DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche added depth at forward on Wednesday by signing Victor Olofsson to a one-year deal.
The 30-year-old Olofsson spent last season with the Vegas Golden Knights, where he had 15 goals and 14 assists over 56 games. He turned in the longest road point streak in Golden Knights history when he notched at least a point in 10 straight games from Dec. 4 to Jan. 23.
Olofsson got his first taste of the Stanley Cup playoffs last season, scoring two goals as the team reached the second round.
A seventh-round draft pick by Buffalo in 2014, Olofsson has 105 goals and 106 assists in 370 games with the Sabres and Golden Knights. He reached two milestones last season — recording his 100th career assist on Jan. 17 and notching his 100th career goal the next night.
The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Olofsson was on the 2019-20 all-rookie team.
Before arriving in North America, Olofsson played in the Swedish Hockey League for parts of the 2013-18 seasons.
He was a member of Team Sweden at the IIHF World Championship in 2021 and 2024. He helped the squad to a bronze medal in '24.
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FILE - Vegas Golden Knights right wing Victor Olofsson shoots against Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood in a shootout in an NHL hockey game in Denver, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan, File)
TORONTO (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter, Derrick White and Anfernee Simons each had 15, and the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the slumping Toronto Raptors 112-96 on Saturday night.
Neemias Queta scored 14 points, Luka Garza had 12 and Hugo Gonzalez added 10 as the Celtics won their third straight meeting with Toronto.
Boston’s Jaylen Brown, who scored 30 points in Friday’s home win over the Miami Heat, sat out because of an illness.
Pritchard shot eight for 10 in the third, making two of four attempts from 3-point range. He finished 13 for 24, making four of nine from distance.
Pritchard led Boston with 10 assists, matching his season-high. He also had seven rebounds.
Garza and Gonzalez each had 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who have won seven of their last nine games.
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored a season-high 24 points, Brandon Ingram also had 24 and Scottie Barnes added 12 points for the Raptors, whose two-game winning streak was snapped. Toronto has lost seven of 10.
Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley shot one for 12 and finished with three points. Fellow starter Ochai Agbaji shot one for five and scored six points.
The Raptors set a season-high with 47 attempts from 3-point range. They made 16, but it wasn’t enough.
Toronto’s Jakob Poeltl (lower back) sat out for the second straight game.
Celtics: Host Indiana on Monday night.
Raptors: At Brooklyn on Sunday night.
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Toronto Raptors' Sandro Mamukelashvili (54) drives as Boston Celtics' Derrick White (9) defends during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Brandon Ingram (3) shoots over Boston Celtics' Sam Hauser (30) during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Brandon Ingram (3) goes up to shoot over Boston Celtics' Sam Hauser (30) during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes (4) is fouled by Boston Celtics' Neemias Queta, right, during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Brandon Ingram (3) drives against Boston Celtics' Hugo Gonzalez, right, during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
