Olofsson tied it 1-1 with a power-play goal at 13:51 of the first. MacKinnon’s initial shot in tight was stopped by Vasilevskiy, but he swatted the rebound across the crease, where a crashing Olofsson was able to knock it inside the right post.
“I saw Nate just kind of crashing the net, so I just followed up the play,” Olofsson. “It kind of came bouncing to me and just got a stick on it. So, yeah, it was nice to see that one go in.”
Olofsson scored again at 4:08 of the second period to make it 2-1. He one-timed the puck past the glove of Vasilevskiy after Jack Drury whiffed on his own one-timer from the left circle.
“I think from a player that we signed late in the offseason (Aug. 20), he’s kind of been exactly what we were looking for,” Bednar said of Olofsson. “We know this is a guy that can shoot and he can score. He knows how to score, and he seems like he’s getting a little confidence. Suddenly he’s put up some goals here recently, and tonight he has a big night for us again which helps get us the win.”
Colton extended the lead to 3-1 on a breakaway at 5:21 of the second. He got behind Max Crozier, skated down the left wing and cut across the crease before tucking the puck past Vasilevskiy’s left pad.
“I don’t get enough breakaways to say that’s a go-to [move],” Colton said. “Tried to freeze him a little bit, held onto it long enough. I think it hit the post and then got lucky that it hit his back skate and went in. So, I’ll take whatever I can get.”
