Chris Kreider sets Rangers history in Game 1 win

The New York Rangers put together a true top to bottom dominating performance in Game 1 of their opening round Stanley Cup Playoffs series against their bitter rival New Jersey Devils tonight. By the time that it was all said and done, the Rangers had put four pucks past Devils goaltender Vitek Vanecek en route to a 5-1 victory and 1-0 early series advantage. 

And it was a longtime Rangers forward who left his mark not only on tonight's game, but also etched himself into the team record books. Chris Kreider tallied two goals, giving him a total of 36 in his playoff career. He's now the leading playoff goal scorer in Rangers franchise history, an incredible accomplishment considering New York's long history as an Original 6 NHL team. The feat moved him ahead of Rod Gilbert:

As if that weren't enough, he's also the all-time Rangers leader in power play goals with 14.

However, Kreider kept the spotlight on goaltender Igor Shesterkin, who made 27 saves in the victory.

"More often than not, he's our best player," Kreider said in the dressing room afterward. "He's making those big saves and making them look easy. Just instills a lot of confidence in your group when he's playing like that."

The Rangers and Devils will get back at it in Game 2 of their series on Thursday night from Prudential Center before shifting back to New York's Madison Square Garden.