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New York Rangers Coach Replacement Odds & Top Candidates

In recent years, the New York Rangers have not had the best record of developing draft picks. Chris Kreider is one player who was properly developed. He was selected 19th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft and has since established himself as a vital member of the Rangers’ lineup. Despite having many up and down seasons, he has held numerous Rangers regular season and playoff records in his more recent seasons, which have demonstrated the type of player he has developed into. For this reason, when Kreider’s career is done, his No. 20 will be retired.

Before the 2021-22 season, Kreider had never scored more than 28 goals and 53 points. Then suddenly, he exploded for 52 goals and 77 points during that season and followed up with a 36-goal season in 2022-23 and so far this season, he has 14 goals in 24 games. This uptick in scoring has boosted Kreider’s stats, and he is now one of the top scorers in Rangers history. As of this writing, he is one point away from 500 in his career, which would put him seven behind Adam Graves for the tenth most points scored as a Ranger. His 273 goals are also seven behind Graves for the third most in Rangers history. With such a rocky start to his career, it is amazing to see how far Kreider has come and how close he is to making history with the Rangers.

New York Rangers Coach Replacement Odds & Top Candidates

Additionally, Kreider has been scoring goals while on the power play. With 26, he surpassed Jaromir Jagr’s record of 24 power-play goals in a season to hold the franchise record. In terms of goals scored in a season, he is only lagging behind Jagr, who has 54, and Kreider, 52. Only 16 goals separate him from first place all-time and he is three goals shy of reaching 100 power-play goals in his career, tying him with Graves for fourth place all-time. Over the next two seasons, he could accomplish these milestones at the rate he is scoring.

Even though Kreider has an excellent regular season, he really elevates his play in the postseason. Throughout his career, he has been a reliable postseason performer, missing the playoffs in just three of his previous twelve seasons. With 107 playoff games played, he and Marc Staal are tied for first place all-time. He leads the team in playoff goals scored with 36, and he also leads the team in game-winning goals scored with ten of those goals. Having these records demonstrates Kreider’s clutch play when it matters most, but what’s even more remarkable is that he has one more playoff record.

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