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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Michael Raffl will miss six weeks with a lower-body injury.

Raffl injured himself blocking a shot in the third period of the Flyers' 4-1 win over the Oilers on Tuesday night.

The 25-year-old Raffl has spent most of the young season on the top line with Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek, posting six goals and one assist in 12 games.