70% of Victor Olofsson’s goals come at even strength
For years, most of Olofsson’s goals came during the power play. Last season, that changed, where 13 of the 20 times he found twine occurred at even strength. In 2022-23, look for at least 70% even strength goals this season, marking yet another step in Olofsson’s evolution as a player.
Olofsson, who struggled at midseason to find anything, found his groove in mid-February and he didn’t stop until Rick Jeanneret exclaimed “Casey at the bat,” on April 29th. Okay, he didn’t score in those last two games, but you get the gist of it.
He found himself playing alongside Tage Thompson and Jeff Skinner on the first line later in the season. And some sources project him to once again play on the first to open 2022-23. That’s not a bold prediction, but scoring 70% from even strength is. At least for this season.