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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Stats guys have found that the likelihood of an attacking team scoring a goal when crossing the blueline with the puck is much higher than after dumping the puck in.
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I'd say much of this correlation comes with players being much more likely to carry the puck in when defenders are out of position and cannot force them to dump the puck. Not to mention every breakaway and odd man rush is going to start with carrying the puck in.