Canucks' Filip Chytil Being Evaluated For Upper-Body Injury

The Vancouver Canucks were without forward Filip Chytil during their practice out at UBC earlier today.

During Vancouver's practice, a Canucks spokesperson informed media that Chytil was not at practice as he was being re-evaluated for a re-aggravated upper-body injury. Notably, this was the upper-body injury that he sustained in his first pre-season game of the year, preventing him from starting the 2026-27 season on September 29. 

According to Canucks Head Coach Manny Malhotra, Chytil will not be playing tomorrow and is continuing to be evaluated. 

Chytil's injury history has been very well-documented since he arrived in Vancouver back in February of 2025. He has skated in a total of 34 games since being acquired by the Canucks and has skated in seven games so far to start the 2026-27 season. 

Since returning from his pre-season injury, Chytil has taken on a much bigger role than those he has had in previous years. He is currently averaging 19:53 minutes played per game and has skated in 20 or more minutes in three of his past four games. 

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