During the New York Rangers’ 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night, Mika Zibanejad exited the game briefly with a mysterious injury, but quickly made a return. Early in the second period prior to a faceoff, Zibanejad suddenly appeared to be in pain and a trainer helped him off the ice as he was hunched over.

The game is played on a 200 feet by 85 feet surface of ice, but for Mika Zibanejad, the battle is contested almost entirely within his cerebrum.