How to Score on a Breakaway in Ice Hockey

Outside of an empty net, a breakaway is the best chance a player will have to score. Here is how to convert on a breakaway.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Hockey Bags
• Hockey Elbow Pads
• Hockey Gloves
• Hockey Helmets
• Hockey Jerseys
• Hockey Pants
• Hockey Protective Girdles
• Hockey Pucks
• Hockey Shin Guards
• Hockey Shoulder Pads
• Hockey Skates
• Hockey Socks
• Hockey Sticks
• Hockey pucks
• Hockey sticks

Using the Deke

1. Move the puck back and forth on your stick. This makes it harder for the goalie to see the puck clearly.

2. Start to make your move when you get about 10 to 15 feet from the goalie - exactly when depends on your speed.

3. Choose to go to either your backhand or forehand. It doesn't matter which you choose, but you must be decisive. If you choose to go to your backhand, make a sharp cut to your forehand side. Make a sharp cut to the backhand side if you choose to go to your forehand. This is a fake.

4. Outwait the goalie. When he or she moves toward the side, quickly change direction back to the side from which you are going to shoot.

5. Catch the goalie out of position, still moving to the side toward which you faked.

6. Put the puck into the net.

Using the Shot

7. Skate directly toward the goalie.

8. Move the puck back and forth rapidly while you approach the goalie. This way the goalie won't know whether you plan to use the deke or the shot.

9. See whether the goalie is leaving you any open areas to shoot for. There are five basic shooting areas: over the goalie's left or right shoulder to the upper corners of the net, past the goalie's left or right skate to the lower corners of the net, or through the goalie's legs, called the "five hole."

10. Choose the area that you want to shoot at. Find an area that the goalie seems to be leaving open.

11. Make sure that your last touch of the puck comes immediately before the shot, so that you don't tip the goalie off to the fact that you are shooting. The shot works only if the goalie thinks you might deke.

12. Shoot a hard snap shot at one of the holes the goalie has left for you.

Tips & Warnings

• This works best on a goalie who stays back to protect against the deke. Close to the net, the goalie does not have to move as far to block a shot, but because he or she can't guard the whole net, there will always be an opening for you to shoot at.
• Hockey is a physically demanding sport that could result in serious injury. We recommend that you seek the proper equipment and training before undertaking this activity.

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on 1/2/2007 over the top- Go on goal at slow speed about 40 ft away kick it up to medium when getting about fifteen feet away catch the goalie out of position and crank it up to high then fake the backhand and go over his shoulder or a recomend you go blocker side low always works.

on 9/1/2006 Step 1: Go in on goal at medium speed going straight toward the net and about 10 feet to the left of center if you're a lefty or 10 feet to the right if you're a righty.

Step 2: When you're about 15 feet away from the goalie, load up for a wrist shot, once you do this he/she should stop and square up for the shot.

Step 3: Hold this position while gliding in on goal until you're 5 feet away from the goalie. Once you are, all you have to do is kick your right leg if you're a lefty and you're left leg if your a righty and bring your stick slightly in front of the puck and then right behind it once really fast.

Step 4: When you're bringing your stick back behind the puck, draw the puck back also while turning your skates to the right if you're a lefty and to the left if you're a righty.

Step 5: Roof It! Shoot for top left corner if you're a righty and top right if you're a lefty.

on 8/8/2006 First of all, keep your legs moving when you're in all alone. Second, when you get in all alone when about 7-10 feet from the net, fake a 'wrister' and as the puck slides forward (before it leaves your reach) bring it back with your back hand. This will freeze the goalie, then simply drag the puck and roof it with your backhand.

on 7/30/2006 Start by coming from the right side and move toward the left on an angle. Once you get close to the net, put the puck forward to the left bottom corner, take it back, repeat once more,and once it's pulled back, make sure it's about a foot behind you, and shoot it toward the mid-height right side of the net. Because the goalie will be more on the left side, if you get off a fast shot, he won't expect it and it will go past. If he isn't really covering the left side of the net, just shoot it past him at mid height on the left.

on 6/30/2006 Most goalies, after about the peewee level, will start to figure out patterns on breakaways. Most players move the puck to the side when they are going to shoot, and if they're going to deke they keep the puck in front of them. Shooting from directly in front of you, and not from the side, or deking from your side and not from the front are two great ways to really screw up a goalie.

Another great move was done perfectly by Pavel Datsyuk. He's left handed and so am I, so I'll explain from that perspective, righties just switch it around.
1) Come from straight on, maybe a little to the left.
2) About the hash marks or so, wind up for a wrist shot, and act like you're going to shoot.
3) Right before you hit the point where you would release the shot, put your stick in front of the puck, and catch it on the backhand, this should drop the goalie.
4) Then pull the puck to your right, and pop it upstairs.