SUNRISE, Fla. - Back in South Florida.

Returning home from a five-game road trip, the Florida Panthers will host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday night at 7 p.m. ET.

Sitting at 4-4-0, the Panthers own a 3-0-0 record at home.

“The key is thinking that you’re home, this is somehow going to be easy,” head coach Paul Maurice said after the team’s morning skate at Baptist Health Iceplex. “I don’t want that feeling at home. You should get energy from the fans, not need it or expect it coming to the rink as a component of your game.”

Not the start to the road trip they were hoping for, the Panthers dropped the first four games of the trip, but were able to end on a high note with a 4-3 win over the Bruins in Brad Marchand’s return to Boston.

“Obviously not the road

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