The Philadelphia Flyers hold on a playoff spot just got a little harder. Today they learned that Jeff Carter, their leading scorer, will be out of the lineup for 3 to 4 weeks with a non-displaced fracture in the arc of his left foot. Carter was injured blocking a shot yesterday.
The Flyers are currently sitting in 6th spot in the conference with 79 points, tied with Ottawa and Montreal, and 3 up on Boston. The Atlanta Thrashers are sitting in 9th with 75 points and are winners of 4 in a row.
In 72 games this year, Carter has scored 33 goals and added 27 assists for 60 points.
