The Florida Panthers will look to end their two-game road trip with two important points when they battle the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Wednesday. For the Panthers, it’ll also mark their first-ever matchup with the NHL’s newest team.

Tkachuk set up the Panthers' first and last goals -- a power-play tally by Sam Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen's empty-netter, respectively. This was Tkachuk's first multi-point effort since Dec. 18 versus the Wild,

The Florida Panthers are in Salt Lake City for the first time, taking on the Utah Hockey Club — formerly your Arizona Coyotes — at 10 p.m. ET in a game nationally televised on TNT and truTV. “It’s pretty nice,

NEWARK—New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier and Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk have history. And that history was revisited on Tuesday night amid the Devils’ 2-1 shootout loss to the defending Stanley Cup Champions.

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.

The first ever game between the Florida Panthers and Utah Hockey Club took place on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. Unfortunately for most of the fans who packed into the Delta Center, the game went the way of the visiting team.

Jesper Boqvist logged the third multigoal game in his six NHL seasons, and the second in his past five games. Boqvist also scored twice in Florida’s 5-3 win over the New York Rangers on Dec. 30.

SALT LAKE CITY — 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.

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,

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Matthew Tkachuk finished with two assists ... passing Scott Mellanby for second place in franchise history. Utah got on the board at 13:41 of the third with Logan Cooley’s power-play goal ...