The New York Rangers fueled speculation as they scratched Chris Kreider from the lineup against their Hudson River rivals, the New Jersey Devils. Kreider was asked about it Friday by Newsday's Colin Stephenson.

Chris Kreider finally got the opportunity to speak out about getting scratched from the lineup during the New York Rangers’ Monday afternoon matchup against the New Jersey Devils. The Rangers had their first practice since the holiday break as Kreider was asked about his benching and he certainly did not shy away from the topic.

That hadn’t been the case recently, though, at least not to most folks’ memory. Not until Peter Laviolette left the 33-year-old Kreider out of the lineup that faced the Devils on Monday, in the Rangers’ final game before the NHL’s holiday break.

Artemi Panarin was asked about Chris Kreider getting scratched and his answer was short as he really did not know what to say.

The New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette revealed why Chris Kreider was a healthy scratch in yesterday's embarrassing 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils.

Chris Kreider, the longest-tenured player on the New York Rangers, was a healthy scratch Monday against the New Jersey Devils. The move, while aimed at shaking the lineup to try and provide it with another spark, was made by head coach Peter Laviolette but backfired massively as the Rangers fell 5-0 at the Prudential Center.

Day after day, the severity of their situation seemingly does nothing but weigh the Rangers down. Monday afternoon’s 5-0 disaster against the Devils at Prudential Center was no outlier.

After a few days off for the holiday break, the Rangers are back in action Saturday. Returning too are the questions surrounding the team.

Chris Kreider will serve as a healthy scratch for the New York Rangers’ Monday afternoon game against the New Jersey Devils. This comes one day after the Rangers suffered a 3-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider was a healthy scratch Monday against the New Jersey Devils for the first time this season. The Rangers lost their fourth straight home ...

Rangers forward Chris Kreider was a healthy scratch for the first time this season in Monday's 5-0 loss to the Devils.

Veteran Chris Kreider was a healthy scratch for Monday's game versus the New Jersey Devils. Here's how that worked out for the New York Rangers.