Tyson Foerster leaves Flyers vs. Senators with hand injury

Foerster went down to one knee on the penalty kill to eat the shot. The puck didn't hit the pad. It hit the hand.

Jackie Spiegel

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#Flyers forward Tyson Foerster put one knee down to block a shot, and his right hand took the brunt of a Drake Batherson sharp wrister during the Senators' PP. He was shaking his hand and looked to be in a great deal of pain, leaving immediately at the whistle.

Jordan Hall@JHallNBCS

Tyson Foerster blocked a shot and went up the tunnel.

That's the kind of block coaches love and Flyers fans hate seeing. He was shaking the hand and clearly hurting, and he didn't wait to be helped off. As soon as the whistle went, he was gone. As of now there's no word from the team on what's wrong or whether he'll come back in this one, so anything past "right hand, a lot of pain, left the ice" is a guess.

It hurts more because of last season. On December 1, 2025, Foerster suffered an upper-body injury on a one-timer against Pittsburgh. He needed surgery 2 weeks later and missed 49 games. When he went down he was leading the Flyers with 10 goals in 25 games, which the Inquirer pegged as roughly a 40-goal pace. He made it back in April, scored 3 goals in the last 8 regular-season games and 1 more in 10 playoff games.

Then Philly paid him. On July 1 the Flyers gave Foerster an 8-year extension at a $7.1 million AAV that starts in 2027-28. Daniel Briere called him a key part of the long-term future. Before last year's injury, Foerster put up career highs of 25 goals and 43 points in 81 games in 2024-25. He's one of the few guys on this roster who reliably scores.

This camp was supposed to be the clean slate. Rick Tocchet said Foerster looked quicker after a summer spent working on his shot and his game instead of rehabbing. Now, a few weeks into the season, the Flyers are waiting on another medical update about the same guy.

Here's what to watch. Does he come back out for the next period? Does he show up at the next morning skate with a glove on? Does the team go with the classic vague "upper-body" label? A bruised hand from a blocked shot can mean a day or two off. A broken bone in the hand means weeks. Until the Flyers say which one it is, assume the worst and hope for the bruise.