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Post- Game Notes & Reaction; Lundqvist Stops Season-High 43 Shots in Win Over Sinking Devils
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-Henrik Lundqvist stopped a season-high, 43 shots, including all 20 shots faced in the second period, improving to 16-12-2 overall, including a 11-6-0 mark on the road. He is now 8-4-1 with a 1.83 goals against average, a .932 save percentage and three shutouts in his last 14 games, and is tied for the league lead with 11 road wins. Lundqvist is now 21-7-5 with a 1.80 goals against average in 33 career regular season games vs. the Devils, and improved to 19-4-5 with a 1.69 goals against average and .939 save percentage in 28 career regular season games against Martin Brodeur.
Lundqvist stopped all 20 shots he faced in the second period, helping the Rangers turn a 1-1 tie into a 2-1 advantage by the time 40 minutes of hockey had been played. With calm precision, Lundqvist stared down shots from all angles and all areas of the ice as the Devils fired away without hesitation in the middle stanza.
“When you play a team like this that’s been struggling you can tell they’re going to try and create things by throwing pucks at you from everywhere,” said Lundqvist, whose 43 saves on Wednesday were a season-high. “I think they played pretty well, but you can tell they’re lacking in confidence a little bit with the last part, scoring goals.”
“It was not our best game, but we battled and we just found a way to win this game,” said Lundqvist. “It was great to see. And we’ve had a few wins this year where we weren’t playing our best, but we worked really hard and found ways to win.”
Three star selections
1st: HENRIK LUNDQVIST
2nd: MICHAL ROZSIVAL
3rd: MARTIN BRODEUR
http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=547774&navid=DL|NYR|home
Photos of Henrik Lundqvist in King Magazine
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UPDATE: Thanks to DJ from seanavery.net for fixing the upside down photos!
Thanks to reader Anders, I have the photos of Henrik from the January issue of King Magazine. These were taken by iPhone and not scanned, but they will do for now. The only problem is I couldn't flip the upside down ones right side up. If possible, would anyone from Sweden be willing to ship me the magazine? (I would pay you through Paypal). Once again, thank you goes out to Anders for the photos.
Lundqvist on the Collapse of the Devils: "I certainly didn't expect this"
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Henrik Lundqvist, 18-4-5 lifetime against Martin Brodeur and 20-7-5 for his career against the Devils, is finding this a little hard to believe.
"At the start of the year, I thought they were going to be a top team like they always are, but I guess you can't expect that to be forever," said the Rangers' goaltender, who tonight in New Jersey is expected to make his 28th straight start against the Devils dating back to Jan. 2, 2007. "I certainly didn't expect this.
"They've been one of the best teams in the league for my whole career, and that's always been one of the challenges when we play them, going up to their level and sometimes making adjustments in the way we play.
"My approach is the same no matter what, but as a team, I think we're good enough to focus on what we do and should feel confident enough in our own game not to adjust to New Jersey . . . or any top team we play."
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/stickin_it_to_em_qrn0QLkYknV2yVllui1yvK#ixzz19TxYwham
Monday, December 27, 2010
Post- Game Notes & Reaction; Swedish Meatballs Slow Down Lundqvist
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-Henrik Lundqvist made 18 saves to improve to 15-12-2 overall, including a 5-6-2 mark at MSG. He is now 8-4-1 with a 1.89 goals against average, a .929 save percentage and three shutouts in his last 13 games.From the Blueshirts Blog:
Henrik Lundqvist, who allowed a couple of soft goals to Rob Schremp and P.A. Parenteau in a span of 1:52 in the first period, admitted that he felt rusty after not having played since Thursday.
“I knew coming into the game it would take me a little bit to get comfortable,” Lundqvist said. “Being off for a few days and eating a lot of Swedish meatballs, that’s what happens.”
Henrik Lundqvist on the Cover of King Magazine
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Thanks to a tip on Twitter, I have been alerted to the fact that Henrik is on the cover of the January 2011 issue of King Magazine of Sweden. So far, I only have this photo of the cover. King Magazine's website doesn't have an article or photos up yet, but as soon as they do become available I will post them. However, since I am not positive that the full article and photos will become available I would like to ask if any of my Swedish readers who have a copy of the magazine can perhaps scan the article and photos for me (and translate it?) and I will post them here. I will give you full credit. If possible, I would love to buy the magazine myself but I don't think it's available in the U.S. If anyone knows where I can find a copy in NYC or online, please let me know. Thank you in advance.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Post-Game Notes & Reaction
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-Henrik Lundqvist stopped 21 of 24 shots through regulation and overtime, and turned aside eight of 11 shootout attempts, and is now 14-12-2 overall with a 4-6-2 mark at home. He is now 7-4-1 with a 1.88 goals against average, a .931 save percentage and three shutouts in his last 12 games. Lundqvist is 31-22 with a .751 save percentage in 53 career shootouts.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Henrik on the Rangers New Slogan
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The Rangers’ locker room has a new feature - on each side of the room, above the lockers, is the slogan, “Everyone wants to win… Not everyone is willing to prepare to win,” inscribed in capital letters.
