Flyers won't have Tippett in do-or-die Game 4 against Hurricanes

VOORHEES, N.J. — Owen Tippett will remain out Saturday night as the Flyers try to stave off elimination against the Hurricanes at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

The 27-year-old winger won’t play in Game 4 because of an undisclosed injury. He hasn’t played in this best-of-seven second-round playoff series against Carolina, which holds a commanding 3-0 lead on the Flyers.

Game 4 is at 6 p.m. ET on TNT, with coverage starting at 5:30 p.m. ET with Flyers Pregame Live on NBC Sports Philadelphia+.

Tippett has been participating in morning skates and practices since the series started. He has been considered day to day, but his status has grown in concern with each game missed.

In the regular season, Tippett had a team-leading 28 goals. He played banged up during the first round of the playoffs as the Flyers went on to beat the Penguins in six games.

The Flyers had a 3-0 lead in that series before Pittsburgh made things very interesting by winning Games 4 and 5. The Flyers are hoping to make things hairy for the Hurricanes and push the series back to Lenovo Center.

“I know how you guys all felt during that Pitt series because we were feeling it, too,” Travis Konecny said Saturday morning. “It’s stressful. Get one win, you go there, you pull one out and then the pressure’s on them. We felt it.”

Rick Tocchet wants the Flyers to embrace the moment.

“In your career, some guys are lucky to get a lot of opportunities; some don’t,” the head coach said. “So this is another opportunity to play a playoff game in the second round in your building. You’ve got to have excitement. The worst thing is to think you’re down 3-0, how do you come back — that’s all negativity. We’ve got to think positively.

“Somebody told me, ‘You can’t climb Mount Everest without getting to the first base camp.’ So we’re trying to find that base camp, get some oxygen, refuel and get to the second base camp. That’s the way you’ve got to think.”

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