Joey Daccord on Breakaways as he faces McDavid
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Daccord sits on a breakaway move he first saw McDavid use at the World Junior Championships
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Ottawa Senators rookie Joey Daccord joined us this week to review video from this past season for Pro Reads, and anyone who listened to his great guest appearance on the InGoal Radio Podcast more than two years ago knows we’re in for some great goaltending insights.
With that in mind, we figured we’d dive right in with one of the toughest saves in hockey these days: head to head with a full-speed Connor McDavid coming in on a breakaway.
THE SCENARIO
There’s really not much to break down here in terms of how this play starts: the NHL’s leading scorer and arguably world’s fastest player pounces on a turnover in the neutral zone and from there it’s a pretty safe bet that no one is catching him, though an attempt does play a role.
Taking a quick glance at this freeze frame, what do you make of Daccord’s depth as McDavid speeds in and hits the top hash mark? Is there anything else in the picture that might affect how you would manage this play, or what you might expect from McDavid?
A split second later, look at how much ice McDavid has covered. What do you make of Daccord’s depth now? Again, are there any other cues in that photo you can use?
THE SAVE
Now let’s take a look at the entire save and see if you read correctly in terms of the cues that might dictate what is coming from McDavid on this breakaway:
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- Joey Daccord breaks down his own save on a full-speed Connor McDavid breakaway, walking through his decision-making from the moment McDavid pounces on a neutral-zone turnover.
- Daccord explains that making the save starts with knowing who is on the puck — identifying McDavid early shapes how he manages depth and anticipates options.
- Daccord details his thought process on the rebound battle saves that follow the initial stop, describing how he stays engaged through multiple second-chance opportunities.
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