Henrik Lundqvist was searching for the correct words with which to describe Mats Zuccarello, the teammate with whom the goaltender has been closest through his 14-year tenure on Broadway, when instead he told a story that explained it all.
“To me, he’s a good friend but he also likes to be in your face,” Lundqvist told The Post on Thursday morning, before he and Zuccarello took the ice together at the Garden against Minnesota. “Here … here’s an example of what I mean …
“He comes over to our place for dinner and first thing, goes to see our two kids,” said Lundqvist, husband of Therese and father of 6-year-old Charlise and 3-year-old Juli.