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Staple: 'Dead tired' Lundqvist finally ran out of gas

Quick Read"I was dead tired," Henrik Lundqvist said as he mastered the Flyers for those 65 minutes, making 46 saves and giving up only one goal.

Philadelphia Flyers' Danny Briere, right, scores past New

Photo credit: AP | Philadelphia Flyers' Danny Briere, right, scores past New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist during a shootout. (April 11, 2010)

Arthur Staple

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After 65 minutes, through regulation and a very tentative overtime Sunday, the Rangers somehow were in position to steal out of the Wachovia Center with not just an extra point but a postseason berth.

All thanks to Henrik Lundqvist. He had mastered the Flyers for those 65 minutes, making 46 saves and giving up only one goal. It seemed, as John Tortorella and every other...

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