Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Pots lone goal in loss
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Dorofeyev scored a power-play goal on three shots in Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Kraken.
Dorofeyev is up to five goals and 12 shots on net through three games this season. He's scored four of those goals with the man advantage. While he's no Alex Ovechkin, Dorofeyev is emerging as one of the most reliable goal scorers in fantasy early in 2025-26. He'll slow down at some point, but the Golden Knights' offense is strong and deep, so he should still find plenty of ways to get involved throughout the campaign.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Ripples twine again
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Dorofeyev scored a power-play goal on four shots in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sharks.
Dorofeyev is poised to be a menace to opposing teams as the finisher on the Golden Knights' top power-play unit, at least until they find a way to shut him down. He's already got four goals (three on the power play) over two contests this season while adding nine shots on net. The 24-year-old's third-line role at even strength isn't a concern -- he's a gifted scorer in a deep offense and will get plenty of looks, especially against defenses that lack the resources to match Vegas' depth.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Posts hat trick in opener
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Dorofeyev scored three goals, including two on the power play, in Wednesday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Kings.
Dorofeyev scored all three goals in the second period to help the Golden Knights erase an early 2-0 deficit. The 24-year-old winger is picking up right where he left off after a 35-goal, 52-point effort in the 2024-25 regular season. He's doing it from a middle-six role for now, but the Vegas offense can easily roll three scoring lines. He'll have high-end potential as long as he's on the top power-play unit, which is where he scored 13 of his goals last year. Dorofeyev may have flown under the radar in fantasy after battling a lower-body injury during the preseason, but he won't linger on the waiver wire for long if he continues to score regularly.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Cleared to play Wednesday
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Dorofeyev (lower body) is available for Wednesday's Opening Night matchup against the Kings, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.
Dorofeyev was officially labeled a game-time decision for Wednesday's regular-season opener, but head coach Bruce Cassidy indicated Tuesday that he expected the 24-year-old to play. Dorofeyev led the Golden Knights with 35 goals last year, and he also racked up 17 assists, 37 blocked shots, 30 PIM and 28 hits while averaging 16:32 of ice time across 82 regular-season appearances. He'll serve in a middle-six capacity to begin the 2025-26 campaign and should see plenty of work with the man advantage once again this year after he averaged a career-high 2:10 of power-play ice time last season.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Game-time call for Wednesday
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Dorofeyev (lower body) will be a game-time decision for Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Kings, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.
Dorofeyev participated in Tuesday's practice and is likely to receive clearance to return to the lineup after missing some time during the preseason. He compiled 35 goals, 52 points and 254 shots on net across 82 regular-season appearances in 2024-25. Dorofeyev will likely occupy a middle-six role and could see time on the top power-play combination this campaign.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Offically ruled out Friday
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Dorofeyev (lower body) will miss the preseason finale versus the Sharks on Friday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.
Dorofeyev was on the ice Friday but won't be in the lineup for the Knights. While the team hasn't offered a firm recovery timeline yet, the fact that he is back on the ice could clear the way for the winger to suit up in the season opener versus Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Making progress in recovery
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Dorofeyev (lower body) will not play in Tuesday's exhibition matchup versus the Avalanche, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Head coach Bruce Cassidy relayed Monday that Dorofeyev is progressing in his recovery from a lower-body injury, but he isn't sure if the left-shot winger will draw into the lineup Wednesday against the Avalanche or Friday versus the Sharks. The Golden Knights open the regular season against the Kings on Oct. 8.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Ruled out Friday
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Dorofeyev (lower body) skated Thursday but won't be in the lineup to face the Sharks on Friday, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Dorofeyev is coming off a career year with the Knights last season in which he generated 35 goals, 17 helpers and 17 power-play points in 82 games -- all of which were career highs. With the addition of Mitch Marner, the 24-year-old Dorofeyev could find himself dropped to a third-line role, which may limit his chances of repeating these numbers in 2025-26.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Traveling with team
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Dorofeyev (undisclosed) will travel with the team to Edmonton ahead of Game 3, according to Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Friday.
Dorofeyev has missed three straight postseason outings and should be considered a game-time decision Saturday in Game 3. Dorofeyev had 35 goals and 17 assists across 82 regular-season appearances and had one goal and one assist in five playoff games before the injury. Look for Dorofeyev to return to the top line, alongside Jack Eichel and Mark Stone, should he be cleared to play against the Oilers.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Will miss Game 2
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Dorofeyev (undisclosed) won't play in Game 2 against Edmonton on Thursday, according to Jesse Granger of The Athletic.
