New York Rangers official lineups against the Senators: Starring Chris Kreider and newly acquired players

The New York Rangers have missed Chris Kreider going on six games now, and today the team will have him back in the lineup.

While he may not be playing tonight against the Senators, he has traveled with the team to Ottawa.

The Rangers are 31-26-5 and 5th in the Metropolitan Division, and the Rangers could inch out the Ottawa Senators with a win tonight.

With the way Rangers GM Chris Drury speaks of Kreider's return, it is telling how much faith he has in the 13-year Rangers veteran.

This season his production has declined significantly, along with his playmaking abilities.

The Rangers could use a healthy Kreider who has been a consistent net-front presence on the power play for the team.

But will have to rely on Brett Berard for the time being until he's cleared to play again.

We've seen him moved up and down the lineup in an attempt find some kind of spark that would see him return to levels of production we've seen in the past, no luck.

Could we see a return to form with a healthy Kreider? You have to assume with how he's played this season he's experienced a nagging injury.

During the Four Nations Face-Off he'd only post one-goal during the entire four-game series.

Kreider posted 21 points (17 G, 4 A) in 48 games for the team while making $6.5 million against the Rangers' salary cap.