Henrik Lundqvist Injury: Updates on Rangers Star’s Eye and Return

April 14th, 2016 by Joseph Zucker Leave a reply »
New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist was replaced by Antti Raanta against the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 13 after he "took a stick near his eye in the final minute of the [first] period" in Game 1 of the teams' first-round playoff series, per Rotoworld.com. Lundqvist, however, is set for Game 2.

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Latest on Lundqvist's Playing Status Saturday, April 16 Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault told reporters Lundqvist will play as the Rangers look to even the series.

Lundqvist Comments on Injury, Status Friday, April 15  "After the hit, [my vision] was very blurry, and it was hard to focus," Lundqvist said, per Chris Johnston of Sportsnet.  

"For 20 or 30 seconds, I had some really bad thoughts going through my head. I'm just happy there's no damage," he said, per Frank Seravalli of TSN. Lundqvist added that there was no damage to his eye, just swelling and discomfort, according to Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News. 

Latest on Lundqvist's Practice Status Friday, April 15  Andrew Gross of the Record reported Lundqvist worked with Rangers goalie coach B ...

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