LW · FLA · NHL id 8483771
Sandis Vilmanis has played 2 games for the Florida Panthers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 2 shots while averaging 11:51 a night (11:48 at even strength, 0:03 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 77% of his 5v5 minutes with Eetu Luostarinen and 68% with Anton Lundell over the last 2 games, and the Panthers have controlled 51% of shot attempts with Vilmanis on the ice (1-1 in goals, 83% offensive-zone starts). In the Panthers' most recent game against SJS he was on L2 with Eetu Luostarinen and Anton Lundell and off the power play; dropped to L3 (from L2) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs SJS, detected from shift data
- ixG/60 1.27 (was 0.57)
- +1:56 5v5 TOI
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 11:51 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 6 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at FLA: 6 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.50 expected goals; best chance Sandis Vilmanis at 0.18 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 19 GP · 5 points vs 5.3 expected
Last 20 games: +11. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 20.0%
- 97.9
- 71.4%
- G vs xG
- 3 / 2.0
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (5 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- Sandis Vilmanis is a rookie: 19 NHL games before this season.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played19
- Goals3
- Assists2
- Points5
- Shots on goal15
- Hits38
- Blocked shots5
- Plus/minus−1
- Penalty minutes4
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)53.7%
- Fenwick (FF%)53.1%
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)57.2%
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.054
- Faceoff win %75.0%
- Draw Equity /100+0.230
Usage
- Ice time per game10:24
- Offensive-zone start %76.4%
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO979
- Luck Meter+11315th of 828
- Ascension score6043rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Hardest shot77.4
- Offensive-zone time42.7%
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 19 of 19 games through the sequence engine
- −0.030
- Season net
- −0.09xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.64
- Attempts
- 2
- 0.021
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How his goals happened
3 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 33.8 | 1-on-0 | |
| Feb 2, 2026 vs BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 59.4 | — | |
| Jan 27, 2026 vs UTA | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 57.3 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Vilmanis
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Vilmanis apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | 2 | 18:16 | 77% | 58.8% | 50% (1-1) | 30.8% 5:20 | 100.0% 3:25 |
| Anton Lundell | C | 2 | 15:57 | 68% | 50.0% | 50% (1-1) | 54.5% 7:39 | 63.6% 4:37 |
| Niko Mikkola | D | 2 | 10:55 | 46% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 52.2% 12:41 | 59.4% 24:49 |
| Seth Jones | D | 2 | 9:10 | 39% | 57.9% | — (0-0) | 46.4% 14:26 | 63.3% 25:24 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 2 | 7:34 | 32% | 28.6% | 50% (1-1) | 60.6% 16:02 | 71.4% 17:52 |
| Radko Gudas | D | 2 | 6:24 | 27% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 45.7% 17:12 | 64.3% 16:00 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | 2 | 5:49 | 25% | 30.0% | 0% (0-1) | 56.8% 17:47 | 55.0% 17:32 |
| Lars Eller | C | 2 | 5:37 | 24% | 55.6% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 17:59 | 71.4% 16:40 |
| Gustav Forsling | D | 1 | 4:26 | 19% | 28.6% | — (0-0) | 58.3% 6:57 | 70.0% 8:13 |
| Uvis Balinskis | D | 1 | 2:59 | 13% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 35.0% 9:14 | 41.2% 9:53 |
| Garnet Hathaway | RW | 1 | 1:31 | 6% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 53.8% 9:52 | 100.0% 5:56 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | 1 | 1:26 | 6% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 9:57 | 64.3% 11:39 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ SJS | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12:19 | 12:13 | 0:06 | — |
| Sep 29 | @ CAR | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 11:23 | 11:23 | — | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 23:42 | 11:51 | 24 | 23 | 51.1% | 48.6% | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 83% |
| Even strength | 2 | 23:36 | 11:48 | 24 | 23 | 51.1% | 48.6% | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 83% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 23:36 | 11:48 | 24 | 23 | 51.1% | 48.6% | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 83% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:06 | 0:06 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | FLA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 7 | 3 | 11:51 |
| 2025-26 | FLA | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 15 | 20.0% | 38 | 5 | 10:24 |
Sandis Vilmanis news
- 'I've Got Lots Of Faith In That Young Man,' Sandis Vilmanis Earns Top Nine Role To Start Panthers 2026-27 NHL SeasonYahoo
- Sandis Vilmanis' 'awesome year' leads to a big Florida Panthers opportunityMiami Herald
- Sandis Vilmanis Ready for Breakout NHL Season with the Florida Panthersbvmsports.com
- Florida Panthers Ready to Unleash Sandis VilmanisYahoo Sports
- Sandis Vilmanis Statsnhl.com
- Sandis Vilmanis Homenhl.com
- NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, and ArizonaNHLRumors.com
- Sandis Vilmanis News: Signs two-year extensionRotoWire
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.