{"id":123642,"date":"2022-01-07T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=123642"},"modified":"2022-01-07T11:24:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T16:24:17","slug":"exploring-chris-kreider-and-his-power-play-success-for-the-new-york-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/01\/07\/exploring-chris-kreider-and-his-power-play-success-for-the-new-york-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Chris Kreider and His Power-Play Success for the New York Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Rangers are among the top teams in the league near the midway point of the 2021-22 NHL season. Part of that has to do with Chris Kreider<\/a> and his success on the power play. The Boxford, Mass. native has already surpassed his season-high in extra-man goals with 12 after getting 11 last season. Kreider is tied for fourth in the league scoring race with Auston Matthews<\/a> and Troy Terry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old has given the Rangers to be in the running for the President’s Trophy. New York comes into Thursday’s games with a 25-percent success rate on the power-play. That’s good enough for seventh going into the game against the Vegas Golden Knights. Much of that is owed to Kreider and we look into his contributions on the man-up.<\/p>\n

Chris Kreider and His Power Play Success<\/h2>\n

Kreider doesn’t grab the headlines like teammates Mika Zibanejad<\/a> or Artemi Panarin<\/a>. However, he’s played a large hand for the Rangers over his last decade with the team. His power-play goal totals have gone up since the 2019-20 season when he got nine.<\/p>\n

He got his career last season with 11 in 50 games, but he’s already eclipsed that in 34 games this season. Kreider often plays on the first power-play unit with Zibanejad, Panarin and Adam Fox<\/a>. That trio is known for being good shooters with Fox’s point-shot one that can cause plenty of problems for opponents.<\/p>\n

His power-play success has already helped him reach the 20-goal mark for the fourth straight season. Kreider has give the Rangers another dimension to their attack and made teams pay for getting penalized.<\/p>\n

When Krieder Scores<\/h3>\n

We took a look at where Kreider’s goals come from in power-play situations. This wonderful chart from HockeyViz.com<\/a> shows that many of his power-play goals come from in front of the net.<\/p>\n

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(Data and visuals courtesy of HockeyViz.com)<\/p>\n

This goal against the Edmonton Oilers on Jan. 3 shows what the multitude of the winger’s goals come from in close. The chart from HockeyViz shows the majority of goals are tip-ins. Kreider stands at 6-foot, 3-inches and 217 pounds, which makes him difficult to push away from his the front of the crease.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s an art. pic.twitter.com\/6abrxg4D1K<\/a><\/p>\n

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n