Henrik Lundqvist suffered a knee ligament injury while representing Sweden at the 2017 IIHF World Championship. The New York Rangers star goalie is expected to undergo 4-6 weeks of rehab during the off-season.
Lundqvist revealed the news to Sweden’s Sport-Express, adding the injury was worth it because he ended up winning a gold medal with his identical twin brother, Joel Lundqvist, a former Dallas Stars forward and seven-year veteran of Frölunda HC.
It’s unclear when or how he suffered the injury, although moments after he stopped Team Canada’s Mitch Marner in the shootout to secure the tournament victory, William Nylander famously took Lundqvist down in celebration with a flying tackle.
Prior to joining Sweden overseas, the 35-year-old went 12-6 with a 2.25 goals-against average and .927 save percentage with the Rangers during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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In other Rangers news, if Rick Nash didn’t look quite like himself in the second round it might’ve been because he was playing through a knee injury.
According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, Nash suffered a similar injury to Lundqvist in Game 6 of the Rangers’ opening-round series against the Montreal Canadiens.
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