives birth to baby boy, goalie will back up Schnieder in Dallas on Friday |url=http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/whitetowel/archive/2010/12/29/luongo-s-wife-gives-birth-to-boy-goalie-will-back-up-schneider-in-dallas-on-friday.aspx |work=[[The Province]] |access-date=December 29, 2010 |date=December 27, 2010 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707145041/http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/whitetowel/archive/2010/12/29/luongo-s-wife-gives-birth-to-boy-goalie-will-back-up-schneider-in-dallas-on-friday.aspx |archive-date=July 7, 2012}}</ref>

Luongo is involved with several charities. Like many Canucks players, he spent time with Canuck Place, a children's [[hospice]] in Vancouver.<ref name=alive/> He also sponsored a spectator's box in [[Rogers Arena]] that was reserved for underprivileged children to attend Canucks games.<ref name=alive/> At the end of games in which he was named one of the three stars, he was known to give away his goaltenders stick to a fan in the crowd.<ref name=alive/> In the summer of 2009, he hosted the Roberto Luongo Golf Open to benefit [[Montreal Children's Hospital]], Sainte-Justine Hospital, and a seniors centre network in Saint-Léonard.<ref name=alive/> After the [[Stoneman Douglas High School shooting]], Luongo, who lives in Parkland, gave a pre-game speech acknowledging the victims of the shooting and calling for action against mass shootings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/22732729|title=Roberto Luongo on Parkland: 'We need to keep talking about this'|date=March 12, 2018|website=ESPN.com|access-date=January 2, 2019|archive-date=January 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103005133/http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/22732729|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/roberto-luongo-tribute/|title=Tape2Tape: Luongo Pays Tribute to Hometown|date=February 23, 2018|website=The Hockey Writers|access-date=January 2, 2019|archive-date=January 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103055656/https://thehockeywriters.com/roberto-luongo-tribute/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition to being an avid [[golf]]er, Luongo also enjoys playing [[poker]].<ref name=alive/>

