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Sean Couturier will miss at least two weeks with injury

The Flyers are off until Monday when they host Buffalo in the first of four games in six nights. They have seven games over the next two weeks.

Flyers center Sean Couturier, shown here celebrating a goal last season, injured his shoulder on Friday night.
Flyers center Sean Couturier, shown here celebrating a goal last season, injured his shoulder on Friday night.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer

The Flyers announced that star center Sean Couturier will miss at least two weeks with a costochondral separation.

Couturier, an alternate team captain and the league’s best defensive forward a year ago, would miss seven games under this time frame.

He was injured on what seemed to be an innocuous check by Pittsburgh’s Jared McCann 96 seconds into Friday’s game, which the Flyers went on to win, 5-2.

Costochondral separation, according to Healthline.com, occurs when the rib tears away from the cartilage which connects to the breastbone.

Philadelphia (2-0) starts a run of four games in six nights on Monday when Buffalo (0-2) visits the Wells Fargo Center.