Rangers' Lundqvist out 2-3 weeks
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New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will be out the next two to three weeks with a lower-body injury, the team announced on Saturday.
The news comes after Lundqvist was held out of Thursday's contest against the Carolina Hurricanes with the same ailment.
In turn, the Rangers have recalled goaltender Magnus Hellberg from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis.
With just over four weeks remaining in the season and the Rangers just four points out of third place in the Metropolitan Division, the injury comes at a bad time.
Lundqvist has amassed a team-high 30 wins in 49 games, accompanied by a 2.65 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage this season.
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