Belarusian Vitaly Pinchuk Scored His First NHL Goal

• 6.11.2026, 9:33

The league's official account reacted to the Belarusian forward's success.

The NHL's official account on X posted about the first goal scored by Belarusian forward Vitaliy Pinchuk in the league, according to belarushockey.com.

— What a way to score your first goal! “Congratulations, Vitaly Pinchuk!” reads the league’s statement.

Pinchuk scored in the 15th minute of the game against the Colorado Avalanche. It took the forward 7 games and just over a month to open his NHL scoring account.

He became the 13th Belarusian and the second native of Zhlobin to score a goal in the league.