Lundqvist played through hip injury before being shut down

Henrik Lundqvist finished Tuesday's game despite suffering the ailment that will keep him out for at least the next couple of weeks.

"I know exactly when it happened," the New York Rangers goaltender said Saturday, according to NHL.com's Dan Rosen.

"If you would tell me to get off the ice you would not be able to because I wanted to continue to play. Now it's about how you deal with it and make the most of these next two weeks, training and rest and try to come back on top of things."

Lundqvist was hurt in the first period of Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, but stayed in and finished with 43 saves.

The veteran netminder missed Thursday's loss to the Carolina Hurricanes and was ruled out for two-to-three weeks Saturday with what he later revealed is a muscle strain in his hip.

"Right now, I'm just focusing on the next week to 10 days," he said. "We have a good plan here of what I need to do, and from there you take it step by step and see how it feels. We expect it to be two-to-three weeks, and we have to see how I react to the treatments and the exercise."

Lundqvist is 30-17-2 with a 2.65 GAA and a .913 save percentage in 51 games. Over a full season, that GAA would be the worst in his 12-year career, while the save percentage would be his second-worst and lowest since 2007-08.

Antti Raanta will assume control of New York's crease in Lundqvist's absence. He has a 2.33 GAA and .922 save percentage in 22 appearances this season.