Sullivan Backs Dorofeyev After Third Goal: 'We're Hoping That Might Get Him Going'

Pavel Dorofeyev scored his third goal of the night, but head coach Mike Sullivan acknowledged the young forward still looks like he's pressing. Sullivan revealed he spoke with Dorofeyev that morning, noting the winger has generated plenty of chances and hit a number of posts. He called the tally a "goal scorer's goal" and expressed hope it sparks a run.

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• @MollieeWalkerr #NYR head coach Mike Sullivan on Pavel Dorofeyev, who scored his 3rd goal tonight but still looks like he's pressing: "This is what I said to him this morning, I had a conversation with him. Pav's had a lot of chances. He's hit a lot of posts. If a certain percentage of the one… View on X