Pavel Igorevich Dorofeyev (; born 26 October 2000) is a Russian professional

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winger currently playing for the

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of the

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(NHL). Dorofeyev was selected in the third round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, 79th overall, by the Golden Knights.

Playing career

Dorofeyev played as a youth in his native Russia within the junior ranks of

Metallurg Magnitogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk () is a professional ice hockey club based in Magnitogorsk, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club also competed in the Champions Hockey League (2008–09), Champion ...

. 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 Traktor Chelyabinsk, also known as Traktor, or HC Traktor Chelyabinsk, () is a professional ice hockey club based in Chelyabinsk, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). From 1967 to 2009, the te ...

in exchange for Vladislav Semin on 11 June 2020. He began the

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season, with Chelaybinsk affiliate,

Chelmet Chelyabinsk Chelmet Chelyabinsk () is a professional ice hockey team in the VHL. Based in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and affiliated with the Kontinental Hockey League's Traktor Chelyabinsk, Chelmet plays its home games at Yunost Sports Palace. History The team w ...

of the

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(VHL), posting 8 goals and 17 points through 36 regular season games. He made his lone KHL appearance with Traktor Chelyabinsk in a 4–2 victory over

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on 7 October 2020. 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. He was then assigned to join the Golden Knights' new AHL affiliate, the

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, in their training camp. Dorofeyev made his NHL debut with Vegas in their 2021–22 season opening game, a 4–3 victory over the

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. After spending most of the and seasons with Henderson, Dorofeyev was again recalled to Vegas' roster in March 2023; he then recorded his first NHL point and first NHL goal on 12 March 2023, with an assist on a

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first-period goal later followed by a go-ahead deflection goal off his helmet in the third period. After recording seven goals and nine points in 18 games played during the 2022–23 season, and with his three-year entry-level contract expiring, Dorofeyev signed a one-year extension with Vegas on July 19, 2023. After a career-high 47 games in the 2023–24 season, Dorofeyev signed a further two-year extension with Vegas on July 2, 2024. Dorofeyev scored his first career

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on January 14, 2025, recording a

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across the second and third periods of a 5–3 Golden Knights loss to the

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. Just two months later, on March 20, he scored his second hat trick, contributing three goals in a 5–1 Golden Knights victory over the

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, and in the process recording the first 30-goal season of his career.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorofeyev, Pavel 2000 births Living people Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk players Chelmet Chelyabinsk players Henderson Silver Knights players Ice hockey people from Sverdlovsk Oblast Metallurg Magnitogorsk players Russian ice hockey forwards Sportspeople from Nizhny Tagil Stalnye Lisy players Traktor Chelyabinsk players Vegas Golden Knights draft picks Vegas Golden Knights players