With Magnus Hellberg being called up on Sunday, questions have surfaced surrounding Henrik Lundqvist‘s availability for the New York Rangers.
- New York Rangers (1-1)
- Montreal Canadiens (1-1)
- Stanley Cup Playoffs, Round 1
- Game 3, Sun., Apr. 16, 7 p.m. ET, MSG
- Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
On Sunday, as the New York Rangers look to recover from that stunning game two loss in Montreal, goaltender Magnus Hellberg was called up.
OFFICIAL: #Blueshirts have recalled goaltender Magnus Hellberg from @WolfPackAHL.
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 16, 2017
Immediately, those negative folks out there will automatically assume either Henrik Lundqvist or Antti Raanta are hurt and will be unavailable for game three at the Garden. Fortunately, that’s not necessarily the case. There are no roster maximums during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This could simply be a precaution in the direction of Raanta’s shaky knee.
Odds are, Lundqvist will be between the pipes and ready to go.
Still, Alain Vigneault has done a great job of keeping the Sunday lineup under wraps. Nobody knows if changes are coming, especially in the direction of defenseman Nick Holden who struggled mightily in game two.
But Pirri and Buchnevich were on ice late…
— Steve Zipay (@stevezipay) April 16, 2017
Vigneault (in both english and french) declines to reveal whether lineup will change for tonight's Game 3 v. Habs.
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) April 16, 2017
First puck drop comes your way at 7 p.m. ET from Manhattan. It can be seen on NBCSN and MSG.
.@aborgesNYR spoke with @bssmith7 prior his first #Blueshirts playoff game @TheGarden. pic.twitter.com/zWf7gnuWY1
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 16, 2017
The #Blueshirts! pic.twitter.com/e9u96NKD3d
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 16, 2017
