Golden Knights trade leading goal scorer to New York Rangers

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The Golden Knights pulled off a stunner on the first day of the NHL Draft, trading pending restricted free agent Pavel Dorofeyev to the New York Rangers.

/ Las Vegas Review-Journal

June 26, 2026 - 5:03 pm

A shocker connected the archetypal nighttime of the NHL Draft.

The Vegas Golden Knights traded starring extremity scorer Pavel Dorofeyev to the New York Rangers.

The Knights acquired the 26th wide prime successful this draft, the No. 92 prime successful the 3rd circular and a top-10 protected first-round prime successful 2028.

Dorofeyev led the Knights with 37 goals past play and has scored 72 the past 2 seasons. He was acceptable to beryllium a restricted escaped cause connected Wednesday.

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