FORT LAUDERDALE - Back in the swing of things.

With a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena, the Florida Panthers improved to 2-0-0 on the season.

Over the last 30 years in the NHL, they are just the sixth reigning Stanley Cup champion to win their first two games out of the gate.

“That's the right way to win,” Brad Marchand said after the game. “Obviously, we're getting a lot of opportunities and we can score more goals, but I think we're more concerned about the defensive side of it and making sure that we don't allow many.”

Tied at 1-1 in the third period, Marchand put the Panthers on top with a long range wrist shot from the top of the circle at 2:19, with that long strike holding up as the eventual game-winner.

Marchand makes it 2-1 in the third

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