All things considered, though, the Utah Hockey Club performed at an elite level on Wednesday, despite losing 4-1 to the Florida Panthers (It was a 2-1 game with two empty-net goals). Utah kept up on both ends of the ice, and they held their own when things got chippy.

“Everything,” the Florida Panthers captain said. Closing out their two-game trip by pocketing a pair of important points, the Panthers steadily built up their game in a 4-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Wednesday.

With the reigning champs coming to Salt Lake City for the first time, Utah's offensive opportunities were severely limited. Time was winding down and Utah faced a 2-1 deficit. Utah opted to pull its goalie with 2:15 left on the game clock,

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jesper Boqvist scored twice in the third period and the Florida Panthers beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-1 on Wednesday night. Sam Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen each had a goal for the reigning Stanley Cup champions. Matthew Tkachuk finished with two assists, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Jesper Boqvist scored twice for the Florida Panthers in a 4-1 win against the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Wednesday. Sam Reinhart also scored, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves for the Panthers (25-15-2), who had lost four of their past six games.

The Utah Hockey Club host the Florida Panthers on Wednesday after Matias Maccelli's two-goal game against the Dallas Stars in the Utah Hockey Club's 3-2 overtime loss.

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Utah sports a 5-7-4 record in its barn and has also lost its last three straight at home. Karel Vejmelka is tonight’s expected starter, and in his last five games, he possesses a 1-3-1 record with a .901 SV% and a 3.03 GAA.

Utah Hockey Club fans will get a treat when the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers come to town for the first time in their organization’s history. It has been a challenging couple of weeks for the league’s newest team,

For the first time ever, the Panthers will play a game against the new Utah Hockey Club, at their home in Salt Lake City, the Delta Center. They will meet a second time in Sunrise on March 28. The Hockey Club is enjoying a strong first season in Utah,