In September 2011, Luongo was inducted into the [[Italian Walk of Fame]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Yuen, Jenny|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/09/05/italian-walk-of-fame-honours-stars|title=Italian Walk of Fame honours stars|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]|access-date=October 25, 2011|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093619/http://www.torontosun.com/2011/09/05/italian-walk-of-fame-honours-stars|url-status=live}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Florida Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://flasportshof.org/fshofmember/roberto-luongo/|title=Robero Luongo|website=Florida Sports Hall of Fame|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-date=March 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315005547/https://flasportshof.org/fshofmember/roberto-luongo/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:75%; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="10" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! MIN !! GA !! [[Shutout#Ice hockey|SO]] !! [[Goals against average|GAA]] !! [[SV%]]
! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| 1994–95
| Montreal-Bourassa
| QMAAA
| 25 || 10 || 14 || 0 || — || 1,465 || 94 || 0 || 3.85 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995–96 QMJHL season|1995–96]]
| [[Val-d'Or Foreurs]]
| [[QMJHL]]
| 23 || 6 || 11 || 4 || — || 1,201 || 74 || 0 || 3.70 || .878
| 3 || 0 || 1 || 68 || 5 || 0 || 4.41 || .865
|-
| [[1996–97 QMJHL season|1996–97]]
| Val-d'Or Foreurs
| QMJHL
| 60 || 32 || 21 || 2 || — || 3,302 || 171 || 2 || 3.10 || .902
| 13 || 8 || 5 || 777 || 44 || 0 || 3.39 || .904
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 QMJHL season|1997–98]]
| Val-d'Or Foreurs
| QMJHL
| 54 || 33 || 19 || 0 || — || 3,043 || 157 || 7 || 3.09 || .899
| 17 || 14 || 3 || 1,019 || 37 || 2 || 2.17 || .933
|-
| [[1998–99 QMJHL season|1998–99]]
| Val-d'Or Foreurs
| QMJHL
| 21 || 6 || 10 || 2 || — || 1,476 || 77 || 1 || 3.93 || .902
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99
| [[Acadie–Bathurst Titan]]
| QMJHL
| 22 || 14 || 7 || 1 || — || 1,342 || 74 || 0 || 3.31 || .914
| 23 || 16 || 6 || 1,400 || 64 || 0 || 2.74 || .915
|-
| [[1999–2000 AHL season|1999–00]]
| [[Lowell Lock Monsters]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 26 || 10 || 12 || 4 || — || 1,517 || 74 || 1 || 2.93 || .908
| 6 || 3 || 3 || 359 || 18 || 0 || 3.00 || .919
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–00]]
| [[New York Islanders]]
| [[NHL]]
| 24 || 7 || 14 || 1 || — || 1,292 || 70 || 1 || 3.24 || .908
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2000–01 AHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Louisville Panthers]]
| AHL
| 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || — || 178 || 10 || 0 || 3.38 || .917
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Florida Panthers]]
| NHL
| 47 || 12 || 24 || 7 || — || 2,628 || 107 || 5 || 2.44 || .920
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 58 || 16 || 33 || 4 || — || 3,030 || 140 || 4 || 2.77 || .915
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 65 || 20 || 34 || 7 || — || 3,627 || 164 || 6 || 2.71 || .918
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 73 || 25 || 33 || 14 || — || 4,252 || 172 || 7 || 2.43 || .931
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 75 || 35 || 30 || — || 9 || 4,305 || 213 || 4 || 2.97 || .914
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
| NHL
| 76 || 47 || 22 || — || 6 || 4,490 || 171 || 5 || 2.29 || .921
| 12 || 5 || 7 || 847 || 25 || 0 || 1.77 || .941
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| Vancouver Canucks
| NHL
| 73 || 35 || 29 || — || 9 || 4,232 || 168 || 6 || 2.38 || .917
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
| Vancouver Canucks
| NHL
| 54 || 33 || 13 || — || 7 || 3,181 || 124 || 9 || 2.34 || .920
| 10 || 6 || 4 || 618 || 26 || 1 || 2.52 || .914
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]]
| Vancouver Canucks
| NHL
| 68 || 40 || 22 || — || 4 || 3,899 || 167 || 4 || 2.57 || .913
| 12 || 6 || 6 || 707 || 38 || 0 || 3.22 || .895
|-
| [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]
| Vancouver Canucks
| NHL
| 60 || 38 || 15 || — || 7 || 3,590 || 126 || 4 || 2.11 || .928
| 25 || 15 || 10 || 1,427 || 61 || 4 || 2.56 || .914
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]]
| Vancouver Canucks
| NHL || 55 || 31 || 14 || — || 8 || 3,162 || 127 || 5 || 2.41 || .919
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 117 || 7 || 0 || 3.59 || .891
|-
| [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]]
| Vancouver Canucks
| NHL
| 20 || 9 || 6 || — || 3 || 1,197 || 51 || 2 || 2.56 || .907
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 140 || 6 || 0 || 2.57 || .915
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]]
| Vancouver Canucks
| NHL
| 42 || 19 || 16 || — || 6 || 2,418 || 96 || 3 || 2.38 || .917
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2013–14
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 14 || 6 || 7 || — || 1 || 804 || 33 || 1 || 2.46 || .924
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]]
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 61 || 28 || 19 || — || 12 || 3,528 || 138 || 2 || 2.35 || .921
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16]]
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 62 || 35 || 19 || — || 6 || 3,602 || 141 || 4 || 2.35 || .922
| 6 || 2 || 4 || 439 || 15 || 0 || 2.05 || .934
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17]]
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 40 || 17 || 15 || — || 6 || 2,327 || 104 || 1 || 2.68 || .915
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]]
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 35 || 18 || 11 || — || 2 || 1,966 || 104 || 3 || 2.47 || .929
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 43 || 18 || 16 || — || 5 || 2,347 || 122 || 1 || 3.12 || .899
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|NHL totals
! 1,044 !! 489 !! 392 !! 33 !! 91 !! 59,879 !! 2,515 !! 77 !! 2.52 !! .919
! 70 !! 34 !! 35 !! 4,295 !! 178 !! 5 !! 2.49 !! .918
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:60em;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| [[1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1998]]
| [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 145 || 7 || 0 || 2.89 || .901
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]
| Canada
| WJC
| 7 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 405 || 13 || 2 || 1.93 || .942
|-
| [[2001 IIHF World Championship|2001]]
| [[Canada national men's ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 84 || 2 || 0 || 1.44 || .949
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003 IIHF World Championship|2003]]
| Canada
| WC
| 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 212 || 7 || 1 || 1.98 || .930
|-
| [[2004 IIHF World Championship|2004]]
| Canada
| WC
| 7 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 440 || 17 || 1 || 2.32 || .919
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]]
| Canada
| [[World Cup of Hockey|WCH]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 64 || 3 || 0 || 2.82 || .925
|-
| [[2005 IIHF World Championship|2005]]
| Canada
| WC
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 120 || 3 || 1 || 1.50 || .930
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006]]
| Canada
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OLY]]
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 119 || 3 || 0 || 1.51 || .929
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010]]
| Canada
| OLY 
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 308 || 9 || 1 || 1.76 || .927
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014]]
| Canada
| OLY
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 60 || 0 || 1 || 0.00 || 1.000
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4| Junior totals
! 10 !! 4 !! 4 !! 1 !! 550 !! 20 !! 2 !! 2.18 !! .932
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"|Senior totals
! 24 !! 19 !! 2 !! 3 !! 1,406 !! 44 !! 5 !! 1.88 !! .929
|}

