Joseph Woll Pro-Read 9
With Joseph Woll
Power Play Depth Decisions and Post Recoveries
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Joseph Woll’s appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs was unfortunately abbreviated but brilliant nonetheless. He put up an NHL-leading +8.3 adjusted SV% in two games before a back injury forced him to miss Game 7 and the Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated.
The good news for InGoal Magazine readers is Woll’s video breakdown session this season was not abbreviated at all, and we’ve got plenty more brilliant Pro Reads left to share.
THE SCENARIO
We’ll continue with Woll is facing an Ottawa Senators power play, with the puck on the stick of skilled defenseman Jake Sanderson near the top of the left face-off circle:
Sanderson has time and space with the puck here, but Woll isn’t really coming off his goal line much at all – can you see why that might be the case? What are the primary threats?
Are there any set plays from there you can envision that might require being deep?
THE SAVE
Ask yourself the same questions as you watch the entire sequence:
Seeing the pass down and the ensuing save on the pass across, can you see now why Woll’s initial depth made more sense? Did anything else stand out about his movements and depth decisions, either before or after the initial save going left to right?
THE PRO READ
Now let’s check in with Woll for the full breakdown and his keys to managing this play:
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- Woll breaks down his save against an Ottawa Senators power play, with Jake Sanderson holding the puck near the top of the left face-off circle and Brady Tkachuk threatening down low.
- Woll credits pre-scouting Ottawa's 'down and in' tendencies for his decision to stay on the goal line rather than pushing up in his crease, eliminating the need to scramble back to the post.
- Staying deep meant Woll was already in position when the pass went down to Tkachuk, turning what could have been a rushed transition into a calm, quick save going left to right.
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