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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Pots another shorthanded goal
Chris Kreider registered a shorthanded goal in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.Kreider opened the scoring at the 3:44 mark of the first period. His 11 shorthanded markers since the start of the 2021-22 season lead the league over that span. Kreider has seven goals and no assists through 11 outings this campaign.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Strikes on power play in loss
Chris Kreider scored a power-play goal on two shots and went minus-3 in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Capitals.Kreider ended a three-game point drought with his tally just 30 seconds into the second period. The winger has scored six times this season, with two of those goals coming on the power play. He's yet to log an assist and has a minus-2 rating, but he's recorded 25 shots on net and 11 hits across nine appearances. The New York Rangers' offense has been deep early on, even with some struggles for the top line of Kreider, Mika Zibanejad and Reilly Smith. Head coach Peter Laviolette appears set to let his players work through those issues without resorting to dramatic lineup shuffling, so Kreider should have every opportunity to find more consistency.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Five goals in first five games
Chris Kreider scored two goals in a 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday.His first stood as the winner. Kreider tapped in a cross-crease pass from Mika Zibanejad while on a delayed penalty in the second period. He also put in an empty-net goal. Kreider has five goals and 16 shots in five games this season. The 33-year-old has scored 127 regular-season goals since he turned 30. Kreider is one of those rare late bloomers whose skills will dry up fast someday, but there's no sign of that in his game now.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Playing Thursday
Chris Kreider (illness) is good to play Thursday versus Detroit, per Peter Baugh of The Athletic.Kreider will feature on the top line alongside Mika Zibanejad and Reilly Smith. The 33-year-old Kreider has three goals in three appearances this year and has recorded over 35 markers in each of the past three regular seasons.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Dealing with illness
Chris Kreider missed Wednesday's practice due to an illness, per Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today.Kreider has three goals through three games this season. If he's unavailable Thursday versus Detroit, then Will Cuylle, who is off to a great start with a goal and three points in three contests, might get a shot on the top six.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Redirection yields power-play goal
Chris Kreider scored a power-play goal on two shots, added two PIM and logged two hits in Monday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.Kreider redirected a Mika Zibanejad shot into the net at 17:05 of the second period. That goal stood as the game-winner. Through three games, Kreider has scored a goal at every strength (one each on the power play, shorthanded and at even strength) while adding nine shots on net and four hits. The winger offers upside in goals, power-play points, shots and hits as a physical two-way forward on the New York Rangers' top line.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Lights lamp twice in win
Chris Kreider scored two goals, one shorthanded, in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Penguins.The veteran winger flipped home a rebound from the slot just before the end of the first period for his first tally of the season. Kreider then scooped up a loose puck in his own zone in the third and went the distance to beat Tristan Jarry for a shortie, giving the New York Rangers a 5-0 lead. Kreider fell just shy of his second career 40-goal campaign in 2023-24, but he's off to a quick start this season to try and reach that mark.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: One and one in loss
Chris Kreider scored a shorthanded goal and added a helper in Thursday's 3-2 loss to Florida in Game 5.Kreider registered his first points of the series in Thursday's home loss. The 33-year-old has cooled down significantly after recording 10 points in as many games across the first two rounds of the postseason. In addition to the multi-point effort in Game 5, Kreider had four shots on goal, four hits and a plus-1 rating in 22:04 of ice time. New York will need Kreider at the top of his game if they want to avoid elimination in Game 6 on Saturday. The first-line winger is tied for the team lead in goals during the postseason with eight. He's also added four assists and a minus-4 rating in 15 outings.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Phenomenal performance in win
Chris Kreider scored a natural hat trick in Thursday's 5-3 win over Carolina in Game 6.Kreider was stellar Thursday night, providing three consecutive goals in the final frame to help the New York Rangers advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. New York's captain jammed home a loose puck at the side of the net to put the Rangers within one in the third period. He then deflected a shot from Artemi Panarin past Carolina's Frederik Andersen to tie the game for New York. Kreider completed the comeback by netting the game-winning goal on a beautiful pass from Ryan Lindgren behind the net. Kreider finished the series against Carolina with seven points (five goals) in six outings despite failing to find the scoresheet in his previous two contests.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Playing in Game 6
Chris Kreider (undisclosed) told reporters he would be in action versus the Hurricanes for Game 6 on Thursday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.Kreider didn't play it coy like coach Peter Laviolette, clearly telling reporters that he would be in the lineup Thursday. Through the first five games of this series, the 33-year-old winger has generated two goals and two assists, including three power-play points. Even with concerns about a potential minor injury, Kreider remains a top-end fantasy target heading into Game 6.
Fantasy Points by Week
- PROJ
- FANTASY PTS
- Rost
- 98%
- Start
- 60%
- LW Rank
- 10