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Keys to Managing Breakaways (and Shootouts)

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There’s been a lot of Dustin Wolf in Pro Reads lately, and while we promise to spread the wealth soon, it’s not like it’s a bad thing to learn from a top young NHL goalie.

In this case, we’re going back to Wolf because of his impressive season-opening, eight-round shootout victory against the Edmonton Oilers. Watching Wolf’s patience edge control, including an ability to hold and re-establish those edges from a really wide stance in that game inspired a conversation on the latest episode of the InGoal Radio Podcast, which reminded us we wrapped this recent hour-long video session with Wolf by looking at and talking about his approach to breakaways. 

THE SEQUENCE

We already told you this is a breakaway, and since speed is such a key to managing it, we won’t bother with a freeze frame. Instead let’s get right to the video of this 1-on-1 against incredibly skilled Anaheim Ducks rookie Leo Karlsson:

THE SAVE

What do you notice about Wolf’s positioning? What about his stance?

Anything you can take away and emulate on your next breakaway?

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Now let’s hear from Wolf’s thoughts on managing breakaways:

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Still ahead in this article:

Wolf names the exact shooter — and the cue he reads before the move even happens — in the next paragraph.

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