Mika Zibanejad of the Rangers skates the puck against the Montreal Canadiens during the first period at the Bell Centre on February 27, 2020. Credit: Getty Images/Minas Panagiotakis
MONTREAL – This playoff race is for real now. No doubt it was a huge factor in the Rangers and Chris Kreider making a last-minute deal to keep the power forward in the Blueshirt.
“I think we’ve got a great opportunity,’’ Kreider said at Thursday’s morning skate, before the Rangers took on the Canadiens at Bell Centre. “We continue to win games, we can potentially punch a ticket to the dance.