European Prospect Report: Jacob Olofsson finds his offensive game just in time for the World Juniors

In the last 11 games in the SHL, Jacob Olofsson has scored nine points (2G, 7A). That’s a 0.82-points-per-game average, and while it probably isn’t sustainable, it is bringing a regression to the mean. The underlying numbers indicate that Olofsson really is doing quite well in relation to his teammates, and it does seem that he can keep his pace up after having struggled early in the season.

The Swedish centre has been coached smartly by Tommy Samuelsson, who moved Olofsson to wing for a few games before placing him back into the centre position.