When your watch a NHL game on television the players make taking a shot on goal look effortlessly. Well it not effortless! If you watch closely you will see how the player with the puck and without the puck will fake, cut and switch lanes to create space for themselves or their team mates. The truth is players have to work hard defining their skills and moves to create space to get a shot on goal.
We will regularly update this page, with short videos to show you how players develop these moves and create space to get shots on goal.
Reads:
- Poke Check or Stick Checks
- Space
- Stick
Individual Tactics:
- Keeps Puck in Shooting Position
- Moves the Puck Away From Defender
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Little Things: Evander Kane Creating Space To Shoot
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