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 (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. “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."

Empty-net goals by Boqvist and Eetu Luostarinen ended the Hockey Club’s comeback attempt and sent the Panthers back to South Florida with two points in the bank. On to the Bruins. Reinhart’s goal was his first in seven games. Boqvist now has five goals and eight points over his past eight games.

Jesper Boqvist scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves in the Florida Panthers' 4-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.

An under-the-radar free agent signing is breaking out with the Florida Panthers. Yes, they did it again. Netting two goals in a 4-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Wednesday, veteran forward Jesper Boqvist is now sitting on nine goals and 17 points in just 39 games.

Wednesday night, we saw the Utah Hockey Club and the Florida Panthers match up for the first time this season. This would be the Panthers’ first trip to the Delta Center, the NHL’s newest venue and a place where Utah has struggled,