Pavel
Dorofeyev
R · NYR · Two-way · Elite
- PAL
- 97
- WAR
- 3.3
- Value
- 99
- PTS
- 64
2025-26№ 23 / 615
Pavel Dorofeyev (New York Rangers) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Pavel Dorofeyev
#16RPlays: Right wing · 0% of faceoffs
New York Rangers
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 88 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : October 25, 2000 · Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Drafted : 2019 · VGK · round 3, pick #79
Contract : $11,000,000 · 2026-27 → 2032-33 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $13,000,000NMC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York Rangers | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 24 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 30 |
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 47 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | Vegas Golden Knights | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 249 | 98 | 62 | 160 | 76 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 22 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 31 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | |
Pavel Dorofeyev: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 37 G, 27 A, 64 PTS, -3 +/-, 17:36 TOI. WAR 3.3 (23rd of 615) · PAL 97, elite.
In 2025-26, Pavel Dorofeyev, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 97 out of 100 (elite), and his WAR of 3.3 ranks 23rd among 615 regulars, among the league's elite.
His strengths: shooting (99, among the best in the league), creation (94, among the best in the league) and power play (94, among the best in the league). On the other hand, penalty kill (17, well below average) and discipline (19, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+8.0); his biggest cost: penalties (-0.7).
An improvement on 2024-25, when his PAL was 93; his WAR, though, went from 3.5 to 3.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 99 (exceptional value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Pavel Dorofeyev's story
Growing up in Nizhny Tagil, Pavel Dorofeyev developed through local ranks before moving into Metallurg Magnitogorsk's junior system, where he eventually made his KHL debut on 26 November 2018. After two professional seasons with Metallurg, he was traded on 11 June 2020 — alongside three other prospects — to Traktor Chelyabinsk in a deal that brought Vladislav Semin to Magnitogorsk.
In the 2020–21 campaign he spent much of his time with Chelmet Chelyabinsk in the VHL, recording eight goals and 17 points across 36 regular-season games, and made a single KHL appearance for Traktor in a 4–2 win over Kunlun Red Star on 7 October 2020. Seeking a North American opportunity, he ended his contract with Traktor and signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Vegas Golden Knights on 25 January 2021, then joined the Henderson Silver Knights at training camp.
Dorofeyev made his NHL debut in Vegas' season opener on 12 October 2021. He split time between Henderson and Vegas over the next seasons before breaking through offensively in March 2023: on 12 March he recorded his first NHL assist and later deflected what became his first NHL goal. He finished the 2022–23 season with seven goals and nine points in 18 NHL games.
Contract extensions followed — a one-year deal on 19 July 2023 and a two-year extension on 1 July 2024 — and his production climbed. He scored his first career hat trick on 14 January 2025, added a second hat trick on 20 March which helped him reach a 30-goal season, and opened 2025–26 with a third career hat trick in the season opener, earning the NHL's First Star of the Week for that opening week.
In the 2026 playoffs Dorofeyev added his first postseason hat trick; his third goal in Game 5 tied the contest late in regulation and the team won in double overtime, helping Vegas reach the Stanley Cup Final where they fell to Carolina in six games. On 26 June 2026 he was traded to the New York Rangers for draft picks and four days later signed a seven-year, $77 million contract with New York.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 16:54
- PP TOI/GP
- 2:50
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.61
- EV points
- 6
- Hits
- 7
- Blocks
- 5
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 51.9 %
- Off. zone starts
- 32.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
59between 36 and 81 (80% range)
- Goals
- 32
- Assists
- 27
- Games
- 80
So far: 11 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.77 pts per game (last season: 0.78).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.51 in 23-24, 0.78 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 93 → 97
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 25: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 78 %
89
High-end
- SK
- Skating
- 64
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 71
- Confidence 81 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 82
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 71
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 61
- Confidence 81 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 64
- Confidence 59 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 65
- Confidence 81 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 76
- Confidence 78 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 95
- Confidence 78 %
- DF
- Defense
- 89
- Confidence 75 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 49
- Confidence 57 %
- EX
- Experience
- 72
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating64
- Top speed (35 %)36 · 74
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)3.424 · 62
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.6 · 62
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.4 · 62
ST — Strength71
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.826 · 73
- Body mass (50 %)-0.41 · 72
EN — Endurance82
- Ice time per game (45 %)15.8 · 79
- Total ice time (20 %)1,389 · 86
- Shift length (15 %)50.7 · 87
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.2 · 73
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.631 · 79
DU — Durability71
- Share of games played (100 %)0.794 · 71
CK — Checking61
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.041 · 57
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.017 · 63
- Season volume (10 %)3.332 · 63
FG — Fighting64
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.697 · 64
DI — Discipline65
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.015 · 64
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.586 · 78
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.497 · 57
PA — Passing76
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.676 · 75
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.417 · 71
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.067 · 74
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)5.855 · 88
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.416 · 71
SC — Scoring95
- Goals /60 (25 %)1.467 · 90
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)1.171 · 91
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)1.239 · 90
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.831 · 86
- xG per shot (10 %)0.082 · 82
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)18.5 · 87
DF — Defense89
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.153 · 90
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.187 · 86
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.283 · 94
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.036 · 74
