No Kariya-Lindros Matchup

The Mighty Ducks’ two-game season series against the Philadelphia Flyers is over--without an appearance on the ice by either Eric Lindros or Paul Kariya.

Lindros has yet to play this season because of a groin injury. He was examined Monday by specialist Dr. William Garrett in Durham, N.C., only the latest of several opinions he has sought.

“I was getting nervous about when,” Lindros told Philadelphia reporters at Tuesday morning’s skate. “He said it was nothing overly serious. It just takes time.”

Kariya--who like Lindros was one of only 12 players to score more than 100 points last season--has been rehabilitating an abdominal injury and is scheduled to return to Anaheim from Vancouver late this week.

His first opportunity to practice with the Ducks will be Saturday.

A return Sunday against Calgary at the Pond would be optimistic, but Coach Ron Wilson has expressed confidence Kariya will play during the eight-game home stand.

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Right wing Roman Oksiuta left the team to be with his wife, Natalie, for the birth of their second child in Edmonton. It’s uncertain if he’ll return before Thursday’s game at Hartford, Conn. . . . The Ducks’ healthy scratches were Oksiuta, Barry Nieckar, Darren Van Impe and Adrian Plavsic, who was put on waivers Monday and probably will be assigned to one of the Ducks’ minor league affiliates if he goes unclaimed, as expected.