News about Chris Kreider

On Thursday, Rangers fans watched their team on the Garden's jumbotron with many bouncing around the arena after New York edged out the Hurricanes 5-3 in Raleigh, North Carolina. New York went from cruising through the NHL playoffs with an unbeaten record to suddenly struggling to close out a second-round series despite having a huge lead (3-0) before Carolina won two games in a row. The Rangers were trailing 3-1 entering the third period.

Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist, Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0 on Monday night to clinch the Presidents' Trophy for the NHL's best regular-season record. Jack Roslovic, Adam Fox and Alexis Lafreniere also scored and Chris Kreider had two assists as the Rangers won their league-best 55th game and finished with114 points -- both franchise records -- and will have home ice advantage throughout the playoffs. New York won for the fifth time in seven games and went 26-7-1 in their last 34 games. They previously won the Presidents' Trophy in 1991-92, 1993-94 - when they won the Stanley Cup for only time since 1940 - and 2014-15.

Thanks to an excellent showing in Thursday night's Game 2 victory in Newark, the New York Rangers are back in Madison Square Garden with a 2-0 advantage over the New Jersey Devils in their first-round series. In a three-goal second period, Chris Kreider scored two power-play goals, and the Rangers stunned the Devils. As the Rangers again had their way with the young Devils, Patrick Kane scored for his second straight game, while fellow trade deadline acquirer Vladimir Tarasenko scored for his second straight game. Kaapo Kakko scored twice more, while Adam Fox gave him six points in two games. Igor Shesterkin had a pleasant night, making 21 saves.

It's called The World's Most Popular Arena, but Madison Square Garden has been more renowned than ever in the 21st century, a place where celebrity athletes routinely fail to impress, and teaching careers go to die. The Manhattan arena's tenants haven't even sniffed a title this millennium, despite the New York Rangers' Stanley Cup Finals loss in 2014. Although New York has had some success on the track, the hardwood has been much crueler, as the Knicks have won only three playoff series since being in the NBA Finals in 1999. But now, with the support of some new blood, the Knicks and Rangers are giving irritated fans a reason to be excited about visiting Madison Square Garden for the first time in years.

Trouba became the Rangers' first captain since February 2018, when the Rangers traded away then-captain Ryan McDonagh to the Tampa Bay Lightning in February 2018. He joins a long line of famous players who have been named captains for the Original Six franchise, including Hockey Hall of Fame Harry Howell, Andy Bathgate, Brad Park, Phil Esposito, Mark Messier, and Brian Leetch.