“A couple guys really liked the quote,” Lundqvist said. “Now we have it up there on the wall. I think it’s really good. If you ask anybody in the league, ‘Do you want to win?’ Of course you want to win. But it takes a lot out of you, and out of the team to win. You have to prepare, and you have to work hard, and you have to pay a price to win. That’s what it means.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/rangers/#ixzz18QdvIqEd
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Post-Game Notes & Reaction
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-Henrik Lundqvist stopped 27 shots to improve to 14-11-1 overall, including a record of 10-5-0 on the road. He is now 7-3-0 with a 1.58 goals against average, a .940 save percentage and three shutouts in the last 10 games. Lundqvist now leads the NHL with 10 road wins.
Henrik on the loss of Ryan Callahan:
“We’ve gone through it with other players and now we’ll have to go through it again,” Lundqvist said of Callahan’s injury. “There’s not much we can do about it. It’s part of the game and we just have to accept it and keep working hard.”
on the win:
"It's a great win in a lot of ways," Lundqvist said. "We win because we stick to the system, we don't take chances, we believe that we can come back in this game. Once we got the first one, we just kept going. Great team effort."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/rangers/2010/12/15/2010-12-15_rangers_score_four_times_in_third_period_to_beat_sidney_crosby_penguins_but_ryan.html#ixzz18Fcx6BHT
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Henrik Lundqvist Attended the Grand Opening of Eton of Sweden New York City Flagship Store
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In honor of Sweden's St. Lucia Day, New York Ranger Henrik Lundqvist was on hand at the very Nordic opening of the Eton of Sweden Flagship Store.
Henrik also attended the Paul McCartney concert at The Apollo Theater last night. I'll post more photos if/when they become available.
UPDATE: Henrik explains Santa Lucia Day
From the Wall Street Journal:
Beyond promises of lingonberry leaves and angelic singers was the intended presence of hockey player Henrik Lundqvist, who apparently enjoys traditional merriment as much as he appreciates an Eton button-down.
"So here's the deal," Mr. Lundqvist said. "You start celebrating this in kindergarten. Ten girls come in white, one with candles in her hair. Maybe it's a crown made of candles. And they walk around singing Christmas songs in the morning. It happens in schools, in shopping malls. And then at night, it's a big party for youngsters. It's an old holiday. You'd probably have to Google the exact reason why they do it." Did Mr. Lundqvist have any special memories of said holiday?
He pulled this "Brady Bunch"-inspired anecdote out of his black suit: "I was probably 8. I remember my older sister was the Lucia in school. She had her hair cut a few days before, and it turned out that they cut it way too short and she was upset." Sounds juicy. What happened next? "She got over it."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704694004576019894216254736.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama
Happy belated Santa Lucia Day to all my Swedish readers!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Post-Game Notes & Reaction; Lundqvist Records 5th Shutout of the Season; 29th of his Career
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•Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 31 shots to post his fifth shutout of the season, and 29th of his career, and improved to 13-11-1 overall with a 4-6-1 mark at home. He is now 6-3-0 with a 1.64 goals against average, a .937 save percentage and three shutouts in the last nine games. Lundqvist’s five shutouts are tied for first in the NHL.
From Rangers Report:
Henrik Lundqvist:
“Against this team, you’re never safe, even after we scored the fourth and the fifth. You’re never safe against this team. They get one goal. maybe two quick ones, and it’s a game. So it’s very important that we kept going and didn’t relax. It was a good feeling when we got the sixth goal.”
On how quickly he put Columbus behind him:
“Probably during the day today. It really bothered me last night. I was really frustrated and disappointed. I was happy that they put me in today again so I can get it out of my system and focus on this one. Sometimes when I’m upset with myself I use it as energy and go on to the next game. This was the answer I was looking for: A solid game, and the guys played great in front of me.
“I think they saw how upset I was yesterday and it was a good feeling for me to respond this way. They’ve been great all year, and especially lately, the way they’ve been playing defensively. So it was no surprise to me the way they worked the last 10 minutes. The whole game they played so hard. So it’s great to be a goalie when you have guys like that.”
