There was something vintage about this, about the way Chris Kreider faded toward the high slot after the Rangers won a faceoff midway through the third period Thursday.

At the end of the 2024-25 regular season, this three-game road trip could be a difference-maker for the Rangers.

The New York Rangers made their first trip to Delta ... his game-winning goal in the third period as he beat goaltender Karel Vejmelka with a quick wrist shot after a face-off win in the offensive ...

and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Matias Maccelli scored twice to lead Utah and Barrett Hayton assisted on both goals. Karel Vejmelka ...

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club

Chris Kreider gave the Rangers their first lead, 4-3, at 10:22. Carrick won a face-off back to Kreider, who skated into the high slot and scored with a shot that deflected in off the stick of Utah defenseman Ian Cole.

The boxing-out issues continued against Utah. A minute into the game, Utah’s Ian Cole fired a point shot tipped by teammate Barrett Hayton. Igor Shesterkin made the initial stop, but Matias Maccelli got away from K’Andre Miller and buried the rebound.

After Utah's first matchup against the Rangers delivered a high scoring and dramatic game, more of the same happened the second time around. Both teams went back and forth all night, but the Rangers secured the 4-3 win after it got its first lead of the game in the third.

SALT LAKE CITY -- - Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied ... it again when he beat Vejmelka with a snap shot from ...

Chris Kreider scored the tiebreaking goal with 9:38 remaining in the third period as the New York Rangers erased three one-goal deficits and defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.

One of the players, Kirill Kaprizov, is the leading scorer on the Wild. The other, Jared Spurgeon, is the team captain and a respected leader in the dressing room."It's exciting," Eriksson Ek said. "Two very important players for us. It's fun to have them back out there."

New additions to defense in Will Borgen and Urho Vaakanainen have helped Rangers go 7-1-3 in 2025 and get back in playoff race.