Chris Kreider Scores Hat Trick, Rangers Advance in Playoffs

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00:03 For New York, they take a 3-0 series lead in a highly competitive first three games against the Hurricanes.

00:09 The Canes answer winning games four and five, were a hefty home favorite for game six last night,

00:16 and had a 3-1 lead entering the third, but then enter Chris Kreider.

00:22 Three consecutive goals all by one player, and the Rangers add in an empty netter for four in the third.

00:30 They win 5-3 to advance to their second Eastern Conference Finals in the last three years.

00:37 Casey, how do you categorize the performance out of Chris Kreider in the third period?

00:42 Yeah, he's a veteran with one of the best teams in the league for a reason.

00:47 He's been their pull-through guy in a number of ways.

00:49 Last year, it was impossible to stop this guy on the power play, and that's kind of carried over.

00:53 But even strength has helped set this team up a lot, and they're not even one of the top even strength teams in the league.

00:58 So Chris Kreider continues to do what he does best.

01:01 And the funny part about it is Molly Walker tweeted a little bit before the game that Kreider was not only good to go, but that he felt good.

01:06 So that tells you that he's probably working through something right now, like all hockey players are during the Stanley Cup playoffs.

01:12 But that's what you need out of your veterans.

01:14 You need people who can push through and pull through for your team, and Kreider's that guy.

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