==Awards and achievements==
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===QMJHL===
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Year(s)
|-
| [[Mike Bossy Trophy]] || [[1996–97 QMJHL season|1997]]<ref name=bossy/>
|-
| [[President's Cup (QMJHL)|President's Cup]] champion || [[1997–98 QMJHL season|1998]], [[1998–99 QMJHL season|1999]]
|}

===NHL===
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Year(s)
|-
| [[NHL YoungStars Game]] || [[2002 NHL All-Star Game|2002]]<ref name=youngstars>{{cite news |title=Kovalchuk shoots out the lights in YoungStars game |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/kovalchuk-shoots-out-the-lights-in-youngstars-game-1.352306 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |date=February 1, 2002 |work=[[CBC Sports]] |archive-date=August 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809134000/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/kovalchuk-shoots-out-the-lights-in-youngstars-game-1.352306 }}</ref>
|-
| [[NHL All-Star team|NHL Second All-Star Team]] || [[2003–04 NHL season|2004]], [[2006–07 NHL season|2007]]<ref name=tsn>{{cite news |title=Roberto Luongo |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=1050 |access-date=February 6, 2010 |work=[[The Sports Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204093817/http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=1050 |archive-date=February 4, 2010 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Mark Messier Leadership Award]] || March 2007<ref name=messier>{{cite news |title=Luongo honored with Mark Messier award |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2807921 |date=March 22, 2007 |work=[[ESPN]] |access-date=February 6, 2010 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120004/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2807921 }}</ref>
|-
| [[NHL All-Star Game]] || [[2004 NHL All-Star Game|2004]], [[2007 NHL All-Star Game|2007]], [[2008 NHL All-Star Game|2008]],{{#tag:ref|Named as starter but did not play.<ref name=08asg/>|group=note}} [[2009 NHL All-Star Game|2009]], [[2015 NHL All-Star Game|2015]], [[2016 NHL All-Star Game|2016]]<ref name=tsn/>
|-
| [[Scotiabank Fan Fav Award]] || [[2008–09 NHL season|2009]]<ref name=fanfav/>
|-
| [[William M. Jennings Trophy]] || [[2010–11 NHL season|2011]]
|-
| [[Stanley Cup]] champion (as executive) || [[2024 Stanley Cup Finals|2024]], [[2025 Stanley Cup Finals|2025]]
|}
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===International===
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Year(s)
|-
| [[List of IIHF World Under 20 Championship Directorate award winners|World Junior Best Goaltender]] || [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]<ref name=wjc/>
|-
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior]] All-Star team || [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]<ref name=wjc/>
|}

