Ericsson has missed the last two games with the flu, and Rafalski missed one game with flu-like symptoms.
"The air tank was pretty low," Ericsson said after practice. "Hard to breathe out there. Felt a little bit better at the end of the practice."
Rafalski said he wasn't 100% but was "good enough to come down to the rink."
"Just had to sleep a lot," Rafalski said. "I didn't get too feverish or anything. Little bit of a sore throat and cough. It's coming around."
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