Apparently, all the Rangers’ top scorer needed was a change of scenery. After 2 quiet skates in Raleigh, Kreider flipped a switch, attempting 10 shots, landing 4 on net, and scoring the game winning goal in his return to Manhattan. In hindsight, Kreider’s drastic turnaround was somewhat telegraphed based on his home/road splits. In the last 5 years (since May 2017), he finished with:
- 3+ shots in 7 of 9 (77.8%) home playoff games
- 3+ shots in only 3 of 8 (37.5%) away playoff games
This season, he’s 4-1 to the Over at this 2.5 SOG line in home playoff home games, as shown below (via PropsDotCash research service):
