Panthers at Flyers preview

PANTHERS (2-2-0) at FLYERS (3-2-0)
7 p.m. ET; NBCSP, FS-F, NHL.TV

Panthers forward Owen Tippett, the No. 10 pick of the 2017 NHL Draft, will make his NHL debut. He had been a healthy scratch the first four games.
The Flyers will play the second of a five-game homestand. They started it with an 8-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Saturday. The only lineup change from that game will be goalie Michal Neuvirth starting in place of Brian Elliott.

Players to watch

Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has four points (two goals, two assists) and is a plus-6 in his past three games. He also has fond memories of Philadelphia. He was the No. 1 pick of the 2014 draft, which was held at Wells Fargo Center.
Flyers forward Claude Giroux had four points (two goals, two assists) against the Capitals and has at least one point in four of the Flyers' first five games.

They said it

"It's exciting. It's something that I've worked for for a long time, and now that the day is here it's really exciting." -- Panthers forward Owen Tippett on his NHL debut
"I don't think you can ever be too comfortable. … It's hard to make this league but it's harder to stay. I'm not taking anything for granted. I'm going to come into every practice, every game, and have the same work ethic and just do the same stuff. I feel comfortable around these guys, I believe in myself and my game. I believe in this room. I'm excited to be here and I'm excited to show that I can stay and be a consistent guy on this team." -- Flyers forward Scott Laughton, who had his first two-goal NHL game Saturday

Panthers projected lineup

Jonathan Huberdeau -- Aleksander Barkov -- Radim Vrbata
Evgenii Dadonov -- Vincent Trocheck -- Nick Bjugstad
Jamie McGinn -- Jared McCann -- Owen Tippett
Micheal Haley -- Derek MacKenzie -- Connor Brickley
Keith Yandle -- Aaron Ekblad
Mike Matheson -- Mark Pysyk
Ian McCoshen -- Alexander Petrovic
Roberto Luongo
James Reimer
Scratched:MacKenzie Weegar, Denis Malgin
Injured: Colton Sceviour (undisclosed)

Flyers projected lineup

Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Jakub Voracek
Jordan Weal -- Valtteri Filppula -- Wayne Simmonds
Dale Weise -- Nolan Patrick -- Travis Konecny
Taylor Leier -- Scott Laughton -- Michael Raffl
Ivan Provorov -- Andrew MacDonald
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Robert Hagg
Brandon Manning -- Radko Gudas
Michal Neuvirth
Brian Elliott
Scratched:Travis Sanheim, Jori Lehtera
Injured:None

Status report

Panthers coach Bob Boughner did not have an update on Sceviour, who was injured during the third period against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. … Neuvirth will play his second game of the season. He made 25 saves in the Flyers' 2-0 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Oct. 5

Stat pack

Luongo is 9-10-3 with a 2.78 goals-against average and .919 save percentage in 24 appearances against the Flyers. … Voracek is second in the League with nine assists.