Swayman remained to work with defender Parker Wotherspoon, who is likely to be a healthy replacement, and injured players Matt Poitras and Ian Mitchell.

The Bruins begin the season against the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers, the team that led them out of the playoffs the last two years.

In this game, free agent signings Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov make their regular season debuts for the Bruins. Both were poached from Vancouver in the summer as part of a reshuffle at the front and back.

Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m., but that could be pushed back a little later as the Panthers will raise their championship banner before then.

The game is scheduled to go ahead as planned despite Hurricane Milton barreling through Florida and expected to make landfall late Wednesday.

When: Tuesday, 7 p.m

Where: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Florida

TV, radio: ESPN, WBZ-FM 98.5

Line: Florida -150. O/U: 5.5.

Statistics of the day: Brad Marchand needs a goal to tie Rick Middleton for fourth in Bruins history with 402. Johnny Bucyk (545), Phil Esposito (459) and Patrice Bergeron (427) take the top three spots.

Notes: The Bruins have won five straight season opening games, tying them with the Hurricanes and Golden Knights for the NHL’s longest active streak. … Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner, has struggled against the Bruins in the past with a 4-11-4 record, a 3.62 GAA and an .891 save percentage in 21 appearances. Bobrovsky had a strong season, finishing 36-17-4 with a 2.37 GAA and a .915 save percentage, which was enough to name him a Vezina finalist. … The Panthers are led by winger Matthew Tkachuk and center Aleksander Barkov, who each scored 22 points in Florida’s 24 playoff games last spring. Barkov is the franchise leader in games (737), goals (266), assists (445) and points (711). … The Panthers have brought back their eight top point scorers for their title defense.

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