The game is different now as a lot of 5 on 5 is essentially setting up in the offensive zone much like a powerplay where you are trying to get the puck to a shooter that has a clear shot and have the goaltender need to move to make a save. When we see a short spurt of end to end hockey now we all applaud an exciting stretch in the game whereas this used to be pretty normal in the old days when you didn't have to set up a perfect play to score on a goaltender.
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