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.607 · 74
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.7 · 85
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.781 · 64
PS — Penalty shot49
- Shootouts (60 %)28.7 · 46
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience72
- Career regular-season games (65 %)77
- Career playoff games (25 %)65
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall89
- SC · Scoring (28 %)95
- PA · Passing (22 %)76
- DF · Defense (18 %)89
- SK · Skating (12 %)64
- EN · Endurance (8 %)82
- DI · Discipline (5 %)65
- ST · Strength (4 %)71
- CK · Checking (3 %)61
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 89 | 64 | 95 | 89 |
| 2024-25 | 84 | 57 | 91 | 89 |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 49 | 85 | 84 |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 40 | 84 | 78 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
3.3
wins above replacement
23 of 615
PAL Rating
97/ 100
Performance · Elite
13 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
99/ 100
Exceptional value
1.84 M$ · expected PAL 46
ProfileTwo-wayStrong at both ends
- Offense
- 97
- Defense
- 88
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- Offense
- 86
- Creation
- 94
- Shooting
- 99
- Possession
- 83
- Defense
- 91
- Discipline
- 19
- Power play
- 94
- Penalty kill
- 17
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VGK | 3.3 | 97 | 99 | 1.84 M$ |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 3.5 | 93 | 97 | 1.84 M$ |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 0.9 | 79 | 89 | 0.83 M$ |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 0.5 | 77 | 87 | 0.93 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
58/ 100
Average
better than 58% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
51/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
56/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Why 58, higher than both scores? Overall IQ isn't an average, it's a rank: 176 of 424 forwards. Few players are good at both ends at once; being so puts Pavel Dorofeyev ahead of almost everyone else.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 63
- Shot selection
- 72
- Penalties drawn
- 6
- Puck management
- 75
Defense
- Takeaways
- 20
- Discipline
- 50
- Safe zone exits
- 86
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VGK | 58 | 51 | 56 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 68 | 36 | 85 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 56 | 52 | 55 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 55 | 85 | 26 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
3.3
wins above replacement
1.4 to 5.3 — 90% interval
23 of 615 forwards
+17.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.7
- EV defense
- +4.0
- Power play
- +2.1
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +8.0
- Penalties
- -0.7
- Average → replacement
- +3.6
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VGK | 83 | 3.3 | 1.4 to 5.3 | 23/615 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 79 | 3.5 | 1.2 to 5.7 | 18/596 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 47 | 0.9 | 0.0 to 2.0 | 168/608 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 18 | 0.5 | -0.3 to 0.9 | 213/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 137.4 km/h69th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.5 km/h61st percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 927th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 47.5 %95th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 74.8 km77th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.87 km62nd percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.4 %93rd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.4 %19th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 35.1 %95th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 5195th percentile | 687th percentile | 11.8 %44th percentile |
| High danger | 2296th percentile | 386th percentile | 13.6 %31st percentile |
| Mid range | 1894th percentile | 396th percentile | 16.7 %66th percentile |
| Long range | 272nd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
🔥 2-game point streak
SEA
PHI
STL
EDM
LAK
OTT
TOR
ANA
CBJ
NJD
TBL
VAN
WSH
NYI
UTA
DET
BOSPavel Dorofeyev: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Pavel Dorofeyev have in 2026-27?
Pavel Dorofeyev has 6 goals and 11 points (5 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Pavel Dorofeyev?
Pavel Dorofeyev is 26 years old: he was born on October 26, 2000.
How tall is Pavel Dorofeyev, and how much does he weigh?
Pavel Dorofeyev is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Pavel Dorofeyev from?
Russia: Pavel Dorofeyev was born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia.
What team does Pavel Dorofeyev play for?
Pavel Dorofeyev plays for the New York Rangers in the NHL, at R, wearing number 16.
Is Pavel Dorofeyev injured?
No: Pavel Dorofeyev is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Pavel Dorofeyev?
Pavel Dorofeyev produced 3.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 23rd of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 97 out of 100: elite for his position.
How much does Pavel Dorofeyev make?
Pavel Dorofeyev earns $1.8M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 99 out of 100 (exceptional value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Pavel Dorofeyev's contract end?
Pavel Dorofeyev's contract runs through the 2032-33 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NMC clause.
Is Pavel Dorofeyev overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 99 out of 100 (exceptional value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Pavel Dorofeyev a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 23rd of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Pavel Dorofeyev getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 93 in 2024-25 to 97 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Pavel Dorofeyev played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Pavel Dorofeyev has 8 points (5 goals, 3 assists).
What are Pavel Dorofeyev's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Pavel Dorofeyev has 249 games, 98 goals, 62 assists and 160 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 64 points in 82 games.
Where was Pavel Dorofeyev drafted?
Pavel Dorofeyev was drafted 79th overall (round 3) by Vegas Golden Knights in 2019.
Is Pavel Dorofeyev better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.60 points per game at home (6 in 10 games) and 0.63 on the road (5 in 8 games).
How does Pavel Dorofeyev perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Pavel Dorofeyev has 31 games and 18 points in his career. His pace (0.58 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.64).
Which player is most similar to Pavel Dorofeyev?
Tom Wilson: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Tom Wilson's page →Is Pavel Dorofeyev a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 59 points in 2026-27, or 0.74 points per game.
What is Pavel Dorofeyev's nationality?
Pavel Dorofeyev is Russian.
What awards has Pavel Dorofeyev won?
NHL First Star of the Week (opening week) — 2025.
Where did Pavel Dorofeyev play before turning pro?
Played in the junior ranks of Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia).
How many points is Pavel Dorofeyev projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 59 points in 80 games in 2026-27 (36 to 81 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his New York Rangers teammates
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