Pavel Dorofeyev

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In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Igorevich and the family name is Dorofeyev.

Pavel Dorofeyev
Dorofeyev with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2024
Born (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 25)
Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Vegas Golden Knights
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Traktor Chelyabinsk
NHL draft 79th overall, 2019
Vegas Golden Knights
Playing career 2018–present

Pavel Igorevich Dorofeyev (Russian: Павел Игоревич Дорофеев; born 26 October 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Dorofeyev was selected in the third round of the 2019 NHL entry draft, 79th overall, by the Golden Knights.

Playing career

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Dorofeyev with the Golden Knights in 2023.

Dorofeyev played as a youth in his native Russia within the junior ranks of Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Following his second season in the KHL with Metallurg in 2019–20, Dorofeyev was traded by the club along with three other prospects to Traktor Chelyabinsk in exchange for Vladislav Semin on 11 June 2020.[2]

He began the 2020–21 season, with Chelaybinsk affiliate, Chelmet Chelyabinsk of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL), posting eight goals and 17 points through 36 regular season games. He made his lone KHL appearance with Traktor Chelyabinsk in a 4–2 victory over Kunlun Red Star on 7 October 2020.[3]

With the pandemic-delayed North American season approaching, Dorofeyev ended his contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk and was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on 25 January 2021.[4] He was then assigned to join the Golden Knights' new AHL affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights, in their training camp.[5]

Dorofeyev made his NHL debut with Vegas in their 2021–22 season opening game, a 4–3 victory over the Seattle Kraken.[6] After spending most of the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons with Henderson, Dorofeyev was again recalled to Vegas' roster in March 2023;[7] he then recorded his first NHL point and first NHL goal on 12 March 2023, with an assist on a William Karlsson first-period goal later followed by a go-ahead deflection goal off his helmet in the third period.[8][9]

After recording seven goals and nine points in 18 games played during the 2022–23 season, and with his entry-level contract expiring, Dorofeyev signed a one-year extension with Vegas on 19 July 2023.[10] After a career-high 47 games in the 2023–24 season, Dorofeyev signed a further two-year extension with Vegas on 1 July 2024.[11]

Dorofeyev scored his first career hat trick on 14 January 2025, recording a natural hat trick across the second and third periods of a 5–3 loss to the Nashville Predators.[12] Just two months later, on 20 March, he scored his second hat trick, contributing three goals in a 5–1 victory over the Boston Bruins, and in the process recording the first 30-goal season of his career.[13] In Vegas' 2025–26 season opener, Dorofeyev recorded his third career hat trick, scoring all three of his goals in the second period of a 6–5 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings.[14] After scoring again in each of his next two games, for a total of five goals in three games, Dorofeyev was named the NHL's First Star of the Week for opening week of the season.[15]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18 Stalnye Lisy MHL 48 19 20 39 14 5 2 1 3 6
2018–19 Stalnye Lisy MHL 19 17 14 31 14 3 0 2 2 0
2018–19 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 23 1 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 48 4 3 7 2 4 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Stalnye Lisy MHL 3 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2020–21 Chelmet Chelyabinsk VHL 36 8 9 17 25 — — — — —
2020–21 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2020–21 Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk MHL 2 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
2020–21 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 24 9 4 13 8 5 2 0 2 0
2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2021–22 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 63 27 25 52 34 2 1 0 1 4
2022–23 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 32 9 8 17 30 — — — — —
2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 18 7 2 9 6 — — — — —
2023–24 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 47 13 11 24 12 1 0 0 0 0
2024–25 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 82 35 17 52 30 8 1 1 2 2
KHL totals 72 5 4 9 6 8 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 149 55 30 85 50 9 1 1 2 2

International

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Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Russia
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Czech Republic
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Russia U18 6th 5 2 2 4 2
2020 Russia WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 1 4 2
Junior totals 12 5 3 8 4

References

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  1. ^ "Pavel Dorofeyev player profile". eliteprospects.com. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Дорофеев, Шешин, Буйван и Бабинцев перешли в "Трактор"" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. 11 June 2020. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Traktor 4, Red Star 2" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ "VGK sign forward Pavel Dorofeyev to entry-level contract". Vegas Golden Knights. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Golden Knights sign Dorofeyev, assign to Silver Knights". Twitter. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. ^ Gotz, Ben (12 October 2021). "Golden Knights prospect makes NHL debut against Kraken". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Earns promotion". CBS Sports. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Patera stops 30 in NHL debut, Golden Knights recover to defeat Blues". nhl.com. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Dorofeyev's 1st NHL goal helps Golden Knights top Blues 5-3". ESPN.com. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Sign Forward Pavel Dorofeyev to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Samsonov signs 1-year, $1.8 million contract with Golden Knights". NHL.com. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  12. ^ Stanley, Robby (15 January 2025). "Predators hold off Golden Knights despite Dorofeyev's 1st hat trick". NHL.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  13. ^ Field Level Media (21 March 2025). "Pavel Dorofeyev's hat trick helps Golden Knights blast Bruins". Reuters. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  14. ^ Delos Santos, Paul (9 October 2025). "Kings rally for shootout win against Golden Knights". NHL.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Dorofeyev leads 3 Stars of the Week". NHL.com. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
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