Kreider put his hand over to Zibanejad and took the question. He took the blame for the game-winning goal, and shielded his line mate from any blame.
Kredier says, "I gotta get the puck out. I'm puck watching... I didn't need to over-backcheck, and take myself that close to the paint."
This was a great display of Kreider's leadership and accountability. Despite General Manager Chris Drury promising a captain prior to the 21-22 season, head coach Gerard Gallant elected to go with six alternates this season. Kreider and Ziabanejad both wear and "A" on their jersey half of the time.
G | A | PTS | ||
Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Marco Rossi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matthew Boldy | - | 2 | 2 | |
Travis Konecny | - | 2 | 2 | |
Anze Kopitar | - | 2 | 2 | |
Aleksander Barkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
Quinton Byfield | 1 | - | 1 | |
Noah Cates | 1 | - | 1 | |
Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jonathan Drouin | 1 | - | 1 | |
Brock Faber | 1 | - | 1 | |
Marcus Johansson | 1 | - | 1 | |
Adrian Kempe | 1 | - | 1 | |
Matvei Michkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
Brandon Montour | 1 | - | 1 | |
Martin Pospisil | 1 | - | 1 | |
Kevin Rooney | 1 | - | 1 | |
Igor Sharangovich | 1 | - | 1 | |
Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | - | 1 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |