Where do you shoot on goal?

[Barbecue]

Say you're playing in a beer league and you just got a breakaway down the middle. You dont know the goalie and he isnt giving up any obvious openings. You choose to shoot, but where is your go to destination and why?

Stick side High?

Glove side low?

5 hole?

[Gaskal]

Mid-low blocker, gives you a small window when they go down into butterfly or kick save where it can sneak in just over the pad.

[Coach]

Low blocker side, about 1ft off the ice, off the post and in.

Or top blocker.

[Canehdianman]

If he is still so far back in his net that I'm not deking, then I usually go 5 hole.

But what do I know, I'm a stay-at-home defenseman. My first reaction would be to tee up a slapshot from the blueline and aim at his head.

[DSIM420]

I usually aim for BC-Chris's head!

[kevman]

At net if I'm lucky...

[dammage79]

Came for the top cheese reference, now leaving disappointed. Even more so that I made the reference.

Also, triple deke back hand top cheese.

[codynw]

Shoot wide and crash into the goalie because I can't stop.

[timbit]

Eyes up, hands out front for quick release, "shoot in stride" and trust your instincts OR hard lateral deke.

[codynw]

But actually, five hole is usually a good bet if your release is quick enough. I haven't played hockey for years but that was always my go to.

[TurdFerguson]

strangest thing - doesn't matter what angle I come in on, or how big the goalie is, I always hit the center of the crest.

[dissentowner]

Where the goalie isn't.

[Iniggywetrust]

High glove side or low blocker side

[Barbecue]

is the 5 hole the better overall shot because it's harder and slower for the goalie to drop and put your knees together ?

I've always believed blocker side was a better shot because they have to maneuver with the weight of a stick, but that's just the beer league hockey in me

[codynw]

Originally Posted by Barbecue

is the 5 hole the better overall shot because it's harder and slower for the goalie to drop and put your knees together ?

I've always believed blocker side was a better shot because they have to maneuver with the weight of a stick, but that's just the beer league hockey in me

I always liked 5 hole, especially if you can cut in on an angle and get the goalie to open his pads up more.

[northcrunk]

Come in on left side, get goalie moving to my right by going backhand, slow up a bit, bring puck to forehand, top left corner

[Papi34]

Always glove side, top corner fake backhand pull back and shelf.

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by DSIM420

I usually aim for BC-Chris's head!

yes you do you loser.... and that's just in warmup!!!

ha! ha!


you even wire shots on me during games.... and we're on the same freakin' team!!!! thankfully none of your shots have got by me... yet!!!

[habernac]

5 hole or stick side high

[Erick Estrada]

In this scenario I would always go backhand deke but if I had to shoot it would be LH top corner wrist shot since I'm left a left handed shot regardless of that being his blocker or trapper side.