Stopping Penalty Shots in NHL 11

Crap. The ref didn't like your diving poke-check on that breakaway. Penalty shot time. Panic mode, right? Wrong.

There are only 2 good spots to do a diving poke-check, one is before the blue-line so if you do trip your opponent, worst case is 2 minutes in the sin bin as it doesn't count as a breakaway. The 2nd is right before your attacker shoots.

The second one is what we do most often, and the great thing about penalties is that there's always a replay to go along with them. In the heat of the moment, you're probably not thinking about what side of the net the bastard is dekeing to, but take a breath, compose yourself, and watch the replay closely.

90% of the people you come up against online will attempt the exact same deke for the penalty shot as they used on the initial breakaway. It's the one they practiced over and over, the one they know works.

Stick your goalie toward whatever side of the net they shot at during the breakaway (or would have shot at had you not blown out their kneecap with your lumber) and watch their tried and tested move get gobbled up by your glove.

Sniping on a Breakaway in NHL 11

Love the way this looks in a game. Player goes one way, puck goes the other, goalie looks like a douche.

Difficulty: 4/10
Shooter: LH or RH Sniper
Technique:
1. Breakaway
2. Pull the puck back to the forehand side and dangle
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3. Cross the slot close to the goalie from forehand side to backhand side and fire to the near top-shelf corner
4. Fire when A) You see the goalie move with you B) You're just past halfway across the width of the ice

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The Breakaway Backhand Goal for NHL 11

Scoring this one in NHL 11 is a piece of cake... it's getting the breakaway that's the hard part.

Difficulty: 8/10
Shooter: LH Skilled forward
Technique:
1. Get away from all defenders and those nasty diving poke-checks.
2. Pull puck back-left, dangle until you're inches from the crease.
3. At the last second, bring the puck right and backhand top shelf to avoid the pad.

Notes:
I DO NOT hold L2 to do this as I end up spinning around and screwing up everything.

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