Rangers’ Dorofeyev relishes pressure of living up to big new contract

Oct 9, 2026, 10:56 AM ET|Comments (0)

from Daily Faceoff, by Matt Larkin,

Pavel Dorofeyev experienced one of the lowest lows an NHL player can reach. Then, at least in theory, things got worse.

It was late June, and he was feeling the fresh sting of losing in the Stanley Cup Final, his Vegas Golden Knights winning 14 of the 16 games required to lift the chalice but falling to the Carolina Hurricanes . He’d done his part to help the championship push to the best of his ability, scoring 12 goals in 22 games, but it wasn’t enough.

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