Henrik Lundqvist will command the crease Saturday afternoon, facing rival Philadelphia on the road, Andrew Gross of The Record reports.

Lundqvist will command the crease Saturday afternoon, facing rival Philadelphia on the road, Andrew Gross of The Record reports.

Analysis:

The King has been bumped off his throne twice in his past five starts, losing on the road to Ottawa and New Jersey despite those teams sitting below the (28-18-5) Rangers in the league standings. Lundqvist was all the rage in the first month of the season, when he posted a .943 save percentage, but he's failed to climb north of a .900 mark in the past three matches. Now, Lundqvist is set to face a divisional foe, winners of three straight, so this promises to be a fierce battle for the 33-year-old Blueshirt.