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Lundqvist felt 'a little lightheaded' after taking puck to throat

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New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist says he was disoriented after taking a puck to the throat on Saturday night.

"The first couple (of) minutes it was for me to see, 'Am I feeling better here?'" Lundqvist told Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News following a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. "The first couple minutes were kind of tough to focus the same way, because I felt a little lightheaded."

The netminder had his mask lifted by a stick early in the second period when a Brad Malone shot struck him in the throat.  

"I'm actually glad, it could have been worse," Lundqvist said. "It could have been a lot worse if the helmet came off a little bit more and the shot was a little higher, but I feel lucky."

He was attended to by the team's medical staff and stayed in the game.

"When I (got hit), (it was) obviously extremely painful and hard to breathe for a couple minute(s). I got very lightheaded and I got a little worried the first minute or so, but then they told me just to breathe and slowly I started to feel better."

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