#### **PANTHERS (4-2-1) at FLYERS (4-2-0)****Panthers projected lineup**Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Matthew TkachukSam Reinhart - Sam Bennett -- Rudolfs BalcersEetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Colin WhiteRyan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Patric HornqvistGustav Forsling -- Brandon MontourJosh Mahura -- Radko GudasMarc Staal -- Matt KierstedSergei BobrovskySpencer Knight***Scratched:**Lucas Carlsson, Nick Cousins****Injured:**Anthony Duclair (Achilles), Aaron Ekblad (lower body)***Flyers projected lineup**Joel Farabee -- Kevin Hayes -- Travis KonecnyNoah Cates -- Scott Laughton -- Owen TippettLukas Sedlak -- Morgan Frost -- Wade AllisonNicolas Deslauriers -- Zack MacEwenIvan Provorov -- Tony DeAngeloTravis Sanheim -- Rasmus RistolainenEgor Zamula -- Justin BraunNick SeelerCarter HartFelix Sandstrom***Scratched:**Tanner Laczynski, Kieffer Bellows****Injured:**James van Riemsdyk (finger), Sean Couturier (back), Cam Atkinson (upper body), [Patrick Brown](https://www.nhl.com/player/patrick-brown-8477887) (back)***Status report**Eric Staal will play his first NHL game since the 2021 Stanley Cup Final with the Montreal Canadiens. He'll replace Cousins, a forward, on the fourth line. ... Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Ekblad has been skating in Florida and said the defenseman could play as soon as Nov. 12 against the Edmonton Oilers. Ekblad last played Oct. 17 and was placed on long-term injured reserve Oct. 19, meaning he would have to be out for a minimum of 24 days and 10 games. ... Couturier had a setback in his recovery, according to coach John Tortorella, and the forward has stopped skating. He remains week to week. ... Ristolainen will make his season debut after missing the first six games because of a hip injury. ... Tippett will play after missing five games because of an upper-body injury sustained Oct. 13. ... Laczynski, a forward, is unavailable because of a family reason. ... Van Riemsdyk was placed on injured reserve. The forward is expected to have surgery Friday to repair a broken finger sustained blocking a shot against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday. There is no timetable for his return. ... Bellows, a forward, was claimed off waivers from the Islanders on Thursday.
