Kreider, Chris
The Lightning Are Trying to Three-Peat. A Ranger Is, Too.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are talented, rugged and playoff tested. As the two-time defending champions, they possess a rare understanding of what it takes to carry the Stanley Cup around the rink — twice in two years. But Barclay Goodrow, the Rangers forward, is also talented, rugged and playoff tested. And he is a two-time […]
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Rangers Beat the Penguins in Game 7 in Overtime
The only unknown was playoff experience and the ability to win on the biggest stage. They certainly have that now to go with a generous dose of confidence. Gallant had faith in Panarin, saying after the game that he had a feeling the Russian forward, despite not standing out earlier in the game, would come […]
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Rangers Push the Penguins to Game 7 in New York With a 5-3 Win
“I think the playoffs sometimes can reveal who you are, the kind of character you have,” Kreider said. “For him to stay with his game and continue to work, he’s been a huge, huge leader for us all year. He’s been an absolute horse.” The Rangers trailed, 2-0 after one period, and the Penguins, playing […]
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Suddenly, Rangers Look More Like Their Regular Season Selves
The New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins would have been hard-pressed to repeat the drama of the opening game of their playoff series, which the Penguins won in triple overtime. The division rivals battled again on Thursday, only this time, the younger Rangers held off the more experienced Penguins despite the efforts of their endlessly […]
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Penguins Edge Rangers in Triple Overtime to Take Game 1
Welcome back to the postseason, New York Rangers. The intensity, the pace, referees letting both teams play on. And on and on. It’s been half a decade since the Rangers were in the playoffs, and their first game back in the hunt for the Stanley Cup was an instant reminder of why postseason hockey is […]
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Chris Kreider of the Rangers Is Getting Better With Age
“There were all the tattered nets he went through in their driveway and all the pucks lost in the woods,” Hathaway recalled. “He was a freakish athlete. We spent the summer training, working out, and then he’d want to play basketball and he’d be dunking and trying to beat his sister in a game. Then […]
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