Florida hosts St. Louis on Thursday and Vegas on Saturday before the NHL's holiday break

For the first time in nearly two weeks, the Florida Panthers took the ice for a full team practice at Amerant Bank Arena.

The Panthers returned home on Tuesday from an extended western road trip that brought them through Columbus, Seattle, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.

Florida was only able to muster two wins during the trip, returning to Sunrise with a 18-11-2 record which currently sits them in a tie with Toronto for second place in the Atlantic Division.

A pair of Panthers players who have missed time due to being under the weather, Anton Lundell and Jonah Gadjovich, did not practice with the team on Wednesday.

Lundell skated on his own prior to the practice session, according to Florida Hockey Now’s Colby Guy.

Afterwards, Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice said that Lundell would skate on Thursday morning, leaving his status for the game that night against the St. Louis Blues up in the air until after he can be reevaluated by Florida's medical staff. 

Gadjovich will remain out of the lineup, Maurice said.

After hosting St. Louis on Thursday, the Panthers will welcome the Vegas Golden Knights to South Florida in a rematch of last year’s Stanley Cup Final.

The game between Florida and Vegas – the Panthers last game before the NHL’s holiday break – will take place Saturday afternoon, with a special 3 p.m. puck drop.

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