Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk’s awful luck with injuries continues.

Van Riemsdyk is expected to miss 5-6 weeks after suffering an upper-body injury against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, according to a source.

Van Riemsdyk, 25, crashed into the Blackhawks’ net after breaking up a play in the second period on Friday. He could be seen holding his right arm in pain as he skated off the ice and went to the dressing room. He did not return to the game.

The injury can be added to van Riemsdyk’s long list of them in recent seasons. He broke his left ankle in January 2014 and missed the remainder of his season at the University of New Hampshire. As a rookie with the Blackhawks, he fractured his left patella after blocking a shot in November 2014 and had to undergo surgery. As he was making his way back from that, he endured a wrist injury with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs in March 2015 and had another surgery in April. He is not expected to require surgery for his latest injury, according to a source.

Trevor van Riemsdyk collides into the net after breaking up a play on Friday. (Aaron Doster/USA TODAY Sports)

Van Riemsdyk is coming off a healthy season — he played in all 82 regular-season games last season with the Blackhawks. He appeared in his second game of this season on Friday. He had been a healthy scratch in the previous three games.

To add to van Riemsdyk’s poor luck, he was going to face his older brother James van Riemsdyk, who plays for the Toronto Maples Leafs, in Chicago on Saturday.

“It seems like we’ve each had our share of bad luck in some of these situations,” James told reporters after the Maple Leafs’ morning skate on Saturday. “It’s, for sure, unfortunate. I know how well he prepares himself and how things like this are just unfortunate that they happen, and fluky. He’s dealt with a lot of stuff over his career, so I’m sure he’ll be fine.”

The Blackhawks have been carrying eight defensemen, so they’re not expected to recall a defenseman from the IceHogs.