The Vancouver Canucks’ head coach, Rick Tocchet, has reported that Filip Chytil has been placed in the NHL concussion protocol. This decision came after Chytil, wearing No. 72, had to exit the game in Vancouver on Saturday night with just 4:42 left in the third period. The incident that led to his concussion protocol status occurred when he received a check from behind by Jason Dickinson of the Chicago team, which surprisingly went unpunished.

Chytil, who has experienced four documented concussions throughout his eight-year tenure with the Rangers organization, has managed to secure six points (2 goals and 4 assists) in the 15 games he has played since the trade on Jan. 31 involving J.T. Miller.

Looking ahead, Vancouver’s next game will be against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon. This game will mark the end of the Blueshirts’ homestand, which kicked off with a 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Following that, the Rangers are set to face off against the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, respectively.

The 25-year-old native of Czechia missed seven games in mid-to-late November with an upper-body injury deemed not to be a concussion and then another pair of games in mid-January.

His history of brain injuries was the primary factor in the Rangers making the 21st selection of the 2017 draft available in a trade.

The Canucks have gone 8-7-2 since making the deal while the Blueshirts had gone 9-6-2 entering Sunday’s match.

Lineup remained the same for the second straight contest with Carson Soucy (second straight), Calvin de Haan (sixth) and Juusi Parssinen (fifth) the healthy scratches.

Arthur Kaliyev (upper body) remained on IR for the third straight match.

The NHL does not enforce a roster limit following the trade deadline.

The Rangers, who made paper transactions at the deadline so that Brennan Othmann and Brett Berard would be eligible to play for the Wolf Pack in the AHL playoffs, have two recalls remaining the rest of the way as long as Hartford is active.

Gabe Perreault’s top-ranked Boston College was shocked by Northeastern in the Hockey East quarterfinals on Saturday, but the Eagles are nevertheless bound for the NCAA tournament.

Regional play will commence on March 27, with the Frozen Four scheduled for April 10 and 12 in St. Louis.

The Blueshirts’ final two regular-season matches are scheduled for April 14 at Florida and April 17 at home against the Lightning.