The Florida Panthers are hitting the road with their heads held high.

After weathering a four-game losing streak, the defending Stanley Cup champions closed out their homestand by earning five out of a possible six points over their final three games.

At 14-12-2, they also find themselves now just three points out of a playoff spot.

Kicking off their road trip, the Panthers will face two members of last year’s squad – Nate Schmidt and Vitek Vanecek – when they visit the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday.

After that, they’ll battle the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche on Thursday and then wrap up the week with a matchup against the Dallas Stars on Saturday.

A difficult stretch, all three opponents are currently in playoff spots.

“We are going on a really tough road trip,” head co

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