Rangers' Chris Kreider: Three-point effort Saturday
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Kreider produced two goals, one on the power play and one shorthanded, plus an assist in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Bruins.
Both goals came in the first period, as Kreider banged home a rebound on a puck that trickled through Linus Ullmark before getting sprung by an outlet pass from Jacob Trouba and scoring on a breakaway with the Rangers down a man. Kreider has four multi-point performances in the last eight games, including two straight, and on the season the 32-year-old is up to 13 goals and 20 points in 19 contests.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Two points against Philly
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Kreider scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Friday's 3-1 win over the Flyers.
Both points came in the first two minutes of the game, as Kreider helped set up Mika Zibanejad for the opening tally before potting an unassisted one himself after intercepting a pass in the Philadelphia zone. Kreider has three multi-point performances in the last seven games, and he's already racked up 11 goals in 18 contests on the season -- six of them on the power play and one coming shorthanded, with three of those tallies being game-winners.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Pair of points Sunday
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Kreider scored a goal on two shots, added an assist and logged two hits in Sunday's 4-3 shootout win over the Blue Jackets.
Kreider has a pair of multi-point efforts over his last three games, and he's scored in five of the last six contests. The winger has gotten off to a great start with 10 goals, four helpers, 37 shots on net, 15 hits and a plus-4 rating through 14 outings. He's produced seven power-play points -- his play with the man advantage and a 27.0 shooting percentage are both in the unsustainable range, so he may be a good player to sell high on in fantasy.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Goal, assist in win
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Kreider tallied a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Detroit.
Both of Kreider's points came on the power play, extending the Rangers' lead to 2-0 in the second period with a goal before assisting on Vincent Trocheck's tally just 44 seconds later. The 30-year-old Kreider has now scored in four straight games. He's up to nine goals (six on the man advantage) and 12 points through his first 12 games this season.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Scores in shootout loss
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Kreider scored a goal on three shots in the Rangers' 5-4 shootout loss to the Wild on Saturday.
Kreider scored a goal by deflecting a shot by Artemi Panarin past Marc-Andre Fleury to tie the game at 4-4. This goal extends Kreider's point streak to four games. He should continue to see time on the Rangers' top line and top power-play unit.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Nets power-play goal
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Kreider scored a power-play goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime win against the Jets.
Kreider struck for his sixth goal of the season on the man advantage at 13:12 of the third period, helping the Blueshirts force overtime. He also ended up with five shots on goal and three hits in his 21:05 of ice time. Four of Kreider's six goals have come with the man advantage, and he has taken at least two shots in eight of his nine outings to date. He'll look to stay hot Thursday against the Hurricanes.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Sets up game-winner
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Kreider provided an assist, two shots on goal and three hits in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canucks.
Kreider set up K'Andre Miller for the game-winning goal in overtime. The helper was Kreider's first since Opening Night, but he's been effective as a net-front scorer on the power play. The winger has five goals, two helpers, 20 shots on net, eight hits and a plus-3 rating through eight contests, with three of his tallies coming with the man advantage and one more being a shorthanded goal.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Scores on power play
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Kreider scored a power-play goal on two shots, added two hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Flames.
Kreider had cooled off over the last week, but he was able to get back in the goal column Tuesday. He tipped in a shot from Artemi Panarin for the Rangers' second tally, which was the game-winner. Kreider continues to make himself a menace to opposing defenses with his net-front skills. He's up to five goals, including three on the power play, one assist, 15 shots on net, six PIM and a plus-3 rating through six contests.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Bags fourth goal of season
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Kreider scored a goal in Monday's 2-1 win against the Coyotes.
The veteran opened the scoring at 14:11 of the first period with his fourth marker of the season. Kreider ended up with a plus-1 rating and three shots on goal, while winning just one of his four faceoff opportunities. He has scored a goal in all three games to date, totaling four markers and five points, including two power-play goals. He'll look to extend his scoring streak Thursday against the Predators.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Two goals, assist in opener
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Kreider tallied two goals and an assist in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Sabers.
Kreider extended the Rangers lead to 2-0 with a power-play goal in the first period, deflecting an Adam Fox shot, before adding a short-handed tally and an assist in the third. It's an impressive start to the campaign for the 32-year-old Kreider after he posted 36 goals and 54 points in 79 games last year. He'll skate alongside Mika Zibanejad and Kaapo Kakko on New York's first line while providing a net-front presence on the top power-play unit.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Comes up big for Rangers
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Kreider supplied a goal and two assists in the Rangers' 5-2 victory over New Jersey in Game 6 on Saturday.
