Rangers' hero Chris Kreider's natural hat trick launched them to the NHL Eastern Conference Final in a thrilling Game 6 series-clinching win over the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday night. The 5-3 victory made the Rangers the first team in nine years to advance to the conference final after winning the Presidents' Trophy.
Another Presidents' Trophy winner, the '94 Blueshirts, also ended the franchise's 54-year Stanley Cup drought; now the Kreider-led squad could cap a 30-year gap. The two-team run electrified and united the city - just what the doctor ordered for a town divided by crime, protests and politics.
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