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We have ourselves a Game 7.
The New York Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday night in Game 6 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoffs matchup to force a Game 7 at the Prudential Center on Monday.
After allowing Devils forward Curtis Lazar to open the scoring at the 11:49 mark of the first period, the Blueshirts dominated the rest of Game 6.
Rangers forward Chris Kreider opened the floodgates when he scored his sixth goal of the postseason at the 19:35 mark of the first period to tie the game 1-1.
NHL @NHL
Another day, another power-play goal from Christopher James Kreider. #StanleyCup
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Mika Zibanejad, Vladimir Tarasenko, Barclay Goodrow and Braden Schneider also scored goals for the Rangers in their big win.
After the game, Rangers fans hailed Kreider and the offense for a dominant outing to force Game 7:
IAmMsKJanele ♑️ @MsKJanele
KREIDER 🔥
ZIBANEJAD 🔥
TARASENKO 🔥
RANGERS 🙌🏾 #nhlplayoffs2023
x – jacob @ItsAllZibanejad
so basically chris kreider is the most clutch player of all time
he is him https://t.co/twqQGJscII
ChrisTheProgtologist @theprogtologist
LETS GOOOOOOO!!!! Kreider is so damn clutch #NoQuitInNY #Game6
MVG @mgangiii
Chris Kreider legit carrying us #NYR
201Varsity @201Varsity
ZIBANEJAD & Kreider
Best two players showed up
Finish them off
Let’s go 7 https://t.co/K7vpuJpoLh
Jesse Davis @JesseDavis8814
CHRIS KREIDER IS A MACHINE 🔵🔥 Picking up 3 points heading into the 3rd period as the Rangers have finally woken up on offence #NYR
Mike Wimmers @mikey_dubbsny
Chris Kreider is putting the team on his back. I won’t listen to any slander.
Garrett Reilly @reillygarrett2
I’ll say it a 100 times over Chris Kreider is one of the greatest New York Rangers of all time and will have his jersey in the rafters of Madison Square Garden one day #letsgorangers
Kxng Tae 🤴🏾👺 @IAm_KxngTae
I said it earlier on Twitter Mika Zibanejad is getting back to his star form tonight.
Andrew Chelney🍊 @ChelneyAndrew
Chris Kreider is having himself a game, he’s been awesome. Without his effort that Zibanejad goal doesn’t happen, he creates the space down low to facilitate the pass
If Kreider, Zibanejad and the forwards continue to play like they did in Game 6, the Rangers will have a good chance of winning this series on the road in Game 7 and clinching a berth in the next round.
The start time for Monday’s Game 7 has yet to be determined.
