Ducks at Flyers preview

DUCKS (3-3-1) at FLYERS (5-3-0)
7 p.m. ET; NBCSP, PRIME, NHL.TV

Getzlaf had missed the past three games with a lower-body injury, and Lindholm will play for the first time since Game 6 of the Western Conference Final. He had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder during the offseason.
The Flyers will finish their five-game homestand; they have gone 3-1-0 in the first four.

Players to watch

Ducks defenseman Josh Manson took part in the morning skate and is expected to play after not practicing Monday because of the flu. He has four assists in seven games, and leads the Ducks with a plus-7 rating.
Flyers rookie defenseman Robert Hagg will move onto the top defense pair with Ivan Provorov. Hagg has one assist in eight games and leads Flyers defensemen with a plus-5 rating. He replaces Andrew MacDonald, who is out 4-6 weeks with a lower-body injury sustained against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

They said it

"It's been tough. I'm not used to being out, especially at the start of a season. It was a little bit tough at times. But I'm feeling good now. I'm feeling really good. I'm excited to get back out there with the guys." -- Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf
"I think they like to play that old-school game where they intimidate you, get in your face. The game's changed and you try to play with speed and try to use that as an advantage against those big bodies." -- Flyers center Sean Couturier

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano -- Antoine Vermette -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Derek Grant -- Ondrej Kase
Chris Wagner -- Dennis Rasmussen -- Kalle Kossila
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Francois Beauchemin -- Brandon Montour
Jaycob Megna -- Kevin Bieksa
John Gibson
Reto Berra
Scratched: Korbinian Holzer, Logan Shaw, Jared Boll
Injured: Cam Fowler (knee), Ryan Miller (upper body), Sami Vatanen (shoulder), Patrick Eaves (illness), Ryan Kesler (hip)

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Jakub Voracek
Jori Lehtera -- Valtteri Filppula -- Wayne Simmonds
Dale Weise -- Nolan Patrick -- Travis Konecny
Taylor Leier -- Scott Laughton -- Michael Raffl
Ivan Provorov -- Robert Hagg
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Radko Gudas
Brandon Manning -- Travis Sanheim
Brian Elliott
Michal Neuvirth
Scratched: Matt Read
Injured: Andrew MacDonald (lower body), Jordan Weal (upper body)

Status report

With Getzlaf returning, Rakell will move to left wing and Vermette will center the second line. … Weal is expected to miss his third straight game.

Stat pack

Vermette leads the NHL with a 66.2 winning percentage on faceoffs (minimum 50 faceoffs). … Giroux has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his past six games. … Gostisbehere has 11 points (one goal, 10 assists), tied with Mike Green of the Detroit Red Wings and Alex Pietrangelo of the St. Louis Blues for the NHL lead among defensemen.