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. We talked about it going to the Islanders game (Tuesday), we talked about it this morning, how, regardless of who we're playing, and where we're playing, every game is going to be huge for us down the stretch."
The Rangers won another one in dramatic fashion Thursday, scoring four late goals to rally from a two-goal deficit and beat Montreal, 5-2, earning their ninth straight win on the road to extend a club record.
