Welcome to the Eastern Conference Final, Chris Kreider.

The Rangers forward, held scoreless a point since a hat trick in Game 6 of the second round, finally broke through in a huge way in Game 5 in the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday night at the Garden to put the Blueshirts on the board.

With the Rangers on the penalty kill, the Panthers turned the puck over in their offensive zone to Kreider, who quickly tipped the puck to Mika Zibanejad.

Zibanejad sensed they had a chance at a short-handed chance, and skated with pace up the ice before feeding Kreider in stride at the Rangers’ offensive blue line.

Kreider used his body to shield himself from Sam Reinhart before using a quick forehand-to-backhand move to beat Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to put the Rangers up 1-0 at 2:04 in the second period.

For a series where the Rangers have received little from their stars, Kreider’s goal was a big moment in changing that narrative.

Gustav Forsling scored later in the period to tie the game at 1-1.