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Charlie Lindgren was part of history this week, on the ice and setting up the puck behind the Washington Capitals net for the rush chance that led to Alex Ovechkin’s record-setting 895th goal in the NHL, passing Wayne Gretzky as the game’s greatest goal scorer.

That makes this week a perfect time to go back to Lindgren for another Pro Reads session and another one of his generously insightful and open video breakdowns.

THE SEQUENCE

After breaking down a lot of rush chances, this time Lindgren is dealing with the potent Tampa Bay Lightning power play from last season that featured lots of great passing.

Lindgren PR 7 Anchor Leg Keys and Depth Decisions on Low-High PP Passes screencap
Looking at the freeze frame above, the puck has just moved from Nikita Kucherov on the right boards to Anthony Cirelli down near the goal line. At this point, what are the most dangerous threats and why? Is Cirelli much of a threat to shoot from there?

If not, who becomes the next most dangerous threat to score?

Depending on how you see the answers to both those questions, what do you make of Lindgren’s decision to drop into a Reverse, or RVH, on that short-side post?

THE SAVE

Watch the save play out below, keeping the same questions in mind:

What was your first thought when Cirelli made the pass high in the zone to Victor Hedman? Was that your first read, or was it Braydon Point at the right dot, which the reverse-VH would have set Lindgren up nicely for? What about his RVH lets him get set fast coming out of it? With Hedman walking into that pass, what’s your first reaction as a goalie?

Are you trying to take as much ice as you can? What did you notice about how Lindgren moved on that pass that gave him a chance on the next pass to Steven Stamkos?

THE PRO READ

Now we can listen is as Lindgren explains his depth decision and save execution.

It looks like you’re not an InGoal subscriber (yet). Below we’ve included a brief excerpt from the full ProRead to give you an idea of how it breaks down in the full video. We invite you to subscribe today to see the full ProRead – and hundreds more exclusive articles.

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InGoal Radio Episode 260with Charlie Lindgren of the Washington Capitals

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