Michael Latta is already paying dividends for Färjestad after signing a free-agent contract with the SHL team on November 14.

Latta, in his SHL debut, scored 17:44 into the first period to give Färjestad a 3-0 lead over Skellefteå.

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Vilken debut! Michael Latta gör sitt första SHL-mål #twittpuck #SHL @farjestad_bk pic.twitter.com/yw7HhO1d58

— C More Sport (@cmoresport) November 28, 2019

Latta forced a turnover in the neutral zone, skated the puck into the offensive zone after taking a pass from a teammate, and beat Skellefteå goaltender far-side for the pretty goal.

Michael Latta gör sitt första mål i SHL för Färjestad. #SHL #fbkse pic.twitter.com/OWYKdX2hSQ

— Anton Johansson (@antonj85) November 28, 2019

And yes, I am happy to report #LattaFace returned.

Congratulations, Latts. Welcome back to the scoresheet!

Headline photo: @cmoresport