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Updated · NHL.com · Jun 27Rangers Land 37-Goal Pavel Dorofeyev for 2 Firsts and a Third
3 articles · Updated · NHL.com · Jun 27Summary
- New York sent Vegas the No. 26 and No. 92 picks in 2026 plus a conditional 2028 first-rounder to acquire winger Pavel Dorofeyev.
- Dorofeyev, 25, is coming off an 82-game breakout season with 37 goals and 64 points, including 20 power-play goals—second-most in the NHL.
- Vegas also got 12 playoff goals from him in 22 games during its run to the Stanley Cup Final, underscoring the scoring punch the Rangers are buying.
- Across 231 NHL games, all with the Golden Knights, Dorofeyev has 149 points and ranks second on Vegas in goals since the 2022-23 season.
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Can Pavel Dorofeyev's massive $77 million contract single-handedly save the struggling New York Rangers? Having traded their star scorer, who will the Golden Knights now target with their newfound draft capital and cap space? Is this blockbuster the first major casualty of the NHL's strict new salary cap and LTIR rules?