"The Rangers received national attention during the 2012 Winter Classic and the filming of HBO's "24/7." And Sunday at the All-Star Game in Ottawa was no different. Henrik Lundqvist, Marian Gaborik and Dan Girardi all played prominent roles, but yesterday they went back to work.
"I had a blast. [Gaborik] obviously had a great night, a lot of points. But it's good to be back to reality," Lundqvist said after the team practiced yesterday afternoon, getting ready for tonight's showdown against the rival Devils at Prudential Center.
Lundqvist, who started the first period for Team Alfredsson, stopped nine of 12 shots, but two of the three goals he allowed were to Gaborik. After Gaborik's first goal, he held his stick like a shotgun and pretended to fire at Lundqvist, poking fun at teammate Artem Anisimov, who caught some heat earlier in the season for that same celebration."