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Henrik Lundqvist eager for Rangers return — but first, a World Cup title

TORONTO — Henrik Lundqvist’s eyes are on the prize of course, that being the World Cup of Hockey championship for which he and Team Sweden will continue to compete in Sunday’s semifinal match against Team Europe.

But the goaltender, who arguably was the No. 1 star of the round-robin portion of the tournament off his stunning work against Finland and Team North America after missing the opener against Russia while down with the flu, also is looking ahead.

“This is where my focus is, but at the same time I’m getting really excited about the season and about getting back to New York,” The King told The Post following Tre Kroner’s practice on Friday.