SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers will continue their season-opening homestand with a matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

“One down, 81 to go,” forward A.J. Greer said. “It’s a good feeling.”

After raising their second straight Stanley Cup banner, the defending-champion Panthers picked up right where they left off with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.

With multiple players stepping up in the absence of injured stars Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk, Greer, Jesper Boqvist and Carter Verhaeghe all lit the lamp in the win, while Mackie Samoskevich had two assists and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 17 of 19 shots.

Fired up by the pregame ceremony, Florida led 17-3 in shots in the first period.

“Obviously, the ceremony

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