It will be Dorofeyev's third consecutive game on the shelf. He had 35 goals and 52 points across 82 regular-season outings. Dorofeyev has also supplied a goal and an assist in five playoff appearances this year. Victor Olofsson is likely to remain in a middle-six role due to Dorofeyev's continued absence.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Doesn't practice Wednesday
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Dorofeyev (undisclosed) didn't participate in Wednesday's practice and is still day-to-day, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Dorofeyev has missed Vegas' past two games due to the injury. He has a goal and two points in five playoff outings and recorded 35 goals and 52 points across 82 regular-season appearances in 2024-25. Victor Olofsson has been serving in a middle-six capacity due to Dorofeyev's absence, and that's likely to continue in Game 2 versus Edmonton on Thursday if Dorofeyev isn't ready to return.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Won't play Tuesday
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Dorofeyev (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup for Game 1 against the Oilers on Tuesday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.
Dorofeyev will miss his second straight game due to his lingering undisclosed injury. In five postseason appearances, the 24-year-old winger notched one goal and one assist -- both with the man advantage -- to go with 18 shots, three hits and two blocks. With Dorofeyev on the shelf, Victor Olofsson should continue to see minutes in a middle-six role.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Still day-to-day
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Dorofeyev (undisclosed) didn't participate in Saturday's practice and remains day-to-day ahead of Round 2 of the playoffs, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.
Dorofeyev sat out Thursday's series-clinching 3-2 win over Minnesota in Game 6 after getting hurt in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime victory. He has one goal and an assist in five postseason outings after producing 35 tallies and 52 points across 82 regular-season appearances in 2024-25. If Dorofeyev returns for Game 1 versus Edmonton, Tanner Pearson and Victor Olofsson are candidates to come out of the lineup.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Nets power-play marker
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Dorofeyev scored a power-play goal on three shots in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Wild in Game 1.
Dorofeyev was the Golden Knights' team leader with 35 goals in the regular season, and he's not done scoring yet. He restored a lead for Vegas with his tally at 13:33 of the second period. The 24-year-old winger has scored in three straight contests. He saw just 13:23 of ice time Sunday and could see more sheltered minutes during the playoffs, but he should continue to be a factor on the power play, where he had 13 goals and 17 points during the regular season.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Opens scoring Tuesday
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Dorofeyev scored a goal on four shots in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Flames.
Dorofeyev snapped a four-game point drought in this contest. He struck early, scoring just 5:25 into the game. The 24-year-old winger is up to 34 goals, 51 points, 247 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating through 81 appearances. Dorofeyev shouldn't fly too far under the radar in playoff fantasy formats, especially when occupying a top-six role on a top-seeded team.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: One of each in loss
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Dorofeyev scored a goal on four shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Oilers.
Dorofeyev scored for the second time in three games, while the assist was his first since March 11. The winger was electric last month, earning seven goals and 10 points over 14 contests. For the season, he's up to 32 goals, 49 points, 224 shots on net and a minus-1 rating over 74 appearances, more than doubling his 24-point output from the 2023-24 regular season.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Strikes on power play
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Dorofeyev scored a power-play goal in Friday's 5-3 win over the Blackhawks.
Dorofeyev has seven goals and two assists over his last 10 outings, with three of those tallies coming on the power play. The 24-year-old winger is up to 31 goals, 47 points, 218 shots on net and a minus-3 rating through 72 contests overall. He's been a breakout player this season, good for about two points every three games while playing on the second line.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Adds power-play assist in win
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Dorofeyev registered a power-play assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
Dorofeyev had the secondary helper on Jack Eichel's tally in the first period. Over his previous seven contests, Dorofeyev had been limited to two goals, and he hadn't registered a power-play point since Feb. 2 versus the Rangers. The 24-year-old winger is up to 38 points (14 on the power play), 179 shots on net, 30 blocked shots and a minus-8 rating through 61 outings this season.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Provides helper Thursday
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Dorofeyev notched an assist in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.
Dorofeyev logged eight goals and five assists over the last 10 contests of January. The winger's surge comes alongside an 11-game point streak by linemate Tomas Hertl. Dorofeyev has been pretty good in his own right with 22 tallies, 12 helpers, 153 shots on net and a minus-6 rating through 52 outings this season. As long as he's in the top six and on the first power-play unit, Dorofeyev should be capable of staying productive enough to help in fantasy.
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Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: One of each in overtime loss
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Dorofeyev scored a power-play goal on two shots and added an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Stars.
Dorofeyev was held off the scoresheet in the previous two contests. The winger has eight goals and four assists over his last nine outings, a span that includes four multi-point efforts. He's up to 22 goals, 33 points, 152 shots on net and a minus-7 rating over 51 appearances. Dorofeyev was cold in December and early January, but he's gotten himself back on track and should remain a solid winger to roster in most fantasy formats.
