Cal Petersen takes advantge of a shooter’s look facing 2 on 1
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Impressive Los Angeles Kings rookie Cal Petersen spent more than an hour with InGoal early in the NHL pause, first taping an interview for the InGoal Radio Podcast, and then reviewing tape of plays from the past season and sharing his insights and reads on certain situations.
This is the fifth of those Pro Reads with Petersen, and if you haven’t already checked out the first four, they included an insightful first video review of a 6-on-5 sequence against the Pittsburgh Penguins, a lesson on handling a 2-on-0 against the Edmonton Oilers, and a couple of scenarios against the Vegas Golden Knights: first a flash-screen, against-the-grain deflection, and then a screen in which he shares strategies for finding pucks and choosing sightlines.
The Scenario
This time, Petersen is facing in-zone 2-on-1 from the top of the right faceoff circle, with Calgary Flames forward Sean Monahan walking right into the hash mark with the puck and a passing option on the other side. Taking a look at a freeze frame below, what are your first thoughts on how Monahan is set up? Notice any important factors about his passing option?
Now, what do you make of Petersen’s positioning at this point, with the passing option?
The Kings rookie shares some interesting thoughts on both, and they may run counterintuitive to the way most might think about the way Monahan is looking for that pass above, but first let’s take a look at how this played out, and whether he did indeed go across the ice.
The Save
Despite looking for that pass for most of the sequence, Monahan did indeed hold onto the puck. So, what did that mean to Petersen’s read, and how he played it as a result?
He explains how Monahan’s long look off actually worked to his advantage below:
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- Cal Petersen breaks down his save on an in-zone 2-on-1 from the top of the right faceoff circle, with Sean Monahan walking into the hash marks carrying the puck.
- Petersen identifies a shooter's prolonged look off as an advantage for the goalie: when a forward stares at the pass option too long, they lose time to pick a specific spot on net before shooting.
- Holding edges at the top of the crease — rather than committing to either side — was Petersen's deliberate response to reading that Monahan had no clean look to shoot.
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