Breaking Pressure On The Power Play

Breaking Pressure On The Power Play

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36% of PPGs in this year’s playoffs coming off situations where the PP broke PK pressure and exposed those triggers 

Break the pressure → re-attack a broken/disorganized 

PK Pressure is inevitable, but that doesn’t mean the power play has to suffer. A large portion of goals are created off these moments. 

Practicing the power play should include these scenarios so players are prepared to solve them in real time 

Find the value in

• Starting a PP activity off a pressure-trigger scenario 

• Adding a second puck after the original attack

• Creating point values for the PP team when breaking pressure leads to an attack on net






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