"Sunday night, after the 4-1 defeat in Montreal in which he had allowed as many as four goals for the first time in 25 starts since the end of October, Henrik Lundqvist told The Post he was disappointed in himself.

Forty-eight hours later, following the 3-0 Garden victory over the Predators that represented his fourth shutout of the year, The King said he was somewhat more pleased with his game, even if not entirely so.

"I didn't feel great, but I was battling," Lundqvist told The Post after his 27-save performance that marked his 39th career shuout, third in franchise history behind Ed Giacomin (49) and Davey Kerr (40). "I just needed to be more aggressive."