Chytil (upper body) was moved to long-term injured reserve Tuesday, per CapFriendly.
Chytil, who has been skating on his own, can be activated whenever he is ready to return because he is retroactive to Nov. 3, per Dan Rosen of NHL.com. Chytil has six assists and 22 shots on goal over 10 appearances this season.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Still not skating
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Chytil (upper body) has yet to resume skating as of Monday, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports.
The fact that Chytil still hasn't gotten back onto the ice doesn't bode well for him playing against New Jersey on Saturday, though he hasn't been officially ruled out. Before sustaining his upper-body injury, the 24-year-old center was stuck in a four-game pointless streak, during which he recorded seven shots, two hits and one blocked shot while averaging 16:03 of ice time per contest.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Placed on IR
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Chytil (upper body) was put on injured reserve Friday, according to Dan Rosen of NHL.com.
Chytil, who was injured during Thursday's 2-1 loss to Carolina, will be eligible to return Nov. 12 versus Columbus. He has six assists in 10 outings this year. While Chytil's out, Vincent Trocheck is likely to be pushed into a second-line role.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Done for night
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Chytil (upper body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Hurricanes.
Chytil saw 10:23 of ice time prior to his injury, adding two shots on goal. He's been the Rangers' second-line center to start the season, amassing six helpers over 10 contests. If he misses time beyond Thursday, Vincent Trocheck would likely move up to the second line while Tyler Pitlick could enter the lineup in a bottom-six role.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Provides pair of assists
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Chytil notched two assists and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Flames.
Chytil's first assist came on a power-play goal by Alexis Lafreniere, and his second was at even strength when Erik Gustafsson finished off his shot. With five helpers over his last two games, Chytil's offense has sparked to life. He's at six assists, 15 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating through six appearances.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Distributes three helpers
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Chytil notched three assists, five shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Kraken.
Chytil also led all Rangers forwards with 19:14 of ice time. The 24-year-old's three helpers were all of the primary variety -- he set up Artemi Panarin twice and Alexis Lafreniere once. After posting just one assist through the first four games, Chytil has four helpers, 13 shots on net, three blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating over five contests this season. He remains in a middle-six role on the second line, though this was the first time this season Chytil posted more minutes than Vincent Trocheck, who saw 13:32 of ice time Saturday.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Records assist Opening Night
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Chytil registered an assist, three shots and two PIM against Buffalo on Thursday.
Chytil was in doubt heading into Thursday's contest due to an upper-body injury but appears to be back to 100 percent. After a career-year last season in which he recorded personal bests in goals (22), assists (23) and shots (177), the 24-year-old could be primed to improve on those numbers across the board while locked into a top-six role in 2023-24.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Good to go
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Chytil (upper body) will be available for Thursday's regular-season opener against Buffalo on Thursday, per Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today.
Chytil was a full participant at Tuesday's practice after being limited during training camp as a precaution. Going into the 2023-24 campaign, he is slated to center the second line of the Rangers and work on the second power-play unit. Chytil produced personal bests last season in goals (22), assists (23), points (45) and shots on net (177) over 74 games.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Practicing in non-contact jersey
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Chytil (upper body) practiced Saturday in a non-contact jersey, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.
Chytil has been day-to-day with an upper-body issue since Sept. 26. It's unclear at this time if he will be available for Opening Night on Thursday against Buffalo. Chytil had 22 goals, 45 points and 177 shots on goal last season.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Not practicing Thursday
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Chytil (upper body) missed practice Thursday.
Chytil has been out of action since Tuesday. He is expected to center the second line this season following a career-best campaign in 2022-23. Chytil had 22 goals, 45 points and 177 shots on goal last year while managing only three goals and two assists on the power play. Coach Peter Laviolette said that Chytil is day-to-day and the injury is not serious.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Misses practice
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Chytil missed Tuesday's practice due to an upper-body injury, Jim Cerny of NHL.com reports.
