Home after winning trip, Panthers square off with Blues

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Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov still is regaining his legs after missing two games with an illness.

He earned an assist in his first game back, a 6-1 road victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.

After playing a season-low 16:01 against the Wild, Barkov should be ready for a bigger workload when the Panthers host the St. Louis Blues on Friday in Sunrise, Fla.

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