Florida hosts Utah following Reinhart’s 2-goal showing

By Canadian Press on March 28, 2025.

Utah Hockey Club (32-29-11, in the Central Division) vs. Florida Panthers (43-25-3, in the Atlantic Division)

Sunrise, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -253, Utah Hockey Club +205; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers host the Utah Hockey Club after Sam Reinhart’s two-goal game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Panthers’ 4-3 shootout win.

Florida is 23-10-2 in home games and 43-25-3 overall. The Panthers are 10th in NHL play with 224 total goals (averaging 3.2 per game).

Utah is 32-29-11 overall and 17-15-4 on the road. The Utah Hockey Club are sixth in league play serving 9.5 penalty minutes per game.

The teams meet Friday for the second time this season. The Panthers won the last matchup 4-1. Jesper Boqvist scored two goals in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brad Marchand has scored 21 goals with 25 assists for the Panthers. Aleksander Barkov Jr. has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games.

Nick Schmaltz has 17 goals and 40 assists for the Utah Hockey Club. Clayton Keller has two goals and six assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 6-4-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.1 assists, four penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

Utah Hockey Club: 4-4-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Panthers: None listed.

Utah Hockey Club: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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