===Vancouver Canucks===
{| class="wikitable"
! Award !! Year(s)
|-
| [[Most Exciting Player Award]] || [[2006–07 NHL season|2007]]<ref name=teamawards/>
|-
| [[Cyclone Taylor Award]] || [[2006–07 NHL season|2007]], [[2007–08 NHL season|2008]]<ref name=teamawards08/><ref name=teamawards07/>
|-
| [[Molson Cup#Vancouver Canucks|Molson Cup]] || [[2006–07 NHL season|2007]],<ref name=teamawards07>{{cite web |title=Canucks Team Awards Announced |url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=452705 |access-date=February 6, 2010 |date=May 4, 2008 |publisher=[[Vancouver Canucks]] |archive-date=June 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615044025/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=452705 }}</ref> [[2007–08 NHL season|2008]],<ref name=teamawards08/> [[2008–09 NHL season|2009]], [[2010–11 NHL season|2011]]<ref name=teamawards11>{{cite news|title=Canucks announce 2011 team awards|url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=558674|access-date=April 8, 2011|date=April 7, 2011|publisher=[[Vancouver Canucks]]|archive-date=April 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409222208/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=558674}}</ref>
|-
| [[Captain (ice hockey)|Team Captain]] || [[2008–09 NHL season|2008]]–[[2009–10 NHL season|2010]]
|}
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==Records==

===Val-d'Or Foreurs===
* Most wins in a season – 32 in [[1996–97 QMJHL season|1996–97]]<ref name=32wins/>

===QMJHL===
* Most shutouts in a season – 7 in [[1997–98 QMJHL season|1997–98]] (tied with [[Nick Sanza]], [[1974–75 QMJHL season|1974–75]]; [[Adam Russo]], [[2002–03 QMJHL season|2002–03]]; [[Kevin Poulin]], [[2009–10 QMJHL season|2009–10]])<ref name="qmjhlrecords"/>
* Most wins in single playoffs – 16 in [[1998–99 QMJHL season|1999]] (tied with [[Michel Morisette]], [[1981–82 QMJHL season|1982]]; [[Éric Fichaud]], [[1993–94 QMJHL season|1994]]; [[Eric Lafrance]], [[2002–03 QMJHL season|2003]]; [[Jonathan Bernier]], [[2006–07 QMJHL season|2007]]; [[Ryan Mior]], [[2007–08 QMJHL season|2008]]; [[Nicola Riopel]], [[2009–10 QMJHL season|2010]])<ref name=qmjhlalltime/>
* Most games played all-time, playoffs – 56 from [[1994–95 QMJHL season|1995]]–[[1998–99 QMJHL season|99]] surpassed [[Marc Denis]], 43 games played, [[1993–94 QMJHL season|1994]]–[[1996–97 QMJHL season|97]])<ref name=qmjhlalltime/>
* Most minutes played all-time, playoffs – 3,264:22 from 1995 to 1999 (surpassed Marc Denis, 2,518:07, 1994–97)<ref name=qmjhlalltime/>
* Most wins all-time, playoffs – 38 from 1995 to 1999 (surpassed [[Robert Desjardins]], 30, [[1983–84 QMJHL season|1984]]–[[1986–87 QMJHL season|87]])<ref name=qmjhlalltime/>
* Most shots faced all-time, playoffs – 1,808 from 1995 to 1999 (surpassed [[Manny Fernandez (ice hockey)|Manny Fernandez]], 1,351, [[1990–91 QMJHL season|1991]]–[[1993–94 QMJHL season|94]])<ref name=qmjhlalltime/>

===NHL===
* Most saves in a single season – 2,303 in 2003–04 (surpassed [[Félix Potvin]], 2,214 in 1996–97)<ref name=file/><ref name=potvin/>
* Most shots faced in a single season – 2,488 in [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] (surpassed himself, 2,475 in [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]])<ref name=shots>{{cite web |title=Career Stats – Regular season – Goalie – Goalie Single Season Leaders for Team – Saves |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002ALLGAHAll&sort=saves&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120044/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002ALLGAHAll&sort=saves&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam }}</ref>
* Most shots faced in a single playoff game – 76 on April 11, 2007<ref name=72saves/>
* Most home games played in a single season – 41 in [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
* Most regular season overtime wins, all-time – 49 (as of [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]])

