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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
My biggest takeaway is that the higher scoring teams take a lot of shots from that wierd angle between the hash marks and the goal line. I think that might be the key to generating movement in the opponent's defense, or perhaps it's a result of royal road crossing plays. Or it's just random chance and hockey is just a glorified game of roulette on ice.
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Making the goalie move is a big thing. a lot of Flames chances were missed slot shots or right into the belly of a goalie with very little secondary chances.
Cross ice plays have always garnered better scoring chances if the shooter get it off fast enough. Look at that NJ goal the other night from a cross ice pass from Hall. It was an unconventional shot angle, pretty high above the faceoff circle and the goalie couldn't cover the angle because Hall was in tight on the right side.