Chytil's injury isn't believed to be overly serious, so he'll likely be back on the ice sooner rather than later. The 24-year-old forward had his best season yet with the Rangers in 2022-23, setting career highs in goals (22), assists (23) and shots on net (177) while averaging 14:41 of ice time through 74 contests.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Healthy to begin camp
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Chytil (upper body) took the ice with the first group at Rangers training camp Thursday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Chytil is apparently recovered from the upper-body injury he sustained with Czechia at the IIHF World Championship, which was a suspected fractured cheekbone. The 24-year-old was expected to be healthy for camp, and that's held true. Chytil will compete with Vincent Trocheck for the second-line center job.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Suffers injury at Worlds
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Chytil (upper body) was forced to leave the 2023 IIHF World Championship after taking a stick to the side of his face in Czechia's 5-1 win over Kazakhstan on May 14, Larry Brooks of The New York Post reports.
The injury was officially designated as one to his upper body, but it's suspected that Chytil suffered a fractured cheekbone on the play. The 23-year-old forward is expected to be available for training camp. Chytil registered 22 goals and 45 points in 74 games with the Rangers during the 2022-23 season.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Adds to postseason production
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Chytil scored an empty-net goal to go with an assist in Tuesday's 5-1 Game 1 win over New Jersey.
Chytil got a helper on Ryan Lindgren's goal, which made it 3-0 in the second period. The 23-year-old center later capped the scoring by hitting the empty net from center ice. After breaking out with seven goals in 20 games last postseason, Chytil set career highs with 22 goals and 45 assists in the regular season, and it looks like he's ready to deploy his extra gear for the playoffs again.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Signs four-year extension
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Chytil agreed to a four-year, $17.75 million contract extension with the Rangers on Wednesday, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports.
Chytil has set career highs this season with 22 goals and 42 points in 66 contests this season. He would have become a restricted free agent this summer after completing his current two-year, $4.6 million deal. The 23-year-old is averaging 14:34 of ice time in 2022-23, but his role should grow over the course of his new deal.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Scores in win
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Chytil scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
Chytil opened the scoring in the first period Tuesday, corralling a loose puck in front of the net before firing a shot past Michael Hutchinson. The goal is Chytil's third point in his last two games. The 23-year-old center has been streaky this year, but he's up to 22 goals and 42 points in 66 games, both career highs.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Nets game winner
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Chytil had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win over Florida on Saturday.
His goal stood as the winner. Chytil went stick side on Sergei Bobrovsky at 6:18 of the third after collecting a boucing puck that Panthers' defender Aaron Ekblad overskated. Chytil has 21 goals and 41 points in 65 games this season, which are significant jumps from his previous career marks of 14 goals (2019-20) and 23 points (2018-19 and 2019-20).
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: On major tear
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Chytil recorded an assist Friday in a 6-3 win over the Kraken.
Chytil is on a six-game point streak comprised of seven goals and two assists. Twenty-three points marked his previous career high, but here he is already with 33 points and a plus-17 rating through 44 games. Chytil may have a tough time sustaining his gaudy shooting percentage (19.6), but he's tied a personal best with 14 helpers and is showing no signs of slowing offensively.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Wins faceoff into goal
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Chytil scored both of New York's goals in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.
Chytil's first goal was a rarity, as he won a faceoff forward with a snap shot that beat Ilya Samsonov to tie the score at 1-1 early in the second period. The Czech center then finished off a feed from Kaapo Kakko 4:22 later to give the Rangers the lead. Chytil added four shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-2 rating. He's playing the best hockey of his career at age 23, with seven goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Two-point effort Monday
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Chytil scored a goal and an assist in Monday's 6-2 win over the Panthers.
Both points came in the third period as the Rangers' kid line of Chytil between Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko helped salt the game away. Chytil has come to life in January, racking up five goals and nine points in the last nine games, and the 2017 first-round pick has already set a new career high in points on the season with 26 while sitting just two goals shy of establishing a new career high of 15 in that category as well.
