As noted in the previous post, rookie Chris Kreider scored his first career hat trick to highlight an exciting Rangers’ 5-2 win over former coach John Tortorella and the Canucks Saturday at an animated Madison Square Garden.

Here are all three goals. On the first, Kreider gets behind Alex Edler and converts a nice Rick Nash pass. We get to see an emotional Tortorella chewing out Edler when he returns to the bench. Classic Tort. 🙂

The second is great positioning by Kreider in front of the net. Nash was a bit higher making it increasingly difficult for Roberto Luongo to pick up Ryan McDonagh’s shot. At first glance, it looks like a double deflection. That’s what most observers thought on Twitter. But when you watch it again, the puck misses Nash’s stick and Kreider deflects it home. And a power play goal!

Kreider turned the trick with some more classic hand eye coordination. After nearly scoring moments earlier, he gets position in front of Eddie Lack with his back turned. Anton Stralman does the smart thing by just getting his wrist shot through and Kreider does the rest deflecting it off the post and in. It touched off a great celebration.

The MSG crowd serenaded Tort with “Tort-or-ella” and chanted, “Send him down,” for the remainder of the game. One thing about Garden Faithful. They never lack for creativity. It all added up to a memorable moment for Kreider. Hopefully, the first of many.