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Post-Game Notes & Reaction
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-Henrik Lundqvist stopped 24 of 27 shots to improve to 12-10-1 on the season, including a 9-4-0 mark on the road. He is 5-2-0 with a 1.67 goals against average, a .938 save percentage and two shutouts in his last seven games. Lundqvist is now tied for the league lead with nine road wins this season.
From The Blueshirts Blog:
The Rangers caught a break in the second period when Fisher beat Henrik Lundqvist just 25 seconds after Fedotenko had tied the game off a slick feed from Marian Gaborik.
Everyone in the building thought that Fisher had given the Senators the lead, but the officials conferred and went to the video review, which showed that the puck never crossed the goal line, deflecting off the post and out.
“I thought it was a goal because they celebrated,” Lundqvist said. “They looked so sure. I was going for a glove save, and then I decided at the last second to use my head, and it hit the side of my helmet and went down. It wasn’t the best decision, but it was still a save. Apparently it was a save.”
Fisher got his second goal of the night a little later on in the second period, but after Christensen tied the game in the third, Lundqvist made up for it with a glove save to rob Fisher of a hat trick.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/rangers/#ixzz17gcU2pvV
Lundqvist & Avery Make Forbes Best Dressed Athlete List
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Forbes.com released their list of the best dressed athletes and two Rangers made the cut - forward Sean Avery and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist.
The stylish duo were the only NHL players that made the list of 15 athletes that included the likes of NBA poster boys LeBron James and Dwayne Wade, pin-up quarterback Tom Brady and soccer superstar David Beckham.
Lundqvist says the honour was a pleasant surprise.
"I'll put up the article in the locker room to feel good about myself," the stylish Swedish netminder told TSN. "It's fun."
Lundqvist admits that his teammates don't necessarily share his fashion sense, but he's trying his best to open their eyes to the concept of dressing well.
"This team is a lot about comfort," said Lundqvist. "They show up at the rink in soft sweat pants and T-shirts. I try to get them in shirts and nice coats maybe game days it works, but not practice days so we have a couple more steps to go."
He does say that the Rangers fashion sense in general has improved during his stint in New York.
"It's been a process but a lot of the guys have improved over the years. It's good to see."
When asked to compare his style to Avery's, Lundqvist said his upbringing in Sweden had a lot to do with his personal style but he admits that the brash forward has a distinct look.
"Maybe I'm a little bit more European in my style," said Lundqvist. "More tight fitted jeans and shirts and boots. He's got good style I have to give them that."
Avery made headlines two years ago when he took a summer internship at Vogue magazine. The self-confessed clothes horse, who also writes a style column for AskMen.com, told People Magazine at the time how much he enjoyed the experience of working in the fashion industry.
"I was surrounded by some of the greatest minds in American fashion and in the world," Avery said.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=344842
Henrrik Lundqvist
Goalie, New York Rangers
This dashing Swedish goalie is easily the National Hockey League's most elegant dresser. Lundqvist never wears T-shirts, likes skinny ties and counts Dior, Hugo Boss and Tiger of Sweden among his favorite brands. Teammates have admitted they are a bit baffled by his "European" style and "tight pants."
http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/07/best-dressed-athletes-lifestyle-style-fashion_slide_12.html
Monday, December 6, 2010
Henrik Lundqvist & Fans Part Nine
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predsrock2: ...So far only Lundqvist has been awesome to the fans outside the hotel in Nashville.I found the above Tweet the day the Rangers (obviously) played the Predators in Nashville. I waited until today to post it because I wanted to include these photos with it. As the following photos show, Henrik is indeed awesome to his fans.
Disclaimer: All of these photos were found at public sites; however, if you are in any of the fan photos and you would like me to remove a photo for you, do not hesitate to tell me as I will surely take it down for you. Also, as always if you would like to submit a photo of yourself and Henrik to the blog do not hesitate to e-mail me or post the photo on The Henrik Lundqvist Blog Facebook page.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Post-Game Notes & Reaction
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•Henrik Lundqvist stopped 22 of 24 shots and is now 11-10-1 on the season, including a 3-6-1 mark at home. Lundqvist has posted a 4-2-0 record with a 1.45 goals against average, a .946 save percentage and two shutouts in the last six games.
From The Blueshirts Blog:
“We worked ourselves back into this game in the second period,” Lundqvist said. “It could have gone either way. We had a couple of chances to bury it. It is always tough when you give up a late goal like that. … The good part was that we really responded after the first. We needed to play better and we did. It was a pretty wide open game in the third.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/rangers/#ixzz17ISOLPy6
Lundqvist, the Rangers’ most solid and consistent contributor on Sunday, finished with 22 saves, including 10 in the opening period.
