The New York Rangers have struck a deal to bring forward Pavel Dorofeyev over from the Vegas Golden Knights, sending multiple draft picks in return — including a first-round selection from the 2026 NHL Draft that got underway Friday.
According to reports from The Athletic and the New York Post, the Rangers gave up the 26th overall pick on Friday night, along with the 92nd overall pick in the third round and a conditional 2028 first-round pick that carries top-10 protection.
Dorofeyev, who is 25 years old, is heading to New York fresh off the strongest campaign of his NHL career. He appeared in all 82 regular-season games for Vegas, setting new personal bests with 37 goals, 27 assists, and 64 total points. He kept up that production into the postseason as well, contributing 12 goals and four assists across 22 playoff games during the Golden Knights’ run.
Originally selected by Vegas in the third round of the 2019 NHL Draft — early in the franchise’s history — Dorofeyev made his league debut with just two games during the 2021-22 season. Over parts of five seasons and 231 career games, he has built up an impressive 149-point total, made up of 92 goals and 57 assists.
