Victor Olofsson To Rejoin Golden Knights Lineup In Place Of Injured Forward

Vegas Golden Knights forward Victor Olofsson will rejoin the lineup in place of Pavel Dorofeyev, who suffered an injury in Game 5. 

Olofsson played the first three games of the series before he was taken out of the lineup for veteran Tanner Pearson. In three games, Olofsson failed to record a point and mustered just three shots on goal. 

Although the first three games of his NHL playoffs career haven't gone as he would have liked, he possesses a threat every shift due to his lethal shot. So much so that despite serving as a healthy scratch for the previous two games, he'll step right onto the top power play unit where Dorofeyev was playing. 

He won't, however, take his spot on the top line. Mark Stone will join Jack Eichel and William Karlsson on the first line, with Olofsson joining the second line next to Tomas Hertl and Brandon Saad. 

"Great opportunity for me. It's always tough watching games from the sidelines, so I'm really excited to be back in there," said Olofsson.

At the moment, Dorofeyev has been announced day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Teams rarely release the ailment a player is suffering from during the playoffs. 

Cassidy did not have any updates on Dorofeyev yesterday, mentioning that the team did not skate and he would find out more soon. The unfortunate information he did find out is that Dorofeyev, the team's leading goal scorer, cannot play Game 6.

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