Could the Philadelphia Flyers, who are already having a tough season, be without goaltender Carter Hart for a while?

The 24-year-old goalkeeper was injured on Friday against the Hurricanes after being hit by forward Seth Jarvis, himself pushed by Flyers defender Rasmus Ristolainen. Hit in the upper body, Hart could have suffered a concussion on the sequence, since Jarvis' helmet hit his mask.

Hart came on as a relief to younger colleague Samuel Ersson in what ended up being a 6-5 loss for Philadelphia.

Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher said more will be known about Hart's condition when the team returns to practice on Tuesday.

The Flyers already have one of the worst records in the NHL by virtue of their 11-17-7 record. Hart, who went 10-11-6 with a 2.89 GAA goals-against average and .911 save percentage, was one of the club's strongest players so far.

If he were to be absent, it is Ersson and Felix Sandstrom, two inexperienced goalkeepers, who will have to do the work in front of the team's goal.