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Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist will join Team Sweden at world championships

GREENBURGH — Henrik Lundqvist’s hockey season isn’t quite over.

The Rangers goaltender, who said he hasn’t slept well since the Blueshirts were eliminated from the playoffs by the Senators on Tuesday, said he was joining Team Sweden, which is captained by his twin brother Joel, for the world championships in Paris.

Lundqvist, 35, said he made the decision on Wednesday night.

“There’s definitely gas left in the tank here,” Lundqvist said Thursday as the team prepared for the off season. “I was preparing to play for another month. I hope to end strong. ... You think about what you could have done differently.