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.
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: Snaps goal drought in blowout win
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Chytil scored a goal on a team-high six shots in Sunday's 7-0 win over the Predators.
Chytil opened the scoring 2:37 into the first period, powering through the Nashville defense before flicking the puck past Kevin Lankinen. The goal is Chytil's first since Feb. 8, ending a stretch of 18 games without a tally. The 23-year-old center is certainly streaky, but he's shown high-end scoring potential early in his NHL career. Chytil is up to 20 goals and 39 points through 62 games this season, both career highs.
Rangers' Filip Chytil: Pockets helper in shootout win
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Chytil logged an assist and four shots on goal in Friday's 5-4 shootout win over the Oilers.
Chytil helped out on an Alexis Lafreniere goal in the third period. The helper snapped a two-game dry spell for Chytil, his longest since his five-game slump in late December and early January. The 23-year-old has put together a career year with 19 goals, 15 assists, a plus-17 rating and 105 shots on net through 47 contests.
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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.
Rangers' Filip Chytil: Scores twice to extend streak
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Chytil scored a pair of goals in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Flames.
Chytil opened the scoring Monday with his first-period tally before giving the Rangers' a 2-1 lead with a breakaway goal in the second. The 23-year-old Chytil has been on fire of late, with six goals and seven points in his last four games. It's been a breakout year for Chytil in his fifth NHL season. He's up to 18 goals and 32 points through 42 games, both career highs.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: On three-game goal scoring streak
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Chytil provided a goal in the Rangers' 4-1 win against Vegas on Friday.
Chytil's marker came at 14:20 of the third period and increased New York's lead to 3-1. He has 16 goals and 29 points in 41 contests in 2022-23. Chytil is on a three-game goal scoring streak with four markers and five points over that span.
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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.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Scores in win
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Chytil scored a goal on a team-high six shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Wild.
Chytil swatted a rebound past Marc-Andre Fleury to tie the game 3-3 in the third period. With the goal, Chytil now has three tallies and four points in his last four contests. The 23-year-old center is up to 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists) in 34 games this season, putting him one point shy of his career high.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Under the weather
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Per Arthur Staple of The Athletic, Chytil has not been feeling well the last few days according to coach Gerard Gallant.
Chytil had a goal and an assist Tuesday, giving him nine goals and 19 points in 31 games. The center is only four points shy of tying his career high but may be forced sit out against the Canadiens. The Rangers recalled center Gustav Rydahl from AHL Hartford in case Chytil is unable to dress.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Second straight multi-point game
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Chytil (illness) scored two goals Thursday in a 4-1 win over the Canadiens.
He's put together two straight two-point games (three goals, one assist) after being held pointless for five contests. Chytil has 11 goals and 10 assists in 32 games this season, and has finally started to reward patient fans and managers. With two more points, he'll tie his career mark and if this pace continues, Chytil could flirt with the 50-point mark.
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Rangers' Filip Chytil: Good to play Thursday
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Chytil (illness) is expected to play Thursday against Montreal, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post.
Chytil, who hasn't been feeling well for the last few days, didn't end up missing a game because of the illness. He has nine goals and 19 points in 31 contests in 2022-23. Chytil was productive Tuesday versus Carolina, contributing a goal and an assist despite logging just 8:44 of ice time.
