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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Buries pair of goals for Henderson
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Lavoie scored twice in AHL Henderson's 7-2 win over Texas on Sunday.
Lavoie has six multi-point efforts during a seven-game point streak, earning nine goals and six assists in that span. The 25-year-old forward is up to 22 goals and 41 points across 34 appearances this season. He's been good in the AHL but has no points in 17 NHL contests over the last three campaigns.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Three-point effort Tuesday
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Lavoie scored twice and added an assist in AHL Henderson's 6-5 win over Calgary on Tuesday.
Lavoie has six goals and four assists over his last four games, all of which have been multi-point efforts. The forward is up to 19 goals and 36 points in 31 appearances. Lavoie continues to be effective in the AHL while waiting for his next NHL opportunity.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Hat trick for Henderson
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Lavoie scored three goals in AHL Henderson's 7-6 overtime win over Tucson on Wednesday.
Lavoie has seven goals and two assists over his last seven AHL outings. The 25-year-old forward is up to 29 points in just 28 contests this season, surpassing his point total from 42 regular-season appearances last year. He's yet to record his first NHL point, though he's drawn into just one contest for Vegas this season.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Sent down Wednesday
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Lavoie was sent to AHL Henderson on Wednesday, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Lavoie recorded a hit in 8:34 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Buffalo after being recalled from the minors. He'll head back to the minors a day later after the Golden Knights acquired Cole Smith from Nashville on Tuesday.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Called up from minors
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Lavoie was recalled from AHL Henderson on Tuesday.
Lavoie could be pressed into service against the Sabres on Tuesday with both Mark Stone (upper body) and Mitch Marner (illness) questionable to play. While the 25-year-old Lavoie has yet to get into an NHL game this year, he's been lighting it up in the minors to the tune of 12 goals and 13 helpers in 24 contests.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Scores twice for Henderson
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Lavoie scored two goals in AHL Henderson's 6-2 win over Coachella Valley on Thursday.
Lavoie has five goals and three assists over eight games in February. He missed nearly three months in the middle of the campaign, but it hasn't slowed down his offense. For the season, he's earned 22 points, 88 shots on net and a minus-4 rating over 22 outings.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Two goals in AHL overtime loss
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Lavoie scored twice in AHL Henderson's 4-3 overtime loss to Coachella Valley on Saturday.
Lavoie has earned four points over three games since returning from missing about two and a half months. The forward has been productive when healthy with nine goals, nine assists and 75 shots on net in 17 appearances this season. He has come up empty on offense in 16 career NHL outings, but if he continues to play well, he could get a look with the Golden Knights later in the season.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Placed on waivers Thursday
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Lavoie was placed on waivers by the Golden Knights on Thursday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Lavoie signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Golden Knights during the offseason and will be left off the team's Opening Night roster. He spent most of last season with AHL Henderson and will likely head back to the Silver Knights if he clears waivers.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Lands two-way agreement
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Lavoie signed a one-year, two-way contract with Vegas on Sunday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Lavoie notched 17 goals and 27 points in 42 regular-season appearances for AHL Henderson last campaign. He didn't earn a point in nine NHL games with Vegas during the 2024-25 regular season while posting 10 shots on goal and 16 hits. Lavoie will probably play most of 2025-26 in the minors, but he will compete for a depth role with the Golden Knights at training camp.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Returns to minors
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Lavoie (upper body) was taken off injured reserve and reassigned to AHL Henderson on Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
Lavoie had been on the IR list since March 8. He has no points in nine games with Vegas in 2024-25. The 24-year-old also has 13 goals and 21 points in 32 outings with Henderson this campaign.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Lands on IR
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Lavoie (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Lavoie was injured in Wednesday's game versus Toronto and was unavailable Friday against Pittsburgh. Head coach Bruce Cassidy said Thursday that Lavoie is day-to-day, so it's currently unclear if the forward is facing an extended absence. He has not recorded a point over nine outings in 2024-25.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Unavailable versus Pens
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Lavoie (upper body) is considered day-to-day but won't be ready to face Pittsburgh on Thursday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.
