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Kreider scored the Rangers' only regulation goal on a first-period power play and racked up 17 PIM in Saturday's 2-1 shootout win over Ottawa.
We're still waiting for the offensive explosion Kreider's always been capable of, but he's muddled along at a similar pace to last year so far. He does, however, have four points in the last four games, and he's sure to get some extra love in the locker room for what he did to defend his teammate Saturday. After Ottawa's Zack Smith got Derek Stepan in the head, Kreider stepped in and fought him, earning a game misconduct (to go with five for fighting and two more for instigating) that kept him out of the game for the end of the second period and much of the third.
