The Rangers had already taken an injury hit hours before their overtime loss to the Stars on Tuesday when Chris Kreider landed on injured reserve, retroactive to Sunday, with an upper-body injury. But their lineup situation worsened when center Filip Chytil exited with an upper-body injury against Dallas and didn’t return.

Filip Chytil is still being evaluated for an upper-body injury that he sustained during the New York Rangers game against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night. Chytil was ruled out for the remainder of the night in the third period and Peter Laviolette did not provide any details into the specifics of the injury.

New York Rangers’ forward Filip Chytil left Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Stars with an upper-body injury, with the team reporting on social media that he would not return.

With the Rangers leading 4-3 late in the third, K’Andre Miller seemed to be in control while with the puck in the defensive zone. A forechecking Sam Steel changed that. He charged at Miller, breaking up an attempted pass behind the net to seize possession. He fed Harley for the game-tying goal.

The Rangers dropped four games in a row, and Filip Chytil is trying his best to help the team. New York lost to the Florida Panthers Monday.

The New York Rangers players, organization, and fanbase all continue to hold their breath as forward Filip Chytil is still