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Connor Hellebuyck practices 2-on-1 drill in net during on-ice training session, set in defensive zone

Pro Drills with Connor Hellebuyck

Connor Hellebuyck’s first two entries into Pro Reads have featured 2-on-1 rush chances (and there is third coming soon with a similar theme), in part because the Vezina Trophy winner is statistically the best in the NHL at managing these types of attacks, and by a large margin.

With that in mind, we also wanted to share a drill with the Winnipeg Jets star that isolated that type of attack, and Hellebuyck was kind enough to talk about some of his keys to it.

Still ahead in this article:

The drill Hellebuyck and Jets goaltending coach Wade Flaherty built to fix a specific lateral-play problem — and the three-step progression they used to get there — begins in the next paragraph.

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