Lundqvist makes 41 saves, gives Rangers a chance in Game 1 loss to Senators
OTTAWA — Henrik Lundqvist didn’t care about all the great saves he made Thursday night, he was only concerned about the ones he didn’t.
Lundqvist stopped 41-of-43 shots but the Ottawa Senators defeated the New York Rangers 2-1 in the opening game of its Eastern Conference semifinal as Erik Karlsson scored the winner on a lucky shot.
The Senators captain was below the goal line when he let a shot go that bounced off Lundqvist’s head to give the Senators the lead, and ultimately the victory, at 15:49 of the third period.
“There’s three guys in line with that puck and I pick it up, but it just hit me in the head and it’s in,” said Lundqvist. “I assumed having that many guys right in the line with the puck it would not end up right in front of me, but it did.