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ByReuters

Published 11/03/2017 at 23:10 GMT

March 11 (The Sports Xchange) - New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will be sidelined two to three weeks with a lower-body injury, the team announced on Saturday.

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Lundqvist, 35, sat out Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes after making 43 saves in New York's 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, moving him into 10th place on the NHL's all-time wins list with 404.
The former Vezina Trophy winner has a 30-17-2 record with two shutouts, a 2.65 goals-against average and .913 save percentage in 51 games this season.
The Rangers recalled goaltender Magnus Hellberg from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis.
Hellberg, 25, has a 1-11-5 record along with a 2.91 goals-against average and .902 save percentage in 31 games with the Wolf Pack this season.
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The Winnipeg Jets recalled defenseman Julian Melchiori from the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis ahead of Saturday's home game against the Calgary Flames.
Jets defenseman Toby Enstrom is out indefinitely with a concussion after being crushed into the boards in Wednesday's game by Pittsburgh Penguins left winger Tom Sestito.
Melchiori, 25, has two shots on goal in five games with Winnipeg this season.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled forward Matthew Peca from the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.
Peca, 23, has one goal, an assist and two penalty minutes in nine games with the Lightning this season. (Editing by Gene Cherry)
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