Rick Nash is on a roll. With two goals last night, the Rangers power forward has seven goals in his last eight games. Among the highlights were this gem on Philipp Grubauer 1:10 into a 4-1 home win over the Capitals. A vintage Nash intercepted Dmitry Orlov’s giveaway and walked in and beat Grubauer with a nifty backhand upstairs. Up to 14 goals, he leaped into first past Brad Richards and Mats Zuccarello. Nash admitted his turnaround has to do with getting more to the inside. Before, he observed that he was playing more on the perimeter.

The Big Easy also heaped praise on Chris Kreider. In particular, he referenced Kreider’s speed and size that’s helped provide more time and space. There’s no question they have chemistry along with Derek Stepan, who lit the lamp a second game in a row. Up to 31 points, D-Step ranks third in team scoring trailing Richards (37) and Zuccarello (35). Kreider is fifth behind Ryan McDonagh (28) with 27. Nash ranks seventh with 23 despite missing 17 games.