The Vegas Golden Knights are going back to a familiar face, and this time it’s Victor Olofsson.
TSN’s Darren Dreger was first to report the signing, noting, “Expect the VGK to sign Victor Olofsson.”
Olofsson gives Vegas a winger who already knows the place. In his first run with the Golden Knights in 2024-25, he put up 15 goals and 14 assists, including six goals and two assists on the power play. That shot mattered, and it’s a big part of why this reunion makes sense.
Last season, the Swedish winger split time between the Colorado Avalanche and the Calgary Flames and finished with 13 goals and 18 assists. The production is steady, but what Vegas is really buying here is a clean fit: another scorer on the wing, another weapon for the power play, and more depth in the forward group.
That’s been the need all along. With Pavel Dorofeyev traded to the New York Rangers, the Golden Knights were looking for a shooter to replace some of that punch. Olofsson isn’t likely to match Dorofeyev’s 37-goal outburst from last season - especially when his career high is 28 - but he does bring a proven scoring touch and a hard shot that can help the bottom six settle in.
Vegas has made a habit of circling back to old names in recent years. Reilly Smith returned from the New York Rangers with that Original Misfit feel, and Dylan Coghlan came back too, hat trick and all. Now Olofsson joins that list, and the Golden Knights have another reunion on their hands.
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