idk why i dont get points

[flymonty3 0]

on odd man rushes dump the puck and go get it, or go to the net. Of course you need to win the race to the puck if you do this, and can't be afraid to take a hit. If you do this you will be amazed at how your point production increases.

Every team needs character players, if you really have good hands, try them out in front of the net chipping in rebounds and tipping pucks. They wont be pretty, but I mean it isn't like you get 2 points for scoring a pretty goal and one for putting home a rebound in the slot.

But in reality, if your team is winning games, you shouldn't care about how many points you have. The only points that matter at the end of a game are the 2 in the standings...

[chippa13 1844]

Dumping the puck on an odd man rush couldn't be more wrong. If you've got numbers then you've got the chance to create something.

[flymonty3 0]

i meant 1 on 2, 2 on 3, etc... Trust me, if you dump the puck early in the game, you will be rewarded later in the game.

[chippa13 1844]

Color me surprised but that is the first time I've ever seen someone refer to a 1 on 2 or 2 on 3 as an odd man rush.

[hockechamp14 0]

Ovechkin can make nice passes too!

You mean that slap pass he made to Chris Clark?

Anyhowwwww....

1. Stand in the slot, spinning off D, keeping your stick on the ice and ready to get a pass.

2. Yell as loud as you can at your linemates with the puck in the corner.

3. Score

4. Put your stick in the air as you celebrate your goal caused by their hard work in the corner combined with your ability to call for the puck.

;)

[Jarick 5]

Watch a game thats higher in ability then yours, hopefully by one division but if not watch the NHL. Trace with a pen and paper where the puck goes. Then once you are finished you will see the most common traffic areas for the puck. Skate to those areas in a game and you'll see your points improve.

NOTE: This is what Gretzky's father got him to do as a kid according to an old hockey coach of mine from Chicago.

I did this during the second half of the Pens/Sens game last night, basically I traced around the boards a couple dozen times, and almost all of the shots were taken from the top of the circles or the blue line with the occasional rebound from the crease. Only twice did someone cut through the middle of the ice to shoot.

The interesting thing was that after I did this for a while, I stopped and watched the game, but I was seeing things COMPLETELY differently. Instead of watching the players, I was watching the puck movement and the layout of everyone on the ice. It's the same way my brain is after playing puzzle games for a while, seeing all the patterns. Is this a good thing?

Anyways, I'm going to try it a few more times, but it goes against everything my team has been telling me to do (cut to the middle of the ice, go to the front of the net, etc).

[chef_ducky 0]

go to the net like a madman, you might get bruises but you'll get the points and the girls.

That almost sounds like Avery, only he really GETS girls, $500 later!

[Neal 41]

I did this during the second half of the Pens/Sens game last night, basically I traced around the boards a couple dozen times, and almost all of the shots were taken from the top of the circles or the blue line with the occasional rebound from the crease. Only twice did someone cut through the middle of the ice to shoot.

The interesting thing was that after I did this for a while, I stopped and watched the game, but I was seeing things COMPLETELY differently. Instead of watching the players, I was watching the puck movement and the layout of everyone on the ice. It's the same way my brain is after playing puzzle games for a while, seeing all the patterns. Is this a good thing?

Anyways, I'm going to try it a few more times, but it goes against everything my team has been telling me to do (cut to the middle of the ice, go to the front of the net, etc).

I think it is a good thing, you will train your brain about where the puck spends most of the time.

How you use that information is the most important thing though. When you have the puck, it may be very useful to go where the puck doesn't typically go. Breaking the pattern may take the other team out of their comfort zone and give you opportunities.

Likewise when you are waiting for a pass, moving to an unusual area may leave you more open.

When you are on the defensive, moving to the common puck areas might give you better opportunities to intercept passes.

Using the Pens/Sens game might not have been the best idea though. In the post season, the center of the ice and especially the front of the net is very well defended and painful to skate into. The Sens showed no interest in overcoming that pain to score goals.