Henrik Lundqvist suffered a knee injury while playing in the World Championships last month and will need four to six weeks of rest and treatment, according to a Swedish newspaper report.
The Rangers’ No. 1 goaltender, 35, who won four games to help Team Sweden capture the gold medal, told Sport-Express that he played in pain from the ligament injury, which appears minor, duringthe semifinal against Finland. Sweden beat Team Canada, 2-1, in a shootout for the championship.
A Rangers spokesman said Lundqvist suffered “an isolated MCL sprain that he was able to play through in the championship game” and that the team does not expect “any disruption with his summer preparation/training and also expect no issues going forward.