EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Kings goaltender Felix Potvin is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a sprained right knee.

Potvin was placed on the injured reserve list Wednesday, and the team announced his recovery time Thursday. He was hurt in the first period of a 3-1 loss at San Jose on Tuesday night.

The Kings have been plagued by injuries this season.

Centers Eric Belanger and Brad Chartrand, left wings Ken Belanger and Kip Brennan, right wing Adam Deadmarsh and defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky are on injured reserve.

In addition, center Jason Allison has missed two straight games because of a strained hip flexor, and defenseman Mathieu Schneider didn't play at San Jose after being hit with a shot in the foot a night earlier in a 3-0 loss to the Sharks at Staples Center.