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.

“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 -- Jesper Boqvist scored twice for the Florida Panthers in a 4-1 win against the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Wednesday. “Really complete effort there to close up the road trip, we played a full [60 minutes],” Boqvist said. “They had a lot of [power-play] chances, but we stuck with it, stayed with it, and got two points here."

Florida ranks ninth in the NHL with 3.24 goals per game this season, but the team is 2-4-0 in its last six games. The 28-year-old Vejmelka has a 1-4-0 record, 3.91 GAA and .904 save percentage across five career games against the Panthers.

The Florida Panthers have a long flight back from Salt Lake City later today and, after Wednesday’s 4-1 win over Utah, it should be a little more enjoyable. During an in-game interview with TNT analyst Jody Shelley,

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.

Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA @ Karel Vejmelka, UTAH* (10 p.m. ET)

The Florida Panthers are searching for a bit of an offensive spark when they visit the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.

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.

Dylan Cozens and Tage Thompson also scored and Jason Zucker had two assists for the Sabres, who won for the third time in four games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves. Jaccob Slavin and Martin Necas scored and Brent Burns had two assists in the Hurricanes’ second straight loss. Dustin Tokarski made 20 saves.

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Reilly Smith tied it 3-all with a short-handed goal 28 seconds into the third period for the Rangers,