Chris Kreider is fading as his rookie season progresses with the New York Rangers. In the Rangers' 4-2 victory over Carolina Friday night, Kreider played a season-low 9:45 (excluding the Jan. 6 match against Columbus in which he was assessed an early second-period game misconduct). The winger, who has one goal in his last 12 games and three in his last 21, is off the power play, with Marty St. Louis taking his spot on the unit alongside Derek Stepan and Rick Nash.