Lundqvist was pulled a couple minutes after Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin fired home his first of the series for his third point of the night.
The 34-year-old has now conceded nine goals in four games.
Chuck Fletcher will stay on as general manager of the Minnesota Wild even if the team is bounced from the playoffs in the first round, club owner Craig Leipold said Thursday.
"There is absolutely no way Chuck is not going to be here next year," Leipold told Jim Souhan of the Star Tribune. "He is our guy. I continue to have a high level of confidence in Chuck and his staff and we’re already talking about next year ... Chuck knows he is not on any hot seat with me.
"So if there are rumors (about Fletcher being replaced) - and I haven’t seen them - then they aren’t something Chuck or anyone else should be worried about."
Minnesota faces a 3-1 series deficit at the hands of the Dallas Stars, and squeaked into the playoffs after Fletcher replaced Mike Yeo with interim head coach John Torchetti.
Fletcher is tied down by several long-term contracts to veteran players, and is currently icing a roster that's missing high-paid, injured forwards Zach Parise and Thomas Vanek.
Eric Fehr and Patric Hornqvist punched in two before Conor Sheary added the cherry on top, intercepting a pass at his own blue line before racing in and sniping his first of the postseason past "King Henrik."
A Rangers loss would put them down three games to one heading back to Pittsburgh.
DALLAS - The Dallas Stars will again be without All-Star centre Tyler Seguin for Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against Minnesota.
Seguin played Game 2 on Saturday after missing a month because of a slight cut of his left Achilles...
April 30 apparently can't come soon enough for Jim Benning.
The Vancouver Canucks general manager admitted Thursday that he recently sat at his computer for hours running an NHL draft lottery simulator in hopes the virtual pingpong balls would come up in the club's favor.
Benning: A couple nghts ago, I spun the wheel for two hours and I don't think we picked in the top three once, so I was kinda put off... (1)
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Flyers say forward Scott Laughton has been released from the hospital and is doing well a day after being taken off the ice on a stretcher.
The team says he won't travel to Washington for Game 5 Friday on night...
Laughton is doing well, according to the team, but nevertheless won't travel with the team to Washington for Friday's Game 5. A further update will be given in the next couple days.
He is pointless with eight shots in three postseason games.
Fasching will represent the U.S. for the fourth time in his career following a pair of appearances in the World Junior Hockey Championships and two years playing at the Under-18 tournament.
He scored a goal in his debut with the Sabres on March 26, and played in seven NHL games after wrapping up his collegiate career at the University of Minnesota.
Executives, players, and fans of the Philadelphia Flyers paid respect to the Snider family at late owner and chairman Ed Snider's memorial Thursday at the Wells Fargo Center, and shared stories about a man who's love for his hockey team was incomparable.
An emotional NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke at the service. He revealed that Snider was the first owner he contacted when the 2013 work stoppage ended - a call that happened to be placed on Snider's 80th birthday.
"This has always been a loud building," Bettman added. "And Ed's voice has always been among the loudest."
Virlen Reyes, the first graduate of Snider Hockey, a foundation Ed created to help educate Philadelphia youth, thanked him for the hope and promise that replaced despair when she found the program.
Mr. Snider’s words to Virlen Reyes, @SniderHockey grad: “Don’t be afraid, just be yourself, accept the challenge, & know I am proud of you."
Drew Katz, who Snider comforted after his father, Lewis Katz, died in a car crash, lit up the room, telling a story about how Ed once booted Donald Trump from his box during a playoff game because he wouldn't stop talking.
Bob Clarke said that no amount of preparation for Ed's death could prepare the organization for the hurt. And he expressed his desire to have Snider see him represent the Flyers one more time.
"When I pass, I hope I get one more chance to play in the orange and black for Mr. Snider's Philadelphia Flyers," Clarke said.
Flyers PR guy and photog extraordinaire Zack Hill captured one hell of a moment. pic.twitter.com/qmTcGT1OSa
Finally, Ed's son Jay said that the last thing his father said was that he "can't thank the Flyers enough for everything they've given to me and my family."
And Jay asserted this:
"To the Caps, if you're watching this, we're not done." -Jay Snider #ThankYouMrSnider
The Minnesota Wild are mourning a legend with local ties.
The NHL club paid tribute to Prince, the supremely talented multi-instrumentalist and pop icon who died Thursday at the age of 57, by adding a purple background to the profile images across its social media platforms.
Prince was born in Minneapolis in 1958 and lived in the North Star State until his death.
He was nearly synonymous with the color purple, thanks in large part to "Purple Rain," his 1984 recording that's widely considered one of the greatest albums in music history.