Kreider has been dominant in the first round, providing six goals and nine points through six outings. He was especially important to the Rangers' success Saturday. With the Devils up 1-0, Kreider scored on the power play late in the first period to tie the contest, and he then supplied the primary assists on the Rangers' two second-period tallies to put New York up 3-1. The 31-year-old's marker Saturday was his 40th goal in 106 career playoff appearances.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Nets lone goal in loss
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Kreider scored a goal and added two hits in Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Devils in Game 3.
Kreider opened the scoring at 3:39 of the second period, but that was all the Rangers could muster against Akira Schmid. With five goals through three playoff contests, Kreider's been one of the hottest players in the league over the last week. He's added nine shots on net, three hits and a plus-2 rating. His tally Saturday was his first to come at even strength in the postseason.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Gets all-time NHL record with goals
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Kreider scored two power-play goals Thursday in a 5-1 win over the Devils in Game 2.
Kreider made it 2-1 at 9:57 of the second frame when he deflected a point shot by Patrick Kane from the slot. He then pushed it to 3-1 with a tip in at the right post off a pass from Kane again. All four of Kreider's goals have come with the man advantage, where he's able to get his stick on just about any kind of shot. He's the first player in NHL history with four power-play goals in his first two games of a playoff year.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Scores twice in Game 1 win
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Kreider scored two power-play goals in Tuesday's 5-1 Game 1 win over the Devils.
After potting 26 power-play goals in 2021-22, Kreider dipped down to only eight this season, but he found his mojo in front of the net in the playoff opener. Both of his goals came on deflections in front, and Kreider's first marker ended up being the game-winner. Since the start of last year's playoff run, Kreider has 12 goals in his last 21 postseason games.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Passes Hadfield and adds another
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Kreider potted two goals -- one on the power play -- in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Lightning.
Kreider opened the scoring with a power-play deflection in front, passing Vic Hadfield for fifth in Rangers franchise history in goals. He shot the puck right into Andrei Vasilevskiy's glove with most of the net open early in the third period but made no mistake with another opportunity later in the final frame, picking up his second goal on a rebound after Mika Zibanejad hit the post. After scoring only 14 of his 52 goals at even strength last season, Kreider has once again potted 14 at even strength, though his overall goal total has dipped to 35.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Climbing franchise goal list
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Kreider scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Devils.
Kreider wired a snap shot at the right post that Devils' netminder Vitek Vanecek couldn't get to after the Devils got hemmed in their zone. With the goal, Kreider moved into a tie with Vic Hadfield for fifth on the Rangers' all-time goals list (262).
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Extends goal streak in win
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Kreider scored a goal on his lone shot in Sunday's 7-0 win over the Predators.
Kreider capped the scoring in New York's blowout victory, cleaning up a rebound to extend the lead to 7-0 midway through the second period. Kreider has now scored in three straight games, and he's up to 32 goals and 49 points through 67 contests this season.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Tallies goal vs. Penguins
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Kreider netted a goal in a 6-0 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Kreider has provided four goals over his last four games, bringing him up to 31 markers and 48 points in 66 contests this season. His goal-scoring pace is still well behind 2021-22 when he finished with a career high of 52, but this is still the second most he's contributed in a single campaign. The main reason for the drop off is because he's less success on the power play. Kreider's tallied just six goals with the man advantage in 2022-23 compared with 26 last season.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Two goals including GWG
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Kreider scored two goals including the game-winner in Thursday's 4-2 victory over the Penguins.
Both tallies came in the third period, as Kreider broke a 2-2 tie with a little over eight minutes left before icing the game with an empty-netter. The 31-year-old has found the back of the net six times in the last 10 games to get him to 30 on the season, and Kreider sits three points short of his fourth career 50-point campaign.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Earns point Sunday with late goal
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Kreider scored his 28th goal of the season in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Penguins.
The veteran winger capped a three-on-two rush midway through the third period to tie the game at 2-2 and salvage a point in the standings for the Rangers. Kreider predictably hasn't been able to repeat his massive 52-goal campaign from a season ago, but he's still been productive for New York as he closes in on the 30-goal mark for the second time in his career. In 17 games since the All-Star break, the 31-year-old has racked up eight goals and 14 points.
