puck control
Americannoun
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That suggests, for all the shots generated and puck control they’ve managed at times, they still aren’t generating enough premium opportunities.
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Dunn felt the team over the latter half exhibited better puck control and took care of business away from the play as well.
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And the winning Avalanche goal by Devon Toews came off another defensive zone faceoff loss in which Beniers tied up his man on the draw, but Kraken teammates couldn’t gain puck control.
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Gaining puck control right away on power plays can mean valued extra offensive zone possession.
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The trouble is, Montreal had difficulty maintaining puck control in the offensive zone while at even-strength, and was limited to two shots on goal in the third period before a 10-shot barrage in the final minutes with Price pulled for an extra attacker.
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