BULLSEYE IN BOSTON: Now in his 32d year running the NHL Gary Bettman scored another big one with the current success of the Four Nations tourney. A week before it began nobody could guess what fan appeal it would garner. Results so far both in ratings and media critical acclaim are beyond any promoter's dream.

It’s special for me,” Kreider told The Post. “Men’s national team, best-on-best in Boston, if you’d have told me 10 or 15 years ago that I would be in this place, I wouldn’t have believed

Kreider’s future with the Rangers is murky, but it’s hard to see a contender making enough salary cap room to take on his entire contract midseason. It’s not impossible, but it feels more like an offseason move if it happens.

Chris Kreider appears to be the odd forward out of the U.S. lineup and will likely serve as a healthy scratch in Team USA’s opener.

When the 4 Nations Face-Off moved from Montreal to Boston this week, an opportunity opened up for New York Rangers

Rangers' Chris Kreider got the start against Sweden and scored on a rebound 35 seconds into the first period to give the United States an early 1-0 lead in the 4 Nations Face-Off.