I enjoyed this piece from the show Sport Science looking at Ovechkin shooting on Kolzig and explaining how an NHL goaltender is able to react to a shot so quickly.
To experienced goaltenders the explanation that Kolzig has to use reflexes – not the ‘quick movement’ type most people use when [...]
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