Lavoie has seen limited action at the NHL level this season, appearing in just nine games for the Golden Knights. In fact, in his 16 career NHL contests, the 24-year-old center has yet to register a point. If Cole Schwindt (lower body) is ready to play Friday, he figures to take the fourth-line spot being vacated by Lavoie.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Hurt in Wednesday's game
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Lavoie (upper body) will not return to Wednesday's game versus the Maple Leafs, Ryan Wallis of Fox Sports Las Vegas reports.
Lavoie left the bench in the second period and did not come back out for the third. He had two hits in 5:48 of ice time. If Lavoie is unavailable Friday versus the Penguins, the Golden Knights may call up a forward, unless they make a trade for a forward prior to Friday's trade deadline.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Summoned from AHL
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Lavoie was recalled from AHL Henderson on Saturday, per SinBin Vegas.
Vegas returned Alexander Holtz to the minors in a corresponding move. Lavoie hasn't earned a point in three NHL outings this season while posting four shots on goal and seven hits. He will skate on the second line in Saturday's game against Boston.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Returns to minors
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Lavoie, who missed Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Islanders because of an illness, was sent to AHL Henderson on Thursday, per SinBin.vegas.
Lavoie's reassignment implies that he's now healthy enough to play. He has no points, four shots and seven hits in three appearances with Vegas in 2024-25. The 24-year-old also has nine goals and 16 points in 29 outings with Henderson this season.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Sitting out due to illness
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Lavoie (illness) won't play Tuesday versus the Islanders, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.
Lavoie has not recorded a point but has four shots on net and seven hits over three NHL appearances this season. The Golden Knights are also missing Tanner Pearson (undisclosed) for this contest, forcing the team to go with seven defensemen -- Kaedan Korczak will check into the lineup.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Brought up from minors
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Lavoie was recalled from AHL Henderson on Tuesday, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Lavoie did not record a point over seven appearances with Edmonton in 2023-24. He might serve in a bottom-six capacity while he's on the Golden Knights' roster.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Heading to minors
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Lavoie was assigned to AHL Henderson on Friday since the Golden Knights were the only team to submit a waiver claim for him, per PuckPedia.
Lavoie has racked up the frequent flyer miles over the past week, as he was shuffled between Edmonton and Vegas via waivers multiple times. He was claimed off waivers by the Oilers on Wednesday, but he wasn't able to be sent to the minors since another team put in a claim for him. However, the Golden Knights were the lone team to put in a claim for him Friday after Edmonton waived him Thursday, so he'll now prepare to suit up for Henderson.
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Golden Knights' Raphael Lavoie: Waiver cycle continues
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Lavoie was claimed off waivers by Vegas from Edmonton on Friday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
Lavoie was also taken off waivers by the Golden Knights from the Oilers on Monday. Vegas then tried to send him to the minors by waiving him Tuesday, but Edmonton reclaimed him Wesnesday. Typically when a player heads back to his original team via waivers, that franchise can then simply send him to the minors, but that couldn't happen in Lavoie's case because a third team put in a claim. Edmonton consequently put Lavoie on waivers yet again Thursday. If Vegas was the only team to claim Lavoie this time, then he can be reassigned to the AHL, but if another team put in a claim again, then Vegas will be back in the position of either keeping him in the NHL or placing him on waivers.
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Oilers' Raphael Lavoie: Put on waivers...again
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Lavoie was put on waivers by Edmonton on Thursday, per Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton.
Let us tell the tale of Lavoie. The saga began Sunday when the Oilers waive him with the dream of reassigning him to AHL Bakersfield, but that fantasy was snatched by Vegas, which claimed him. The Golden Knights evidentially had similar aspirations for Lavoie and consequently waived him Tuesday. Edmonton, not satisfied to let Vegas succeed where it had failed, reclaimed Lavoie on Wednesday. Typically, such a move would have allowed the team doing the reclaiming -- Edmonton in this case -- to send the player to the minors, bringing an end to the cycle, but this is no ordinary story, for you see, a mysterious third team also attempted to claim Lavoie on Wednesday, so while Edmonton got him back, he had to remain in the NHL. Thus, Lavoie is once more on waivers, and only time will tell if he clears and heads to the minors or if there is another chapter to come.
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