As concern grows about Chytil's future even without a long-term diagnosis, the Rangers might need to start thinking about filling his spot.

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.

Chytil was slow to get up after the hit and left the ice for the locker room. He returned to play one shift before the period was over but didn’t come back for the third. “I have no idea what’s going on with him,

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.

Whether Filip Chytil travels with the Rangers on their upcoming four-game road trip out west should give a pretty good indication of the severity of the Czech center’s injury. That, and whether the 25-year-old is even on the ice when the Blueshirts return to practice Saturday at MSG Training Center ahead of their flight to Seattle.