“That late goal is a tough one because we feel like we should have a point here,” said Lundqvist. “But we’ll have another chance against them in a couple days when we play them up in Ottawa, so we’ll have to bounce back with a better game.”
Friday, December 3, 2010
Post-Game Notes & Reaction
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•Henrik Lundqvist turned aside all 17 shots he faced to post his fourth shutout of the season and 28th of his career, improving to 11-9-1 overall and 3-5-1 at home. Lundqvist has now registered three career shutouts vs. the Islanders, and is 19-9-5 with a 2.12 goals against average in 34 career regular season appearances.
From Rangers Report:
Henrik Lundqvist:
“There’s nothing better than winning for your confidence, and when you win back-to-back, guys feel great. Two different games, but four points, so we can win in different types of games, which is important moving forward. It’s hard not to feel great when you’re winning.”
On the 7-0 record on second nights:
“I think a big thing is maybe if you feel a little tired and beat up, you keep the game simple. I think a lot of the back-to-back games we’ve kept the game very simple for ourselves, just chip away and wait for our chances and minimize mistakes. That’s what you have to do. It’s hard to feel 100 percent when you played last night. That’s really tough. But you have to use what you’ve got. If you’re tired and beat up, use the boards and keep it simple. I think that’s been our biggest thing.”
“We played very solid defensively. I think both teams felt like they wanted a solid performance. (Thursday) was a little bit all over the place. You could tell they were a little more in control as well. Like I said before, it’s about winning for us. So we don’t have to put on a show back at home. We knew sooner or later we’d get our chance to score.
“Great win coming back from (Thursday) and we learned a lesson from (that).”
On not seeing the puck very often:
“As long as you keep the zero on the scoreboard you feel confident, you feel good. But if they score two early and then you don’t see the puck for another 10 minutes, that might be tough sometimes. I got to feel the puck a few times during the game and made the saves so I stayed positive.”
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Post-Game Notes & Reaction
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* Henrik Lundqvist entered the contest at 12:30 of the second period, and stopped nine of 11 shots to improve to 10-9-1 overall with an 8-4-0 record on the road. Tonight was Lundqvist’s sixth career relief appearance, and first since Oct. 19, 2009 vs. San Jose. It was his second career win in a relief appearance, having posted a 5-4 shootout win vs. Buffalo on Mar. 27, 2006, entering the contest at the start of the third period and stopping all eight shots faced through 25 minutes and three-of-three in the shootout.
From The Blueshirts Blog:
“The game just changed so many times during the 60 minutes,” said Lundqvist, the winning goalie after making nine saves on 11 shots. “We started off well, then they take over, then something happens. Just so many things happened to change the momentum. It was a weird (game) to play. The last two games we’ve played here have just been pinball games in front of the net. I don’t know why. It just happens. The thing you have to do is just battle and try to get the bounces.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/rangers/#ixzz171oJXVSp
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Post-Game Notes & Reaction
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•Henrik Lundqvist stopped 34 shots in net for the Rangers and is now 9-9-1 on the season. Lundqvist has posted a career record of 17-13-4 in 34 career regular season appearances vs. the Penguins.
From Rangers Report:
Henrik Lundqvist:
On Crosby’s slew-foot.
“I didn’t see it, so I can’t really comment on it. He gets a lot of attention and he's a great player. So as long as he can take some hits, too, it’s fine. It’s hockey. It will be a couple of things here and there that he might think are rough. Like I said, I didn’t see it so I can’t comment on it.”
On the heavy November schedule.
“It’s been busy. We were hoping to finish strong here with a good win, but they were good.”
“It’s the last game of the month, we want to finish strong, it was a great challenge for us. I don’t know if we approached it differently. It was not hard to get ready, I think. You play one of the best teams in the league and we had an emotional game last time we played them, so everybody’s ready to go.”
On whether a game like this changes his view of his team.
“I feel really good about this team, about how the guys show up every night. We work for each other and stand up for each other and I think everybody feels the same way. We’ve had some good road trips where we spend a little more time together and that’s great, too, I think. It’s been a busy month, but we’ve done a pretty good job. It’s been a lot of hockey. I feel good about this team.”
New Henrik Lundqvist Swedish Video Interview With Tour of Tiny's Restaurant
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This looks like a really interesting Swedish video of Henrik giving a tour of his and Sean Avery's still unfinished Tribeca restaurant, Tiny' s. We also get to see Henrik drive away in his Lambo. Many people are anticipating the opening of Tiny's and so far very little info about it has surfaced. Hopefully, there is more info in this video and I just can't understand it. That's where my Swedish readers come in- I and many others- would really appreciate it if one of you can please translate this video for us. Thank you in advance.
