As New York’s season continues on an upward trend, now 5-1-2 in the New Year, having a healthy Kreider in the lineup provides yet another boost with the Rangers (21-20-3) trying to climb back into the playoff race after a dismal two-month stretch of hockey put them on the outside looking in.

The boxing-out issues continued against Utah. A minute into the game, Utah’s Ian Cole fired a point shot tipped by teammate Barrett Hayton. Igor Shesterkin made the initial stop, but Matias Maccelli got away from K’Andre Miller and buried the rebound.

Artemi Panarin had two goals, including an empty-netter, as the Rangers (4-0-2) extended their point streak to six games.

He missed the Rangers’ win against the Blackhawks on Sunday, and he has collected just 13 goals and 15 points this season.

The center, who has struggled most of the season, took a six-game point streak into Tuesday's game in Colorado.

Even though Mika Zibanejad is on a season-best six-game point streak, there are serious concerns about his decline in play

The New York Rangers have been without Chris Kreider since January 4 due to an upper-body injury. He was placed on injured reserve just as the team started to dig out their hole in the standings. Amid trade rumors and a miserable season,

The New York Rangers have mulled trading veterans like Chris Kreider. They're mired in a disastrous start to the year, sitting at 20-20-2 and seventh in the Metropolitan Division.

The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Utah Hockey Club tonight at 9 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. The Rangers are coming off of a 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche. The Utah Hockey Club are coming off of a 5-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.