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Lundqvist to play through pain at World Cup

GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- Team Sweden's No. 1 goaltender Henrik Lundqvist was on the ice for the team's first official World Cup of Hockey practice Monday at Scandinavium.

Only days before training camp opened for Team Sweden, there was a report that Lundqvist had suffered an injury and was questionable for the World Cup. After practice, he admitted to being sore since he took a puck in the ribs last week but said it will not affect his play.

"It's nothing serious," Lundqvist said. "I'll probably feel some pain for a while, but it's nothing that really bothers me the way I move.