Sweden Victor Olofsson
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Position
LW/RW
Age
29
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$1,075,000 Powered by
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Olofsson is a winger with natural goal-scoring instincts. Knows how to find open ice and has a good, hard shot. Skates extremely well and is a decent playmaker, too. His lack of size can be a problem in physical contests.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2017)

Father: Tony Olofsson
Brother: Jesper Olofsson

© Photo: Dan Hickling

Victor Olofsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 MODO Hockey U16 U16 SM 8* 5* 7* 12* 0* -* |
MODO Hockey J18 J18 Allsvenskan 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2011-12 MODO Hockey J18 J18 Elit 21* 15* 12* 27* 2* 18* |
MODO Hockey J18 J18 Allsvenskan 18* 4* 3* 7* 2* 6* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 1
2012-13 MODO Hockey J18 J18 Elit 19* 19* 17* 36* 6* 31* |
MODO Hockey J18 J18 Allsvenskan 18* 12* 7* 19* 0* 6* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 0 2
MODO Hockey J20 J20 SuperElit 7* 2* 3* 5* 0* 5* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 1
2013-14 MODO Hockey J20 J20 SuperElit 44* 32* 21* 53* 16* 13* | Playoffs 5 4 5 9 2 9
MODO Hockey SHL 11* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* |
2014-15 MODO Hockey J20 J20 SuperElit 6* 1* 3* 4* 0* -1* | Playoffs 5 3 5 8 0 2
MODO Hockey SHL 39* 10* 8* 18* 4* -1* |
Timrå IK HockeyAllsvenskan 8* 2* 0* 2* 0* 0* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 17* 3* 1* 4* 6* 2* |
2015-16 MODO Hockey SHL 49* 14* 15* 29* 6* -1* | Relegation 7 6 2 8 2 11
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2016-17 Frölunda HC SHL 51* 9* 18* 27* 2* 4* | Playoffs 14 4 8 12 0 4
Sweden (all) International 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2017-18 Frölunda HC SHL 50* 27* 16* 43* 8* 1* | Playoffs 6 3 1 4 2 -1
Sweden (all) International 7* 0* 5* 5* 0* 3* |
2018-19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6* 2* 2* 4* 2* 1* |
Rochester Americans AHL 66* 30* 33* 63* 12* 12* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -3
2019-20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 54* 20* 22* 42* 6* -1* |
2020-21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56* 13* 19* 32* 6* -23* |
Sweden WC 7* 3* 1* 4* 2* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 7* 3* 1* 4* 2* 1* |
2021-22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72* 20* 29* 49* 6* -16* |
2022-23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75* 28* 12* 40* 4* -23* |
2023-24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 51* 7* 8* 15* 4* -1* |
Sweden WC 9* 1* 3* 4* 0* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 12* 1* 4* 5* 0* 1* |
2024-25 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 13* 7* 3* 10* 4* 3* |
Projected NHL 62* 33* 14* 47* 19* 14* |
2023-24 NHL stats powered by NHL.com

Victor Olofsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Ångermanland TV-Pucken 8* 6* 6* 12* 0* -* |
2016-17 Frölunda HC Champions HL 13* 5* 6* 11* 2* 2* |
2017-18 Frölunda HC Champions HL 8* 4* 4* 8* 0* 2* |
Sweden EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2023-24 Sweden EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |

Victor Olofsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 66* 30* 33* 63* 0.95* 12* 12* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -3 *
Champions HL 2 21* 9* 10* 19* 0.90* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 8* 2* 0* 2* 0.25* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 30* 5* 11* 16* 0.53* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 21* 4* 2* 6* 0.29* 6* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 3 39* 17* 10* 27* 0.69* 2* 12* | 2 6 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.67 * 0 * 3 *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 2 40* 34* 29* 63* 1.58* 8* 49* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 3 57* 35* 27* 62* 1.09* 16* 17* | 3 16 7 * 11 * 18 * 1.13 * 2 * 12 *
NHL 7 327* 97* 95* 192* 0.59* 32* -60* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 5 200* 60* 57* 117* 0.59* 20* 3* | 3 27 13 * 11 * 24 * 0.89 * 4 * 14 *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 6* 6* 12* 1.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 1 8* 5* 7* 12* 1.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 16* 4* 4* 8* 0.50* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Victor Olofsson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/02/2024
07/02/2024 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Vegas Golden Knights
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
10/29/2020
10/29/2020 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
04/24/2018
04/24/2018 Confirmed Frölunda HC Buffalo Sabres
04/03/2016
04/03/2016 Confirmed MODO Hockey Frölunda HC
01/31/2015
01/31/2015 Loan MODO Hockey Timrå IK
02/14/2014
02/14/2014 Extension MODO Hockey J20 MODO Hockey
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 2 #43 overall by CSKA Moskva in the KHL Draft

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for MoDo Hockey