New desperation saves and animations mean that you're never out of it - there's always a chance to make a jaw-dropping, acrobatic stop - even against your momentum.
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Or just chip the puck past a flatfooted defenseman and burn him on your way to the goal. Bank the puck off the boards and around your opponent, or use the back of the net to do the same. Get small and slippery along the boards as you squeak by a defender's check.
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Score from an impossible angle with an insane between-the-legs one-timer just like Matthew Tkachuk. Break the goalie's brain with Kucherov's no-deke deke.