Pavel Dorofeyev News

Dorofeyev drew into the lineup for Game 5 but will immediately come out for Game 6. Keegan Kolesar will replace him in the Golden Knights' bottom-6.

Dorofeyev has yet to appear in this year's post-season but will make his playoff debut on Wednesday as he draws into the lineup for Game 5. The 23-year-old is expected to draw into Vegas' second line and had 13 goals, 24 points, 97 SOG, 12 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus in 47 games played.

Dorofeyev missed the Golden Knights' previous game due to an undisclosed injury but will return to the lineup on Thursday vs. Seattle as he replaces Paul Cotter. The 23-year-old rookie has impressed during his brief showings with the Golden Knights this year, with nine goals, 16 points, 69 SOG, and his +6 plus/minus through 33 games played.

Paul Cotter will replace Dorofoyev on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning as the forward deals with a minor undisclosed ailment. Dorofeyev played the last four games for the Golden Knights, tallying two points (2G / 0A) and six shots on goal.

Dorofeyev has been out since January 26th due to an upper-body injury but has been activated from Injured Reserve and is expected to return on Saturday. The 23-year-old left-winger will be a welcome addition to the injured Golden Knights lineup, as he had seven goals, 14 points, 63 SOG, four PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 29 games played.

Dorofeyev has not played since before the All-Star break, missing four games with an upper-body injury. The 23-year-old left-winger surpassed his previous career high in games played and points in a season as he's racked up seven goals, 14 points, 63 SOG, and a +5 plus/minus thus far in 29 games played.

Dorofeyev missed the Golden Knight's previous game before the All-Star break and is expected to return to Vegas' practice on Monday but will not be ready to return on Tuesday. The 23-year-old left-winger surpassed his previous career high in games played and points in a season as he's racked up seven goals, 14 points, 63 SOG, and a +5 plus/minus thus far in 29 games played.

Keegan Kolesar will not play on Tuesday due to an undisclosed injury, allowing Dorofeyev to re-enter the lineup for only the second time in the last month. Dorofeyev has six points (2G / 4A) in 13 games this season while averaging 13:01 time-on-ice.

Dorofeyev had seven goals, two assists, 40 SOG, six PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 18 games with Vegas in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $825,000 contract extension. The 22-year-old left-winger made his NHL debut in 2021-22 but had a short two game showing where he failed to pick up any points. He is expected to make a full-time impact in 2023-24 as part of Vegas' bottom-six and is giving value to the Golden Knights after being drafted in the 3rd round of the 2019 NHL Draft (79th overall).

Dorofeyev has six goals, six assists, 24 PIMs and is a -3 plus/minus through 21 games with Henderson (AHL) but will be recalled Friday for the first time this season to join the Vegas Golden Knights. The 22-year-old had previously played two NHL games in 2021-22, but failed to pick up a point.

Dorofeyev was a third-round pick of the Golden Knights in 2019 and is set to make his NHL debut vs. the Kraken. Vegas will likely be without Mattias Janmark, Will Carrier, Nicolas Roy and Brett Howden, which opened the door for the 20-year-old winger. Dorofeyev had nine goals and four assists (13 points) in 24 AHL games last year.