Rangers' Chris Kreider: Strikes on power play in loss
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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 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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Rangers' top line.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Lights lamp twice in win
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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 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
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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: Playing in Game 6
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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.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Status Thursday uncertain
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Kreider, who took a maintenance day Wednesday, is not a lock to suit up against Carolina in Game 6 on Thursday, though coach Peter Laviolette said it was "a real positive" that Kreider skated Thursday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.
Kreider's potential absence could be nothing more than playoff head games being played by the Rangers bench boss, but unfortunately, fantasy players will need to monitor the situation ahead of warmups. In nine playoff appearances, the 33-year-old Kreider has generated four goals and three assists, including three power-play points. If Kreider can't go in Game 6, Will Cuylle could be shifted into a top-six role.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Minus-3 in loss
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Kreider was on the ice for three goals against in Monday's 4-1 loss to Carolina in Game 5.
It was a forgettable night for Kreider as he failed to register a point and went minus-3 in the clash. No other Rangers player was on the ice for more than two goals against in Monday's defeat. After starting the postseason with points in six of seven games, Kreider has now failed to find the scoresheet in consecutive contests. The 33-year-old did have two shots on goal and four hits in 18:51 of ice time in his latest tilt. Kreider and the Rangers will have another chance to eliminate the Hurricanes in Game 6 on Thursday.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Nets short-handed tally
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Kreider scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Hurricanes in Game 3.
Kreider got New York on the board with a shorthanded marker midway through the second period, backhanding a feed from Mika Zibanejad under the pad of Pyotr Kochetkov. The 33-year-old Kreider now has goals in back-to-back games and four points in his last three contests. He's up to four goals and seven points through seven games in the postseason.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Contributes two power-play helpers
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Kreider logged two power-play assists and two PIM in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Hurricanes in Game 1.
Kreider earned his first multi-point effort of the playoffs by helping out on first-period tallies by Mika Zibanejad and Vincent Trocheck. The 33-year-old Kreider has been solid in the postseason with five points, 10 shots on net, nine hits and a plus-1 rating over five contests. He provides a little grit and a strong net-front presence both on the power play and at even strength, in addition to playing significant shorthanded minutes.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Starts playoffs with goal
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Kreider scored the final goal in Sunday's 4-1 Game 1 win over the Capitals.
Kreider opened the postseason doing what he's consistently done over the Rangers' last two playoff runs. Since the start of the 2022 playoffs, Kreider has 17 goals and 26 points through 28 games. Sunday's game got chippy, and if the series stays that way and penalties begin to mount, Kreider could become a significant factor as a key piece of the Rangers' top power-play unit. He was sixth in the NHL with 18 power-play goals this season. Since the start of the 2019-20 season, he is tied for third in power-play goals with 72, sitting behind only Leon Draisaitl and Sam Reinhart. Sunday's third-period marker came at even strength, though.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Earns two helpers in win
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Kreider notched two assists, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 4-0 win over the Senators.
Kreider set up Jack Roslovic's goal in the first period and Adam Fox's shorthanded tally in the second. Over the last 10 games of the regular season, Kreider racked up six goals and four assists. The winger is at 39 goals, 75 points, 246 shots on net, 99 hits and a plus-19 rating over 82 contests this season, his second most productive campaign. He earned 29 power-play points and a career-high five shorthanded points in 2023-24.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Puts up two points
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Kreider picked up a goal and one assist in a 4-2 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday.
With the Islanders up 3-0 in the second period, Kreider tipped in a power-play goal and then added a primary assist, also on the power play, later in the frame. Kreider is now riding a four-game point streak, scoring four goals and one assist over that span. The 32-year-old winger now has totaled 72 points on the year, second only to the 77 he scored in 2021-22. The Rangers only have three games left in the regular season and will face the Flyers on Thursday.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Scores again on power play
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Kreider scored a power-play goal on four shots in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Canadiens.
Kreider has been finding twine at a hearty rate lately, posting five goals over his last six contests. Four of those tallies have come on the power play, as have 17 of Kreider's 38 goals this season. The winger has 70 points (27 on the power play) with 238 shots on net, 97 hits and a plus-18 rating through 78 outings in a top-six role.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Snaps goal drought
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Kreider scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Avalanche.
Kreider's tally snaps a five-game stretch with no goals and just a single assist. That's not a wild drought by any means, but it's significant for a player who scored 52 goals two seasons ago and has just two goals over the last 10 games.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Three points in Pittsburgh
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Kreider scored an even-strength goal and added two power-play assists in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Penguins.
All three points came in the final two periods as Kreider helped the Rangers blow open a 3-3 tie. The 32-year-old winger has gotten onto the scoresheet in six straight games, and he's been locked in since late January -- over the last 22 games, Kreider's produced 12 goals and 24 points, including four goals and five assists on the power play.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Strikes again on man advantage
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Kreider scored a power-play goal on a team-high six shots in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Blues.
Kreider extended the Rangers' lead to 3-0 on a third-period power play, burying a rebound off the boards for his second goal on the man advantage in as many games. The 32-year-old winger has three goals and four points in his last four contests. He's up to 32 goals and 58 points through 63 games this season.
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Rangers' Chris Kreider: Third straight 30-goal season
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Kreider had an empty-net goal and a power-play assist in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
Kreider set up Adam Fox's power-play tally in the second period as the Rangers took a 2-0 lead, then scored his 30th goal of the season into an empty net to reestablish the two-goal lead at 3-1 in the third. The late-blooming winger has reached the 30-goal mark in each of the last three seasons after failing to previously hit that milestone in a career that started in the 2012 postseason. Of Kreider's 295 career regular-season goals, 118 have come since the start of the 2021-22 campaign.
