DiasporaPublished: 26 October 2026 at 02:10

Vilmanis scores first NHL goal of the season as Florida Panthers win

Latvian forward Sandis Vilmanis scored his first goal of the current NHL season on Sunday. His team, the Florida Panthers, beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on the road.

Latvian forward Sandis Vilmanis scored his first goal of the new National Hockey League (NHL) season on Sunday. The NHL is the top professional ice hockey league in North America. Vilmanis plays for the Florida Panthers, who won away against the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 3-2.

The goal was Vilmanis's first of the season. The Panthers took the victory by a single goal, finishing the game 3-2 in favour of the visitors.

The match was played in Chicago, the Blackhawks' home city, so Florida collected the win on the road. For Latvian hockey fans, it is news about one of the country's players in the world's strongest club league, who has now registered his first goal of the campaign.

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