On a disappointing night that saw the Rangers sink even lower by getting routed by the Sabres 8-2, there was one bright spot at least.

In the second period with the Rangers trailing 5-0, Chris Kreider scored a power-play goal at 5:29 to get them on the board. His sixth power-play goal of the season tied Camille Henry’s Rangers franchise record for the most in team history.

The 116th power-play goal of his career came from his office in front of the Sabres net. As Artemi Panarin took a J.T. Miller feed and moved into position, Kreider stood to the side of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to get ready to tip in a Panarin shot for his 17th goal of the season.

Kreider’s goal gave the Rangers a little bit of life. Less than six minutes later, Mika Zibanejad scored to make it 5-2. However, the comeback was short-lived. A Sabres’ three-goal barrage in the third period finished off another lopsided Rangers loss in what’s becoming one of the worst seasons in recent memory due to expectations.

Despite it being a challenging season, Kreider’s now tied with Vincent Trocheck for second on the Rangers in goals – trailing only Panarin who leads the team with 23. A three-time 30-goal scorer, the 33-year-old needs three goals to make it 10 seasons of reaching 20 in his career.

Henry’s record stood for 57 years. A Ranger from 1953-54 thru 1964-65, The Eel made his living scoring on the power play. Three different times, Henry paced the NHL in power-play goals, including his rookie season when he scored a career best 20 to win the Calder at age 21. He hit double digits in power-play goals five different seasons, with the final one coming in 1964-65 when he scored 13 of his league-high 16 as a Ranger. The last three came as a member of the Blackhawks after he was traded.

During 1967-68, Henry returned to the Rangers when he was dealt back to New York. In what was his final season as a Ranger, he scored one more power-play goal- finishing with a franchise record 116. Even Rangers legends Rod Gilbert (108), and Brian Leetch (106) never broke Henry’s record.

For over a decade, Kreider’s been a consistent performer on the man-advantage. However, it wasn’t until Panarin and Adam Fox joined the club in 2019-20 that his production reached new heights. After getting nine power-play goals in 2019-20, Kreider notched a career high 11 in the abbreviated 2020-21 to pace the team. The following season, he shattered it by recording 26 to eclipse Jaromir Jagr’s single season record of 24 set in 2005-06.

Following scoring only eight on the power play in 2022-23, Kreider led the Rangers with 18 in 2023-24 to pull him within reach of Henry’s record. Despite struggling with back issues, Kreider’s finally matched Henry. It took a little longer for him to get there, but he’s on the precipice of becoming the all-time franchise leader in power-play goals.

The Rangers are back in action tomorrow afternoon when they visit the Penguins.