From newyorkrangers.com...- Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, already an Olympic gold medalist, is now within two victories of his first World Championship gold after helping Sweden beat the Czech Republic 3-2 in overtime of a quarterfinal game on Wednesday in Quebec City.
Lundqvist was outstanding, stopping 29 shots and keeping his team in the game after the Czechs had taken a 2-1 lead on a third-period penalty-shot goal by Radim Vrbata.
- The loss was a disappointment for one of Lundqvist Rangers teammates, however, as Michal Rozsival saw his first major international tournament appearance come to an abrupt end. Shortly before the goal, Rozsival had played a key role in the Czechs' killing off an overtime power play, drawn by Weinhandl when he was pulled down by Martin Erat after getting in behind the Czech defense just 53 seconds into OT.
During the Swedish power play, Rozsival dove to block a shot and cleared the zone to break up a run of heavy pressure.
Rozsival finished the game third on the Czech team with 23:12 of ice time. He had one shot on goal in the third period but was robbed by Lundqvist.
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