New York. Henrik Lundqvist continues to rule at Madison Square Garden.
Last night he was celebrated with a blissfully jumbotronic kiss, courtesy of Hollywood stars Alexander Skarsgard and Ryan Reynolds.
– very funny, the Rangers icon smiles when Sportbladet runs after him next.
It was in the second period of the game between the New York Rangers and the Minnesota Wild that “King Henrik” and his movie star friends stole the show at “the most famous arena in the world.”
The Rangers always make sure that the celebrities in attendance are zoomed into jumbotron form during proper commercial breaks, and this time they started with Skarsgård. who smiled gently for a few seconds. Then he turned to his neighbor on the bench, who turned out to be his countryman Lundqvist, and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
At the same moment, a deafening applause broke out in the evening.
A few minutes later it was time for Ryan Reynolds, across from the well-appointed and well-appointed goalkeeper icon – and yes, he has dethroned ‘The King’ too..
By then, the fans were so excited that they started chanting the old classic HEN-RIK chant.
– Haha, he repeats both “Henke” and Skarsgård when we meet the duo next and remarks that it reminded me of a certain evening with Håkan Hellström at Nalen in Stockholm a long time ago.
“It was a very funny sequence,” Lundqvist says before rushing off.
The home crowd had more cheer during one of the best games of the season at The Garden. Rangers twice came back from deficits and finally won 4-3 after a penalty shootout.
– Over 60 minutes, this was probably our best effort this year. If we keep playing like this, says Mika Zibanejad, that will be great.
He also saw that his old teammate who a year ago raised his shirt to the ceiling stole the show again.
– Well, I had time to see a little quick, grinning, that he somehow managed to always be the face. He is of course absolutely right.
Jonas Broden has been assisted by the Wild.