It took Dominik Kubalik a little while to get going this season.
He only scored three goals in his first 16 games yet, in that same stretch, Kubalik had 12 points. It’s hard to be upset about a lack of goal-scoring when the player is finding other ways to contribute (see Alex DeBrincat’s postseason performance in 2020).
Kubalik was hampered this season in the goal-scoring department by a shooting percentage that was cut roughly in half: dropping from 19.1 percent last season to 10.9 in 2021. Kubalik had a higher shooting rate this season, moving from 9.