Utah Hockey Club vs Florida Panthers Blog: Live Updates, Analysis, And More
Jan 8, 2025, 3:29 PM

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Hockey Club looks to snap out of its recent funk when they host the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers at Delta Center. Utah HC is 4-4-2 in its past ten games and 5-7-4 at home with two consecutive losses. Florida is 6-4 in its last ten and 12-7-1 on the road.
Utah HC (17-15-7, 41 points) returns home on Wednesday, January 8, to host the Panthers (24-15-2, 50 points). Tonight’s game is broadcast on TNT with puck drop at 8 p.m. MT.
Big cats are in town.
📍: Delta Center
⏰: 8PM MT
📺: TNT
📻: KSL Sports Zone pic.twitter.com/lFbFlr24YK— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) January 8, 2025
High-scoring center Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers with 22 goals and 24 assists. Four other Panthers have double-figure goals, led by 14 from Matthew Tkachuk and 13 from Sam Bennett. The Panthers’ goal-tender Sergei Bobrovsky is fifth in the NHL, having 17 wins. Bobrovsky is allowing 2.76 goals per night.
Clayton Keller continues to pace Utah with 39 points (14 goals, 25 assists), followed by Dylan Guenther’s 34 points and 34 from Logan Cooley. Guenther’s 16 goals lead four players with double-digit goals.
Fourth-year goalie Karel Vejmelka has been a revelation in the net for Utah HC since Connor Ingram’s injury. Vejmelka allows a paltry 2.45 goals per game.
Pregame
Catch us (and this fun little jingle) on TNT tonight for the first time ever! 😎 pic.twitter.com/KncwiuaoGS
— Utah Hockey Club (@utahhockeyclub) January 8, 2025
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