Chris Kreider‘s number was already very much going into the rafters at Madison Square Garden.

His hat trick in Game 6 in Carolina to propel the Rangers to the Eastern Conference Finals is cemented in franchise lore.

It was a heroic performance from an all-time Rangers legend.

This Blueshirts team looks like one who can win a Stanley Cup title for the first time in 30 years.

They are now four wins away from their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance in 10 years.

Brian Boyle was a member of that last Rangers Eastern Conference championship team in 2014.

Boyle, Mollie Walker and Larry Brooks had lots to discuss on a new episode of the “Up In The Blue Seats” podcast.

The crew looks ahead to the Rangers’ tough matchup ahead in the Eastern Conference finals against the Florida Panthers.

Game 1 is at MSG on Wednesday.

Catch up on all episodes of “Up In The Blue Seats,” a New York Rangers podcast, by subscribing to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the crew on Twitter @MollieeWalkerr, @BriBrows22, @NYP_Brooksie and @JakeBrownRadio.