DENVER — The Rangers returned to full strength in their 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday night at Ball Arena.
Chytil had missed the previous two games after logging just over nine minutes in the Rangers’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Stars at Madison Square Garden last week.
When the Avs got a chance to double their lead on their first power play in the first period, Carrick spun it in the Rangers’ favor.
“They’re moving into a game with a pretty fast-paced clip out there,” head coach Peter Laviolette said of Kreider and Chytil, who skated on a line together with Arthur Kaliyev in the loss. “I thought they came in and gave us some good minutes. They’ll look to ramp up from here, but guys have been out for quite a few games and not a lot of practice time, either. It’s just good to get them back.”
Chris Kreider was activated off injured reserve and reinserted into the lineup, while Filip Chytil also returned after missing the last two games with an unidentified upper-body injury.
Chytil said what’s ailing him is not concussion-related, noting it’s “more complicated than that.”
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Sam Carrick notched his third goal in the past six games on a shorthanded breakaway in the first period.
The Rangers are scheduled to practice Wednesday afternoon in Utah before they face the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center Thursday night
Patience is a virtue they say, and the 25-year-old Chytil has held himself to the highest of standards as he’s dealt with his latest unidentified upper-body injury.
