Lundqvist Won't Be Able To Play This Season

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Published on April 12 2021 6:08 am
Last Updated on April 12 2021 6:14 am

Washington Capitals veteran Henrik Lundqvist tweeted Sunday that he won’t be able to play this season, something he’d hoped to be able to recover enough to do after having open-heart surgery in January.

The 39-year-old said inflammation around his heart seen in a checkup last week needs a few months of rest of recovery, tweeting, “my heart isn’t quite ready.”

Lundqvist signed with Washington in October after 15 seasons with the New York Rangers, but he announced in December that a heart condition would prevent him from playing. 

 

Sunday, April 11 Scoreboard

Nashville 3, Dallas 2 (SO)

Washington 8, Boston 1

New York Islanders 3, New York Rangers 2 (OT)

Pittsburgh 5, New Jersey 2

Colorado 4,  Anaheim 1

Vegas 1, Arizona 0

Buffalo 5, Philadelphia 3

 

Monday, April 12 Schedule (All Times Central)

Detroit at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Winnipeg at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Vegas at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.