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NY Rangers (35-17-8) at Philadelphia (33-16-10) 7:00 pm EST
PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Four days after combining to help Sweden win an Olympic gold medal, Henrik Lundqvist and Peter Forsberg once again are rivals.
Lundqvist is expected to be in goal Thursday for the New York Rangers, who play their first game after the Olympic break against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The 23-year-old Lundqvist was 5-1 with a 2.33 goals-against average for Sweden and made a terrific save against Olli Jokinen with 20 seconds left to preserve Sunday's 3-2 win over Finland in the gold-medal game.
With a two-point lead over the Flyers in the Atlantic Division standings, the Rangers were 8-1-1 prior to the break and will focus on clinching their first playoff berth since 1997.
The Olympic experience was painful for a pair of other Rangers. Jaromir Jagr, the NHL's top scorer, hurt his groin while playing for the Czech Republic but could see action against Philadelphia. Darius Kasparaitis fractured a toe for Russia and may sit out.
Forsberg, who did not play in Philadelphia's last five games prior to the Torino Games, came on later in the tournament to help the Swedes win their second gold medal and first since 1994.
The Flyers lost for the fifth time in seven shootouts with a 2-1 defeat to the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. Brian Savage scored his seventh goal in the second period and Forsberg picked up an assist in the defeat.
The teams have split their first four meetings this season, with the Rangers taking a 4-3 victory on February 4 when Jagr scored a power-play goal in overtime.
PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Four days after combining to help Sweden win an Olympic gold medal, Henrik Lundqvist and Peter Forsberg once again are rivals.
Lundqvist is expected to be in goal Thursday for the New York Rangers, who play their first game after the Olympic break against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The 23-year-old Lundqvist was 5-1 with a 2.33 goals-against average for Sweden and made a terrific save against Olli Jokinen with 20 seconds left to preserve Sunday's 3-2 win over Finland in the gold-medal game.
With a two-point lead over the Flyers in the Atlantic Division standings, the Rangers were 8-1-1 prior to the break and will focus on clinching their first playoff berth since 1997.
The Olympic experience was painful for a pair of other Rangers. Jaromir Jagr, the NHL's top scorer, hurt his groin while playing for the Czech Republic but could see action against Philadelphia. Darius Kasparaitis fractured a toe for Russia and may sit out.
Forsberg, who did not play in Philadelphia's last five games prior to the Torino Games, came on later in the tournament to help the Swedes win their second gold medal and first since 1994.
The Flyers lost for the fifth time in seven shootouts with a 2-1 defeat to the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. Brian Savage scored his seventh goal in the second period and Forsberg picked up an assist in the defeat.
The teams have split their first four meetings this season, with the Rangers taking a 4-3 victory on February 4 when Jagr scored a power-play goal in overtime.
