Victor Olofsson News

Olofsson has not played in nearly three weeks, but appears to be inching closer to a return after practicing in a non-contact jersey. The 31-year-old Swedish forward was off to a strong start to the 2026-27 season, scoring five points (4G / 1A) in four games, including deployment on the team's top powerplay unit.

Olofsson played 10:48 of ice time in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken but exited the game with an undisclosed injury. The 31-year-old Swedish forward was off to a strong start to the 2026-27 season, scoring five points (4G / 1A) in four games, including a recent promotion to the Golden Knights' top power-play unit. Trevor Connelly took Olofsson's spot on the Golden Knights' top power-play unit at practice on Thursday.

Olofsson played 10:48 time-on-ice in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken, but exited the game with an undisclosed injury. The 31-year-old Swedish forward is off to a strong start to the 2026-27 season, scoring five points (4G / 1A) through four games, including a recent promotion onto the Golden Knights' top powerplay unit. The team has yet to provide an update.

The Golden Knights will try to supplement some of the offence they lost by trading Pavel Dorofeyev to the New York Rangers and signing Victor Olofsson to a one-year deal. The 30-year-old Swedish forward scored 31 points (13G / 18A) last season in 78 games between the Colorado Avalanche and Calgary Flames.

Olofsson has shown stints of an impressive offensive abilities over the course of his career, but has struggled staying consistent, a trend that has continued since joining the Flames at the trade deadline. The 30-year-old forward has six points (2G / 4A) in 14 games with Calgary.

Calgary acquired Victor Olofsson, Max Curran, a 2028 1st round pick, and a conditional 2nd round pick from Colorado for Nazem Kadri (20% retained) and a 2027 4th round pick ahead of the NHL trade deadline on Friday. The 30-year-old Olofsson will make his Flames' debut on Monday against the Washington Capitals, replacing John Beecher. Olofsson averaged 13:20 time-on-ice and had 25 points (11G / 14A) in 60 games with Colorado this season.

Olofsson was productive in brief stints with Colorado's top powerplay unit, but has primarily been a bottom-six player with the team this season. The 30-year-old Swedish forward has 25 points (11G / 14A) in 60 games. He scored a career-high 49 points (20G / 29A) in 72 games with the Buffalo Sabres in the 2021-22 season.

Colorado added some much-needed offensive depth on Wednesday with the signing of Victor Olofsson on a one-year, $1.575 million contract. The 30-year-old right-winger had 15 goals and 29 points in 56 games with Vegas in 2024-25 after spending the previous six campaigns in with the Buffalo Sabres. He is expected to play a top-nine role in Colorado and should see some power-play time on the second unit, despite that unit rarely seeing the ice.

With Pavel Dorofeyev battling an undisclosed injury, Olofsson will re-enter the Vegas lineup on Thursday for Game 6. The 29-year-old Olofsson has been sidelined the previous two games. He has zero points and -1 plus/minus through three games this postseason.

Olofsson is battling an illness and will miss Thursday's game against the Seattle Kraken. The 29-year-old Olofsson has 27 points (14G / 13A) in 54 games this season.

Olofsson is battling an illness and his status for Thursday's game against the Seattle Kraken is up in the air. The 29-year-old Olofsson has 27 points (14G / 13A) in 54 games this season.