RW · VGK · NHL id 8478109
Victor Olofsson has played 1 game for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 0 assists (1 points) on 2 shots while averaging 13:57 a night (12:29 at even strength, 1:23 on the power play and 0:05 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 83% of his 5v5 minutes with Tomas Hertl and 72% with Trevor Connelly in his only game so far, and the Golden Knights have controlled 59% of shot attempts with Olofsson on the ice (1-1 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Golden Knights' most recent game against CHI he was on L3 with Tomas Hertl and Trevor Connelly and on PP2.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs CHI, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 13:57 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 2 attempts, 2 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at VGK: 2 attempts, 2 on goal, 1 goal, 0.10 expected goals; best chance Victor Olofsson at 0.08 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 78 GP · 31 points vs 37.4 expected
Last 20 games: -36. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 8.8%
- 99.7
- 63.3%
- G vs xG
- 13 / 19.0
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (4 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played78
- Goals13227th of 715
- Assists18292nd of 715
- Points31278th of 715
- Power-play points7211th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal147161st of 715
- Hits18640th of 715
- Blocked shots21576th of 715
- Plus/minus+5194th of 715
- Penalty minutes6670th of 715
- Faceoffs won3392nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)55.1%68th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)54.9%71st of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)54.6%113th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.4%120th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.4%183rd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)54.9%89th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.90350th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.040350th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.32215th of 719
- Faceoff win %33.3%
- Draw Equity /100−0.021
Usage
- Ice time per game13:34516th of 715
- Power-play time per game2:03188th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %57.0%217th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.17179th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO997376th of 719
- Goals above expected−6.0693rd of 715
- Luck Meter−48709th of 828
- Ascension score50180th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.7190th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts108175th of 715
- Hardest shot90.0262nd of 715
- Offensive-zone time45.1%79th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 76 of 78 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.048
- Season net
- −0.69xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.90
- Attempts
- 13
- 0.067
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L1 from L2Jan 21, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Nov 22, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Oct 21, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1May 14, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4May 8, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP1May 6, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 14, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 2, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
38 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 vs CHI | Rush | pass | 1 | 81.7 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2026 vs TBL | Cycle | — | 1 | 60.2 | — | |
| Mar 20, 2026 vs FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 57.5 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2026 @ UTA | Rush | carry | 2* | 52.9 | — | |
| Jan 23, 2026 vs PHI | Rush | carry | 0 | 64.4 | — | |
| Jan 19, 2026 vs WSH | Rebound | — | 0 | 19.5 | rebound | |
| Jan 10, 2026 vs CBJ | Cycle | — | 0 | 26.5 | — | |
| Dec 13, 2025 vs NSH | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 56.6 | — | |
| Nov 16, 2025 vs NYI | Deflection | — | 1 | 52.1 | deflection | |
| Nov 4, 2025 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | loose | 2 | 44.8 | — | |
| Nov 4, 2025 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 3 | 5.8 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2025 vs NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 64.4 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2025 vs NJD | Cycle | — | 4 | 67.3 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2025 vs NJD | Rush | carry | 1 | 66.6 | — | |
| May 8, 2025 vs EDM | Cycle | — | 2* | 57.3 | one-timer | |
| May 8, 2025 vs EDM | Rebound | — | 1* | 67.8 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Apr 16, 2025 @ VAN | Cycle | — | 4* | 57.4 | — | |
| Apr 6, 2025 @ VAN | Rebound | carry | 0 | 51.3 | rebound | |
| Mar 28, 2025 @ CHI | Rush | pass | 2* | 58.5 | — | |
