Braden Schneiders growth providing Rangers needed consistency

Join Post Sports+ for exciting member-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers.Braden Schneider will be the first to admit that, yes, it was a lucky goal, but the way a sequence that started with a normal pass to the point and ended with him celebrating near the corner unfurled had captured everything. With the Rangers trailing the Flyers on Jan.

23, Schneider, after collecting the puck, veered left, cut back after reaching the middle of the ice and eventually sent the puck toward the net from a tight angle — watching as it deflected off the stick of Philadelphia defenseman Egor Zamula and into the net.In past seasons, Schneider said, he would’ve just rimmed the puck into the corner to extend the play.

He wouldn’t have attacked the middle of the ice and wouldn’t have taken the puck to the net.The 23-year-old, in each of his first three seasons with the Blueshirts, would’ve never positioned himself to create the fortuitous bounce to begin with. Instead, a moment like that encapsulated the growth of Schneider, who has remained a constant on the Rangers blue line in a season full of changes.

With a first-period goal against the Wild on Tuesday, he has set career highs in goals (six) and points (20) with seven regular-season games remaining.Schneider didn’t shatter his previous marks of five and 19, respectively.

He didn’t double his output or completely reinvent his reputation of being a two-way defenseman.But Schneider felt he has taken another “step in the right direction” amid a trying season while positioning himself for this to all happen again next year as part of the Rangers’ returning group for their blue line. “This year has definitely taught me that you need to adapt,” Schneider told The Post after practice Friday.

“Obviously, things didn’t go well for us like they did in the past, and you have to try to figure out where you can try to help and help your team...