In his second game back from an upper-body injury, Chris Kreider seems to have captured his usual role back with the New York Rangers. When Kreider returned to the lineup after missing four games, Peter Laviolette stuck the veteran forward on the second power play unit,

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

The Rangers returned to full strength in their 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday night at Ball Arena.

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,

Chris Kreider has been activated from injured reserve according to the NHL media site as he gears up to return on Tuesday night against the Colorado Avalanche This comes after Kreider missed the past four games with an upper-body injury.

Kreider scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-3 win over Utah.

But coach Peter Laviolette wasn't ready or willing to confirm if either player would be in the lineup on Tuesday night.

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Reilly Smith tied it 3-all with a short-handed goal 28 seconds into the third period for the Rangers,

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 Rangers engineered their first third period comeback in 19 tries, extending their point streak to six games with a 5-3 win over Utah.

Here are three takeaways after the New York Rangers closed their road trip with a 5-3 comeback win against the Utah Hockey Club.