UPDATE:
Maxie has translated the interview for us, which includes some information about Tiny's menu. Thank you Maxie!
maxie said...
First off they're just talking about the Henrik Tourist Bus.
Why do you like New York? -"It's so big and a it has a nice mix of people. The same night you have a game you can still live anonymously in the city, which is nice."
About Tiny's:" It's gonna be fun. It's gonna be a local restaurant/bar - nothing special - with good food and good atmosphere. I think the the favourite room is gonna be in the back with an open stove. The menu is not gonna have anything complicated. The hamburger has to taste good, since I'm a hamburger person! There's gonna be meatballs and soups. I don't spend too much time on this, just about one day a week."
This is the funny part - the person in the background says that Henrik is getting a ticket.
- "Oh, now I'm getting a ticket, hahaha. (And there's no way around it)."
Why a restaurant: "It's just for fun with a couple of friends. It's not like I'm gonna make money on it. It's too much of a risky business."
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Post-Game Notes & Reaction
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-Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves through regulation and overtime, and stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout to improve to 9-8-1 overall with a 7-4-0 mark on the road. Lundqvist has now posted a career record of 31-21 with a .753 save percentage in the shootout.
“I put a lot of pressure on myself (in shootouts) because I want to help the team get that extra point,” said Lundqvist. “Last season showed that extra point can be huge. To come up with all three stops in the shootout felt really good for me.”
“I’m not saying 100% of my game is back,” Lundqvist said. “But every night is a step in the right direction. I feel like I had a good week last week, working on a few things. It also helps when the team is playing very solid in front of you. It gives me confidence, and I calmed down a little bit.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/rangers/#ixzz16YTCexVj
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Henrik on Changing His Technique
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It was a reassuring performance for Lundqvist, who came away feeling like it was not just another "up" in what he called an "up-and-down season."
"I felt that I changed a little bit and it paid off," Lundqvist said. "This is how I used to play. You have your stance, and the timing was just so much better. I'm on my knees more instead of on the side. It felt good, feeling that right away, that the timing worked a lot better. I feel like I can continue playing my game."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/rangers/2010/11/26/2010-11-26_rangers_blank_host_panthers_30_behind_40_saves_from_goaltender_henrik_lundqvist.html#ixzz16Xd7DZwH
Post-Game Notes & Reaction
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-Henrik Lundqvist posted his third shutout of the season, and 27th of his career, with a 40-save performance to improve to 8-8-1 overall with a 6-4-0 mark on the road. It was his ninth career 40-save effort and first of the season, and his second career 40-save shutout, having stopped 45 shots through regulation and overtime in a 1-0 shootout loss to New Jersey on Jan. 12, 2010 at Madison Square Garden. Tonight’s shutout was his fourth career vs. Florida, including his first career shutout on Oct. 17, 2005 at MSG (4-0).
The shutout was the third this season for Lundqvist, who now has 27 in his career. It was the fourth time that Lundqvist has blanked the Panthers, who had a goal disallowed with 9:28 remaining in the third period because of a hand-pass on the play.
“It’s a big relief for me because I want to help the team get wins,” said Lundqvist. “When I am not winning or playing well it bothers me a lot. Winning and playing well makes me feel a lot better that’s for sure. This was a great road win for us.”
Sharp from the first drop of the puck on Friday, Lundqvist confidently stopped all 15 shots he faced in the first period, including four by Panthers defenseman Dennis Wideman. Not only was Lundqvist good in the opening stanza, he was a bit lucky, too, when Shawn Matthias slid a shot off the post behind the Rangers goaltender.
“You could tell in that first period, it just didn’t look like he was going to let one in,” said Tortorella. “He looked that solid.”
Building upon the solid foundation he established in the first period, Lundqvist stopped all nine shots the Panthers fired at him in the second period, giving him 24 saves through the game’s first 40 minutes. His biggest stop in that time came 4:40 into the second when he stretched out his legs as far as he could to rob Mike Santorelli with his left pad on 2-on-1 shorthanded rush.
While that save on Santorelli was a fantastic highlight-reel stop, what was most impressive about Lundqvist’s game on Friday was that he was so consistently well-positioned that he did not require many acrobatic saves.
“It was a fun game, a lot of action,” said Lundqvist. “You know, they’re a good team. They work hard. They might not have the biggest stars, but they are really a hard-working team. They really gave us a tough time all night.”
http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=544650
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