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,

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

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