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Health updates: Lundqvist felt slow, but isn’t injured

New York Rangers v Montreal Canadiens - Game Five

MONTREAL, QC - MAY 27: Max Pacioretty #67 of the Montreal Canadiens is mobbed by his teammates after scoring a second period goal at 3:44 as Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers looks on during Game Five of the Eastern Conference Final in the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre on May 27, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

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There was quite a bit of activity in Game 5, so let’s get up to speed on a variety of issues.


  • The New York Rangers pulled Henrik Lundqvist midway through the second period, but it sounds like it was just performance-related and to get him ready for Game 6. Alain Vigneault said that Lundqvist isn’t injured and that he never considered putting him back in for Cam Talbot on Tuesday.

Lundqvist was critical of his work after tonight’s game, but seemed hopeful about bouncing back on Thursday:

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  • Michel Therrien said that Alexei Emelin is suffering from a “body injury” that occurred during Game 4. Welcome to the playoffs, when you don’t even get a specific half of someone’s body in an injury update. Therrien didn’t give any indication about Emelin’s potential availability for Game 6.
  • There’s not much information about Dale Weise, either. Therrien simply said that Weise went to the quiet room after that John Moore hit and that the doctor in question allowed him to return to the game. Therrien didn’t say if Weise will be good to go on Thursday, either.

So ... as usual, we’ll probably need to wait until the last minute to find out if the likes of Weise and Emelin can play. PHT will keep an eye out for updates one way or another as Game 6 approaches, however.

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