Crash the Net

There are 3 different full strength offensive strategies: Overload, Crash the Net and Behind the Net. Ill start with Crash the Net and show you how to use this strategy very effectively.

The next four plays are based on one simply principle. Drawing a double team and opening up the slot. The idea is to bring a wingman down the side and "collect" a couple of defensemen and draw them up to the point. If youre successful in drawing the double team, then pass it to the point, and skate towards the center. You'll have a lot of scoring options in front of you. Ill start with the easiest.

Option 1: Drive the pointman to the goal.
Since you have successfully opened the slot, if you can maneuver your pointman past a couple of poke checks and get him to the goal before the defense realizes its mistake, you have a great opportunity to score. Do a One-Two Deke right in front of the goalie and youre one goal richer.



Option 2: Give and Go
Do the exact same thing, but instead of driving to the goal you are going to pass to your wingman who should be breaking towards the goal. This is the great thing about Crash the Net, your wingman will drive towards the goal after he passes to the point. This doesnt happen in the other strategies. Slip a pass through the double team, and your wingman is on a breakaway with a wide open slot. You'll be coming in at an angle to the goal, so it is going to be more difficult to score so be smart and watch the goalie for an opening.




Option 3: Give and Go One Timer
Same setup as last time. Give and go to the wing, but once the wingman gets close to the goal, the center defensman is going to move in to help. This will leave your other wingman open for a one timer. You may have more success with this than Option 2 because it leaves the goalie out of position.



Option 4: Around the World
This is my favorite. Once your wingman passes to the point, instead of the give and go, cycle it around your offense. The wingman is still going to cut towards the middle, so pass it from the opposite wingman right in front of the goal. The goalie will flop, and you will have all the time you need to flip it in the goal. This is a great play, but it is the most difficult to pull off. You have to count on your team to not drop a pass, which can be difficult when the defense constantly checks your men in the slot. This will be an awe inspiring goal when it happens.