Anatomy of a Goal: Grit and Driving to the Net
A great diagram of last night's opening goal by the Preds. The bottom line? At the critical moment, four Edmonton defenders were all paying attention to Wade Belak as he took a backhand shot from along the goal line, rather than watch out for Ryan Jones and Nick Spaling who were swooping in for a rebound.
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