New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (upper body) will be back in the lineup on Saturday against the Ottawa Senators. He has missed six games due to an upper-body injury. Kreider will replace Brett Berard,

Chris Kreider will not play for the New York Rangers against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon as he’s been ruled out with an upper-body injury.

Kreider — who played for Team USA in its 4 Nations Face-Off final loss to Canada on Thursday and scored a goal in the Rangers’ loss to the Sabres on Saturday — has been dealing with injuries sporadically this season, beginning in November with back spasms that sidelined him for three games.

No matter how well they play in the next six games before the March 7 Trade Deadline, the New York Rangers needed only one game to prove why they should be sellers and nothing else.

The longest-tenured Ranger took warmups on Sunday, but was ruled out shortly thereafter with an upper-body injury.

The Sabres have won five in a row at home for the first time since the 2019-20 season and are 8-2 downtown since Christmas. That includes 5-1 against Metropolitan foes and wins vs. Washington, Carolina,

Buffalo Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin plays during an NHL hockey game ... Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 26 shots and Buffalo improved to 5-1 in its past six games. New York’s Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad scored second-period goals. The Rangers failed ...