| Mar 28, 2025 @ CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 42.7 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Jan 23, 2025 @ STL | Cycle | — | 4* | 63.4 | — | |
| Jan 18, 2025 @ CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 58.6 | one-timer | |
| Jan 7, 2025 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 41.1 | one-timer | |
| Dec 29, 2024 vs CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 77.2 | one-timer | |
| Dec 15, 2024 @ MIN | Deflection | loose | 1 | 14.2 | — | |
| Dec 15, 2024 @ MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 60.5 | — | |
| Dec 14, 2024 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 49.8 | — | |
| Dec 12, 2024 @ WPG | Rebound | — | 6* | 36.2 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Oct 15, 2024 @ WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 53.4 | one-timer | |
| Oct 9, 2024 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 59.9 | — | |
| Oct 9, 2024 vs COL | Cycle | — | 0 | 61.1 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2024 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 55.1 | — | |
| Mar 14, 2024 vs NYI | Cycle | — | 4* | 22.1 | — | |
| Mar 6, 2024 @ TOR | Rush | carry | 0 | 80.1 | — | |
| Dec 7, 2023 @ BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 66.4 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 3, 2023 vs NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 18.6 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 14, 2023 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 50.4 | — | |
| Nov 14, 2023 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 57.6 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Olofsson
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Olofsson apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Hertl | C | 1 | 10:18 | 83% | 60.0% | 100% (1-0) | 50.0% 2:11 | 0.0% 1:33 |
| Trevor Connelly | LW | 1 | 9:00 | 72% | 60.9% | 50% (1-1) | 50.0% 3:29 | 0.0% 1:14 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | 1 | 5:30 | 44% | 45.5% | — (0-0) | 68.8% 6:59 | 59.3% 11:20 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | 1 | 5:00 | 40% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 7:29 | 57.7% 10:19 |
| Shea Theodore | D | 1 | 4:54 | 39% | 58.3% | 50% (1-1) | 60.0% 7:35 | 61.1% 11:27 |
| Brayden McNabb | D | 1 | 4:23 | 35% | 63.6% | 50% (1-1) | 56.3% 8:06 | 66.7% 12:14 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 1 | 2:40 | 21% | 83.3% | — (0-0) | 52.4% 9:49 | 45.8% 16:27 |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | 1 | 2:35 | 21% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 54.5% 9:54 | 39.1% 14:42 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs CHI | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 13:57 | 12:29 | 1:23 | 0:05 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 13:57 | 13:57 | 19 | 11 | 63.3% | 61.5% | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1.4 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 12:29 | 12:29 | 16 | 11 | 59.3% | 56.5% | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.0 | 0.3 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:29 | 12:29 | 16 | 11 | 59.3% | 56.5% | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.0 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 1:23 | 1:23 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.5 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:05 | 0:05 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | VGK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 13:57 |
| 2025-26 | CGY, COL | 78 | 13 | 18 | 31 | +5 | 6 | 147 | 8.8% | 18 | 21 | 13:34 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | VGK | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 14 | 14.3% | 13 | 1 | 14:22 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 56 | 15 | 14 | 29 | +17 | 16 | 109 | 13.8% | 26 | 19 | 14:30 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 51 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 4 | 66 | 10.6% | 22 | 10 | 11:34 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 75 | 28 | 12 | 40 | -23 | 4 | 161 | 17.4% | 16 | 15 | 14:21 |
| 2021-22 | BUF | 72 | 20 | 29 | 49 | -16 | 6 | 164 | 12.2% | 10 | 15 | 15:23 |
| 2020-21 | BUF | 56 | 13 | 19 | 32 | -23 | 6 | 129 | 10.1% | 17 | 12 | 17:24 |
| 2019-20 | BUF | 54 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -1 | 6 | 127 | 15.7% | 10 | 16 | 18:23 |
| 2018-19 | BUF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 21 | 9.5% | 2 | 3 | 18:01 |
Victor Olofsson news
- Golden Knights' Victor Olofsson: Finds twine on power playCBS Sports
- Olofsson 'happy to be back' with Golden KnightsLas Vegas Review-Journal
- ? 2026 Training Camp | Victor OlofssonNHL.com
- Victor Olofsson HomeNHL.com
- Victor Olofsson StatsNHL.com
- Victor Olofsson Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- 2026-27 Vegas Golden Knights Season PreviewNHLRumors.com
- Golden Knights’ Additions & Subtractions From the 2026 OffseasonThe Hockey Writers
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.