The 25-year-old left the game in the second period following an awkward collision with teammate K’Andre Miller during a puck battle in the offensive zone. The incident occurred as Chytil and Miller chased a loose puck, miscommunicated, and collided with each other as replays showed Miller's elbow impacting on Chytil's head.

Filip Chytil collided with a teammate and did not return for the third period. Struggling center Mika Zibanejad scored for the Rangers.

The internal battle between knowing they can play better and still picking up wins continued for the Rangers on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. A Sharks team that has been playing much better than its 0-7-2 start to the season scored the first goal of the game,

The Rangers officially ruled out Filip Chytil for the remainder of their game against the Sharks with an upper-body injury.

There was no update on the condition of New York Rangers center Filip Chytil on Friday, one day after he left a 3-2 win against the San Jose Sharks with an upper-body injury following a collision with teammate K’Andre Miller.