Flyers star Owen Tippett reveals he missed series vs Hurricanes due to internal bleeding

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The Philadelphia Flyers were without star winger Owen Tippett in the second-round series loss to the Carolina Hurricanes due to internal bleeding, the team announced.

Tippett, 27, played the entirety of the team’s first-round series victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, but said he sustained the internal bleeding issue during that series.

"I was unable to return for the second round series vs. Carolina due to an internal bleeding issue that I sustained during the first round series vs. Pittsburgh," Tippett said in a statement from the Flyers.

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Philadelphia Flyers right wing Owen Tippett takes a break during a stoppage in play against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on April 7, 2026. (Luther Schlaifer/Imagn Images)

"Following a series of medical evaluations, treatments, and rehabilitation under the care of Flyers' medical team, I am making progress and feeling better each day. Despite being cleared to travel and skate with the team at certain practices, things did not progress at a pace that I hoped for or would allow me to safely continue playing."

Tippett had a goal and an assist in the Flyers’ series vs. the Penguins. The Ontario native said how proud he was of their season and expressed his gratitude for the support he has received.

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Erik Karlsson and Philadelphia Flyers' Owen Tippett chase the puck during the second period of Game 6 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 29, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP