Keegan Kolesar

Keegan Kolesar

27-Year-Old Right WingRW
Vegas Golden Knights
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Kolesar notched eight goals and 18 points for the second straight season. He ranked fourth in the league with 277 hits in 2023-24 despite averaging only 10:52 of ice time per game. He finished seventh overall in hits the year before with 279 and placed 10th in 2021-22 with 246. Kolesar's average ice time per contest has decreased for three consecutive campaigns. Still, he will likely maintain his bottom-six role in 2024-25 and will probably be among the hit leaders again. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year, $7.5 million contract extension with the Golden Knights in December of 2024.
One of each in win
RWVegas Golden Knights
December 21, 2024
Kolesar scored a goal on two shots, dished an assist, added five hits and went plus-2 in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Kraken.
ANALYSIS
This was Kolesar's first scoring contribution since he signed a three-year extension with the Golden Knights on Dec. 13. The 27-year-old winger has primarily filled a bottom-six role this season, though he occasionally gets rewarded with extra ice time when he's playing well. Kolesar has eight goals, five assists, 39 shots on net, 104 hits and a plus-3 rating through 33 contests overall, so he may have some appeal in deep formats that reward his physicality.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    13:11
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:01
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Injuries occasionally saw Kolesar move up the lineup for Vegas in 2022-23, but he's best deployed as a fourth-liner. He had 18 points, 279 hits, 68 PIM and 63 shots on goal in 74 contests last season while occasionally seeing time in the middle six. Kolesar fills the need for a physical forward for the Golden Knights, especially with a lackluster forward prospect crop for a team that somewhat sacrificed its future to win the Stanley Cup in 2022-23. He should continue to have a fair amount of job security, but fantasy managers can get their grit on draft day from higher-scoring forwards than Kolesar.
Kolesar became a bottom-six mainstay for Vegas a season ago, playing in 77 of the club's 82 games. The offense was predictably limited (seven goals, 24 points), but Kolesar added a massive physical presence to the lineup, finishing the year with 246 hits, a number that placed him tenth overall in the league. Recently inked to a new three-year, $4.2 million contract this past August, the 25-year-old Winnipeg native will fill a similar role for the Golden Knights in 2022-23, making him an intriguing cheap source of hits in the latter stages of your fantasy draft.
Kolesar became a regular part of the Golden Knights' lineup in 2020-21, registering three goals, 10 assists, 107 hits and 30 PIM in 44 games. That was enough to convince the front office that fan favorite Ryan Reaves was expendable, and Reaves was subsequently shipped to the Rangers in the offseason. Kolesar enters 2021-22 as Vegas' fourth-line right wing, although he's also occasionally played on the third line and at center when injuries have struck. While the limited role obviously suppresses his ceiling, the Manitoba native should be a reliable source of hits and PIM in 2021-22. However, fantasy managers shouldn't expect him to rack up more than 20 points.
Kolesar made his NHL debut in 2019-20, producing two hits in his lone contest with the Golden Knights. He's been paying his dues with AHL Chicago over the last three years, where he's racked up a modest 67 points in 151 outings. Unfortunately for Kolesar, the Golden Knights have two more proven players with similar playing styles on the roster, as Ryan Reaves and William Carrier will hold down jobs on the fourth line. Should one of the veterans get hurt, the 23-year-old Kolesar would fit in seamlessly with the checking line, but that won't give him much in the way of fantasy value.
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Receives three-year extension
RWVegas Golden Knights
December 13, 2024
Kolesar signed a three-year, $7.5 million extension with the Golden Knights on Friday.
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Scores in win over Winnipeg
RWVegas Golden Knights
December 13, 2024
Kolesar scored a goal in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Jets.
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Strikes in win
RWVegas Golden Knights
November 23, 2024
Kolesar scored a goal on three shots and had two hits in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens.
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Tallies in loss
RWVegas Golden Knights
November 17, 2024
Kolesar scored a goal, levied three hits and blocked two shots in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Capitals.
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Hands out helper in overtime win
RWVegas Golden Knights
November 2, 2024
Kolesar notched an assist, two hits and five PIM in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over Utah.
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Role expected to grow
RWVegas Golden Knights
January 18, 2023
Kolesar is expected to see more time as a penalty-killer while Mark Stone, who's week-to-week with an upper-body injury, is on the shelf, The Athletic's Jesse Granger reports.
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Kolesar has only averaged 0:08 of ice time as a penalty-killer through 43 games this season, a figure that should grow significantly during Stone's extended absence. Kolesar's picked up five goals and 10 points as a bottom-six option for Vegas this year.
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