Chris Kreider ended Rangers’ power-play drought at perfect time
Highlights from Game 6, where the Rangers defeated the Hurricanes 5-3 on Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. 1. Chris Kreider Who else but Kreider, who gave the Rangers the lead with a natural hat trick in the third period after Carolina led 3-1 through the first 40 minutes? Chris Kreider told […]
Chris Kreider adds another signature moment to his storied Rangers career
RALEIGH, N.C. — His signature is all over recent Rangers history. You can’t miss it. Just like no one will miss seeing him here on Thursday night. . Nationwide. hockey. alliance. saw. Chris. Jersey number 20 was extremely close to jersey number 11. That’s because senior Ranger Chris Kreider scored a well-deserved hat trick in […]
Rangers make some history en route to Eastern Conference Final
The Rangers became the first team in nine years to win the Presidents Trophy and advance to the conference finals. With a 4-0 win over the Senators in April, the Rangers officially clinched first place in the Metropolitan Division, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, and the Presidents Trophy, capping off a stellar […]
Rangers fans raucously celebrate at the Garden after Game 6 thriller
The Rangers won a thrilling series-clinching victory over the Hurricanes in Game 6, but that didn’t mean Madison Square Garden was silent Thursday night. A capacity crowd at the Gardens watched the Rangers’ 5-3 victory, with fans hanging their hats on the empty ice after Chris Kreider’s genius hat trick sent the Rangers to the […]
Chris Kreider’s 3rd period hat trick wills Rangers to Eastern Conference Final as Hurricanes stunned in Game 6
New York Rangers veteran center Chris Kreider pulled off a miraculous third-period come-from-behind victory in Game 6 against the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-3, to lead his team to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Rangers trailed 3-1 heading into the third period, and all signs pointed to the Hurricanes coming from behind 3-0 in the series all […]
Chris Kreider hat trick completes Rangers rally to eliminate Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. — Of all the comebacks the Rangers have produced this season, this one showed the most character. With 20 minutes left before defeat and heading back to the Garden for an uncertain Game 7, the Blueshirts were led by a hat trick from their longest-serving member, Chris Kreider. They flipped the script in […]
Rangers can change their closeout narrative
RALEIGH, N.C. — It was as if the first three wins were somehow worth less than the next two losses. It looked as if the Rangers, not the Hurricanes, were on the brink going into Game 6 on Thursday night. This story is starting to dominate the conversation. It’s a story of the Rangers’ inability […]
Rangers aren’t giving their Game 6 lineup away just yet
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Rangers don’t just have close to the best lineup information. They’re throwing curveballs that they’ve shown in practice and games. So the biggest reason to think Johnny Brodzinski might return for Thursday’s Game 6 against the Hurricanes is bigger than the fact that he slipped on the fourth line in front […]
Rangers revert back to old defensive pairings in practice
RALEIGH, N.C. — If we’ve learned anything over the Rangers’ nine playoff games so far, it’s that practice doesn’t necessarily reflect what head coach Peter Laviolette does on the ice. That is not the case. But the Blueshirts have lost their first two games in a row since mid-April, so lineup changes are expected, and […]
Rangers can’t let power play problems continue to fester
RALEIGH, N.C. — There’s an element of the law of averages to how the Rangers have performed on the power play over the past three games. From Game 2 against Washington to Game 2 against Carolina, he was hitting 43.5 percent (10 for 23), but some regression can only be expected. And if it were […]