===Florida Panthers===
* Longest shutout streak – 144:51 minutes in [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]<ref name=canadaprofile/>
* Most shutouts in a season – 7 in 2003–04 (surpassed himself, six shutouts in [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]; tied with [[Tomáš Vokoun]], [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]])<ref name=panthersshutouts/>
* Most wins in a season – 35 in [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] (surpassed [[John Vanbiesbrouck]], 27 wins in [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]])<ref name=pantherswins/>
* Most games played in a season – 75 in 2005–06 (surpassed himself, 72 games played in 2003–04)<ref name=panthersgp>{{cite web |title=Career Stats – Regular season – Florida Panthers – Goalie – Goalie Career Leaders for Team – Games Played |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=gamesPlayed&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120108/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=gamesPlayed&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam }}</ref>
* Most games played all-time – 318<ref>{{cite web |title=Career Stats – Florida Panthers – Goalie – Goalie Career Leaders for Team – Games Played |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=gamesPlayed&viewName=careerLeadersForTeamGoalies |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120050/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=gamesPlayed&viewName=careerLeadersForTeamGoalies }}</ref>
* Most wins all-time – 108 (surpassed John Vanbiesbrouck, 106 wins)<ref name=pantherswinsall/>
* Most shutouts all-time – 26 (surpassed John Vanbiesbrouck, 13 shutouts)<ref>{{cite web |title=Career Stats – Florida Panthers – Goalie – Goalie Career Leaders for Team – Shutouts |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=shutOuts&viewName=careerLeadersForTeamGoalies |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120119/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002FLOGAHAll&sort=shutOuts&viewName=careerLeadersForTeamGoalies }}</ref>

===Vancouver Canucks===
* Most saves in a single game – 72 on April 11, 2007<ref name=72saves/>
* Longest shutout streak – 242:36 minutes in [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]] (surpassed himself, 184:20 minutes in [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]])<ref name=sostreak2/><ref name=sostreak3/>
* Most wins in a season – 47 in 2006–07 (surpassed [[Kirk McLean]], 38 in [[1991–92 NHL season|1991–92]])<ref name=mcleanwins/>
* Most games played in a season – 75 in 2006–07 (surpassed [[Gary Smith (ice hockey)|Gary Smith]], 72 in [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Career Stats – Regular season – Vancouver Canucks – Goalie – Goalie Single Season Leaders for Team – Games Played |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002VANGAHAll&sort=gamesPlayed&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120129/http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?fetchKey=00002VANGAHAll&sort=gamesPlayed&viewName=careerLeadersSingleSeasonGoaliesForTeam }}</ref>
* Most shutouts in a season – 9 in 2008–09 (surpassed [[Dan Cloutier]] – 7 in [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]])<ref name=cloutier/>
* Lowest GAA in a season – 2.11 in 2010–11 (surpassed Dan Cloutier – 2.27 in 2003–04)<ref name="canucks gaa record"/>
* Most shutouts all-time – 33 (surpassed Kirk McLean, 20)<ref name=mcleanso/>
* Most wins all-time – 224 (after end of 2011–2012 season; surpassed Kirk McLean, 211)<ref>{{cite web|title=Vancouver Canucks – Goalie Career for Team – Wins|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/careerstats.htm?gameType=2&team=VAN&position=G&country=&active=&viewName=careerLeadersForTeamGoalies|access-date=January 23, 2012|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
* {{Ice hockey stats}}
* [http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=11737&la_id=1&ss_id=61000&player_id=12373 Roberto Luongo] at Hockey Canada
* [http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/luongo.html Roberto Luongo] at HockeyGoalies.org
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.goaliesarchive.com/masks/luongo.html |title=Roberto Luongo goalie masks at GoaliesArchive.com |access-date=September 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211021128/http://www.goaliesarchive.com/masks/luongo.html |archive-date=February 11, 2007 |url-status=usurped}}
* {{Team Canada|roberto-luongo}}
* {{Olympics.com|roberto-luongo|org_archive=20201016154452}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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